Science of Glass
Science of Glass
Ancient history to extraordinary possibility
Gone are the days when glass was fragile. Gone is the age when glass was used only to contain. Today — in the Glass Age— glass is versatile, flexible, and strong. Glass moves information at the speed of light. Glass enables devices that are as sophisticated as they are beautiful. Glass transforms everyday surfaces and provides extraordinary benefits. Discover how the technical properties of glass are changing the world.
Corning Optical Fiber
Creating Optical Fiber
Creating Optical Fiber
Nearly 2 billion people are instantaneously and simultaneously accessing the Internet because of strands of glass thinner than a human hair. This glass, referred to as optical fiber, is not only ultra-thin, but extremely flexible, pure, and rugged.
Nearly 2 billion people are instantaneously and simultaneously accessing the Internet because of strands of glass thinner than a human hair. This glass, referred to as optical fiber, is not only ultra-thin, but extremely flexible, pure, and rugged.
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Four Fiber Facts
Four Fiber Facts
Optical fiber is an ultra-thin, extremely flexible thread of glass that enables us to transmit information at high speeds around the world. But why does glass optical fiber matter for today’s telecommunications networks? Here are four facts that answer this question.
Optical fiber is an ultra-thin, extremely flexible thread of glass that enables us to transmit information at high speeds around the world. But why does glass optical fiber matter for today’s telecommunications networks? Here are four facts that answer this question.
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How Scientists Harnessed Light
How Glass Scientists Took on the Challenge of Harnessing Light
The information we sort through on our electronic devices each day seems to come out of nowhere. Just as we turn on a faucet and expect to get water, we assume the bandwidth is there to support our online communications demands.
The information we sort through on our electronic devices each day seems to come out of nowhere. Just as we turn on a faucet and expect to get water, we assume the bandwidth is there to support our online communications demands.
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How It Works: Optical Fiber
How It Works: Optical Fiber
When we make a quick phone call, check a website, or download a video in today’s highly connected world, it’s all made possible by beams of light constantly bouncing through hair-thin strands of optical fiber. So, how does fiber actually work? Let’s take a look.
When we make a quick phone call, check a website, or download a video in today’s highly connected world, it’s all made possible by beams of light constantly bouncing through hair-thin strands of optical fiber. So, how does fiber actually work? Let’s take a look.
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Optical Fiber Infographic
Optical Fiber Infographic
This infographic outlines the capabilities and evolution of Corning’s optical fiber technology starting in 1970.
This infographic outlines the capabilities and evolution of Corning’s optical fiber technology starting in 1970.
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Science of Glass
Science of Glass
Ancient history to extraordinary possibility
Gone are the days when glass was fragile. Gone is the age when glass was used only to contain. Today — in the Glass Age— glass is versatile, flexible, and strong. Glass moves information at the speed of light. Glass enables devices that are as sophisticated as they are beautiful. Glass transforms everyday surfaces and provides extraordinary benefits. Discover how the technical properties of glass are changing the world.
The Secret of Tough Glass: Ion Exchange
How can today’s high-tech glass – found on smartphones, elevator walls, public kiosks, and more — be so tough that it withstands all the dropping, scratching, and splattering of everyday life? Part of the answer lies in the ion-exchange process.
Glass Continues Its Role in the World of New Medicines
For centuries, glass has been an indispensable laboratory partner for chemists and research scientists. So important were glass vessels in lab experiments that in the years before mass production, chemists frequently did double-duty as glassblowers, creating their own labware for measuring, mixing, and storing chemicals.