The story behind Gorilla Glass, the material used in smart phones

New York Times : In his blog Pogue’s Posts, New York Times technology reporter David Pogue uncovers the surprising history of Gorilla Glass, the environmentally friendly alkali-aluminosilicate thin-sheet glass used for the touchscreens of smartphones. Corning invented the material in the 1960s, but didn’t find an application for it until Apple’s Steve Jobs performed an impromptu test on a sample: He put it in his pocket and jostled it against his keys.