Diamond glass


This may be a ways off, but an interest bit on improving glass displays on electronics. A diamond coating could exceed the potential for current Gorilla Glass and also the Sapphire glass that hasn't gained as much traction as hoped.

Reportedly, a diamond coated glass would be four times as crack-resistent seven times as scratch resistant as Gorilla Glass.

Extreme Tech:

Akhan Semiconductor says that its diamond glass is actually cheaper and easier to produce than sapphire. Scientists have been able to create synthetic diamonds for years, so that's no problem now. What sets the NCD diamond apart is that it's only a very thin layer on top of regular UV glass manufactured by Corning. It essentially grows the diamond on a glass substrate via an inexpensive process called chemical vapor deposition. The diamond component is 800 times thinner than a Gorilla Glass 5 panel and stronger than a pane of sapphire glass.