Back in 1962, Corning developed a super strong form of glass for which they could not find a commercial purpose. Now it is in high demand for the screens of high-end smart phones and flat screen tvs, and they hope that it will soon be a multi-billion dollar product.I love it when things developed for no good reason become useful and important. The sort of glass used to make fiber optic cable was also developed decades before anyone found a use for it.
Maybe some day they will find a use for one of their new discoveries, the super thin sheets of flexible glass shown in the picture above.
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