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[00:00.18] For many worldwide, smartphones are used for everything from financial transactions to social media.

[00:06.02] So when screens break or crack, it can feel like life itself comes to a halt.

[00:11.07] Long-time US glassmaker Corning has spent more than a decade making smartphone glass stronger.

[00:17.18] These devices are typically a much higher percentage of a person's GDP in emerging regions, so durability and longevity of that phone becomes a much more critical feature than in other developed countries.

[00:30.46] Corning founded in 1851 has pivoted with the times. In 1879, Thomas Edison went to Corning for glass for his light bulb.

[00:40.29] Corning's glasses used in the windows for NASA's space shuttles.

[00:44.54] In the 1950s, Corning became a household name with Corningware cookware, and Steve Jobs used it for the iphone.

[00:50.38] Now Corning dominates the worldwide smartphone glass industry.

[00:53.84] Its latest product Gorilla Glass Victus is even tougher, says the company.

[00:58.35] Whenever we develop a new glass, we set the bar high.

[01:02.07] The new glass must be clearly better than our current flagship product and far superior to the competition.

[01:08.71] Corning said they were able to improve both drop and scratch performance at the same time, a first in the industry.

[01:14.56] Gorilla Glass Victus can drop from two meters in height, which is taller than I am, onto a rough surface like asphalt and has 2x better scratch performance than our previous glass.

[01:28.90] So the next time you drop your phone and it miraculously doesn't shatter, it's most likely thanks to this company in upstate New York.