Apple is reportedly testing variable-thickness ultra-thin flexible glass to reduce or eliminate the visible crease on its first foldable iPhone, ahead of a possible 2026 launch.

The statement comes after questions about its screen. A German company supplies the glass, but Samsung processes it to make the display. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a ...

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip is the very shiniest folding phone that a not-insignificant chunk of cash can buy, and the only one to have real glass in its screen. And now, Samsung’s set about ...

A new type of window on the verge of mass production in the United States will provide a new vision for architects and builders seeking to marry design with energy efficiency. Corning, the firm that ...

Chalcogenide glass thin films have emerged as a focal point in photonics and optoelectronics owing to their distinctive optical characteristics, including high refractive indices, broad infrared ...

A materials scientist at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany has been awarded a prestigious "ERC Proof of Concept Grant" from the European Research Council to further develop and refine a ...

If there’s one issue with all foldable phones right now, it’s that they use plastic screens. This is because traditional glass screens and protective layers (e.g. Gorilla Glass) aren’t able to fold, ...

New testing regimes are needed to better understand glass breakage and encapsulant degradation, according to IEA PVPS. Image: Kiwa PVEL. A high breakage rate in thin glass used in modern PV modules is ...

A new study describes a new liquid phase in thin films of a glass-forming molecules. These results demonstrate how these glasses and other similar materials can be fabricated to be denser and more ...