Corning is turning tough on bacteria – Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass 3 [CES 2014]

Have felt that your smartphone screen act as the best home for bacteria?! Yes, thats true and its seen that a smartphone touchscreen had 600 units per swab of the staphylococcus aureus bacteria. This bacteria count found on your devices’ screen, is actually less than the expected number of bacteria found in a toilet seat! And, this answers how your touch mobiles makes you sick!

Corning, the firm behind the Gorilla Glass is all set to unveil an antimicrobial smartphone glass at CES 2014.

Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass 3

Antimicrobial glass has the core of glass formulation based on ionic silver that gives it long lasting antimicrobial activity.

Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass not only has built-in antimicrobial ability but also enhanced durability, scratch resistance and toughness. Corning claims, glasses’ resistance power against bacteria to last the lifetime and the cover glass to be safe for humans and pets.

Wait for more until CES!