Corning
Corning’s series of Gorilla Glass products continued in 2014, as Gorilla Glass 4 was announced. The glass is up to two times tougher than its competitors, and, when placed under strenuous breakage testing, survived up to 80 percent of the time: Soda-lime glass, used in many of today’s devices, broke almost 100 percent of the time
Crafting some of the most highly regarded glass and ceramics products on the market, Corning is a leading innovator in a number of new and traditional material fields. Notably, the firm is a market leader in display and environmental technologies, optical communications, life sciences and speciality materials. Corning has been carrying the torch in these markets for a long time – it was founded over 160 years ago – and enjoys annual revenue well into the billions.