Corning Prepping New Anti-Microbial Glass Product

Date: 10 May 2012
Source: www.ceramics.org

Date: 10 May 2012

When you walk up to an ATM or an airport kiosk, ever wonder where the prior user’s hands might have been or what they left behind on the touchscreens?Corning has.

Last week, Corning held its annual shareholders meeting, and during the meeting Corning chair and CEO Wendell Weeks, with a little fanfare, announced that the company is developing a glass that kills drug-resistant bacteria and viruses.



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