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History of Glass Glass Beads (Egypt) Mosaic Glass Glass Blowing Lead Crystal Glass (Venice) Sheet Glass Glass Bottles (Shaped)

Developers Corning – Cutting edge, leading

developers. Developed Willow Glass Apple – iWatch Samsung – Flexible prototype

Advantages

Lightweight Sleek & Elegant

Design Durable Flexible Easy to Clean

Disadvantages The cost to mass produce Glass breaks

Significance of Glass Tech.

Willow glass and Flexible glass

More durable More uses

Glass looks Sexy

References

“A Day Made of Glass” - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38

Bellis, Mary. "The History Of Glass." About.com Inventors. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2013.

Fruchtnicht, Sarah Rae. "Unbreakable Smartphones on the Horizon? Samsung and Apple Experiment With Flexible Glass." OpposingViews.com. Opposingviews.com, 15 Apr. 2013. Web. 15 Apr. 2013.