第2927期:Do you want a shatterproof phone?

For many worldwide, smartphones are used for everything from financial transactions to social media.

对全球许多人来说，智能手机的用途广泛，从金融交易到社交媒体无所不包。

So when screens break or crack, it can feel like life itself comes to a halt.

当手机屏幕破裂时，我们会感觉生活都停止了一样。

Long-time US glassmaker Corning has spent more than a decade making smartphone glass stronger.

美国老牌玻璃制造商康宁公司花了十多年时间致力于提升智能手机玻璃的强度。

These devices are typically a much higher percentage of a person's GDP.

这些设备通常占个人国内生产总值的很大一部分。

In emerging regions so durability and longevity of that phone becomes a much more critical feature than other developed countries.

在新兴地区，手机的耐用性和使用寿命比在其他发达国家成为了更为关键的特性。

Corning founded in 1851 has pivoted with the times. In 1879 Thomas Edison went to Corning for glass for his light bulb.

康宁公司成立于1851年，一直与时俱进。1879年，托马斯·爱迪生去康宁为他的灯泡买玻璃。

Corning's glasses used in the windows for NASA's space shuttles.

美国宇航局航天飞机窗户上使用的是康宁玻璃。

In the 1950s Corning became a household name with Corningware cookware, and Steve Jobs used it for the iphone.

20世纪50年代，康宁凭借康宁餐具成为家喻户晓的品牌，史蒂夫·乔布斯还将其技术应用于iPhone手机。

Now Corning dominates the worldwide smartphone glass industry.

现在康宁在全球智能手机玻璃行业占据主导地位。

Its latest product Gorilla Glass Victus is even tougher, says the company.

该公司表示，其最新产品“大猩猩玻璃Victus”更加坚固耐用。

Whenever we develop a new glass, we set the bar high. The new glass must be clearly better than our current flagship product, and far superior to the competition.

每当研发一款新玻璃时，我们都会设定很高的标准。新玻璃必须明显优于我们目前的旗舰产品，并且远超竞争对手。

Corning said they were able to improve both drop and scratch performance at the same time at first in the industry.

康宁公司表示，他们首次在行业内同时提高了抗摔和抗刮性能。

Gorilla Glass Victus can drop from two meters in height which is taller than I am onto a rough surface like asphalt and has 2x better scratch performance than our previous glass.

“大猩猩玻璃Victus”能从比我身高还高的两米处跌落至类似沥青的粗糙表面，而且其抗刮性能比我们之前的玻璃强两倍。

So the next time you drop your phone and it miraculously doesn't shatter, it's most likely thanks to this company in upstate New York. 

下次你手机摔了却奇迹般地没碎，很可能要感谢纽约州北部的这家公司。