Corning's Project Phire Uses Sapphire To Make Tougher Gorilla Glass

Corning, globally known for its Gorilla Glass, has announced a new project called 'Phire' that aims to provide a superior quality of glass. James Clappin, executive at Corning made the announcement on Friday at New York investor meet. According to the company, the Project Phire will be a blend of the already popular Gorilla Glass with a scratch-resistant material. In November 2014, Corning introduced the Gorilla Glass 4, which is going to be used alongside a new material developed to drop-resistant and scratch-resistant at the same time. The company hints at inclusion of Sapphire in the material because of its good scratch-resistant properties hence the name 'Project Phire'.


Corning Gorilla Glass is widely used in Television sets and popular tablets smartphones like iPhone and several Samsung devices. According to #-Link-Snipped-#, Corning was under pressure because of the fear that Apple, its major customer might move to other sapphire material as Gorilla Glass 4 failed to meet their expectations. Earlier when the damages in Glass were exposed, Corning secretly worked on a display that is scratch-resistant and damage-resistant as well. If Project Phire is impressive, it would definitely packet several other players for smartphones and tablets. Sapphire has been in use in high-end luxury watches. Taking this as an advantage, Corning might also aim for several smartwatches along with Apple Watch coming in April while Gorilla is already being used in Moto 360.

Project Phire would definitely give Corning an edge over other materials as the company aims to prevent Glass from scratches and breakages. It is worth noting that Corning has repeatedly said that Sapphire isn’t a good choice for displays as it shatters easily and hence it would be interesting to see what company brings for its customers. Corning also discussed the glass Irish in the same event in NY. Irish glass was unveiled at CES 2015 and company claims that it helps manufacturers to build TVs as thin as smartphones.