Corning has announced Gorilla Glass 5, a new breed of toughened glass made to survive the everyday perils of drops. \
Gorilla Glass has long been able to handle sharp impacts, but drops from waist height are the most common way to break screens. Corning said it designed Gorilla Glass 5 specifically to handle drops from up to 5.25 feet (1.6m) onto rough surfaces.
Corning’s lab tests show Gorilla Glass 5 is four times more likely (or up to 80% of the time) than competing glass when dropped face-down from shoulder height onto rough surfaces.
Corning is already manufacturing Gorilla Glass and expects it to be sold on commercial devices before the end of the year.
