New super-tough glass strengthens gadget screens

One of Japan's largest glass manufacturers debuted on Thursday a new glass designed for smartphones and tablet PCs in other words considerably tougher than conventional glass.

The glass will go up against Corning's Gorilla glass

The glass will go up against Corning's Gorilla glass, which boasts similar properties and has proved a hit with portable gadget makers. It's already used in more than 225 mobile devices including cell phones, laptop and tablet PCs, and was recently selected by Sony for the front glass for its flat-panel LCD TVs, said Corning.

Martyn Williams covers Japan and general innovation breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Martyn on Twitter at @martyn_williams. Martyn's e-mail address is martyn_williams@idg.com

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