Apple thinks Gorilla Glass has plenty of improvements that can be made to it, so they have gifted Corning some big bucks to spearhead the effort. The money actually comes from the fruit company’s newly announced fund toward US manufacturing, which totals $1 billion. As you probably know, Gorilla Glass is featured on many mobiles and is probably responsible for keeping countless scratches and other accidents from damaging users’ screens. Now we can expect it to get even stronger.



“Corning is a great example of a supplier that has continued to innovate and they are one of Apple’s long-standing suppliers,” Apple COO Jeff Williams said in a Friday statement announcing the investment. “This partnership started 10 years ago with the very first iPhone, and today every customer that buys an iPhone or iPad anywhere in the world touches glass that was developed in America. We’re extremely proud of our collaboration over the years and we are investing further with Corning who has such a rich legacy of innovative manufacturing practices.”

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