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Smartphone Screens May Soon Be Made Of Sapphire
Your next smartphone screen may be made out of sapphire. Sapphire, which is currently used as armor on some military vehicles, would make phone displays that would be both scratch and crack-resistant, even when thrown on concrete
The mineral is harder than any other on the planet, with the exception of diamond. Currently a pricey alternative (a sapphire display costs $30, while Gorilla Glass — the current standard — costs around $3), analysts believe that the price of sapphire displays will drop over the next few years, opening the door to make them more of standard.
According to an MIT Technology Review report, GT Advanced technologies is currently working on a way to create sapphire sheets that are thinner than a single human hair, as well as to cut the cost of manufacturing sapphire sheets
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