Cited on HN 3 times, 2019–2023, never outright recommendedscore 0
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026
Pointed to for nice demonstrations of bendable glass, though commenters note it feels like an infomercial.
A Corning-sponsored video in which Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman introduce flexible, bendable glass. It covers the history of glass innovation with demonstrations of bendable optical fiber and ultra-thin glass.
There’s no reason it can’t be glass. Glass can be made highly flexible: [link] says a bend radius of 15 times the diameter of the glass typically is a safe assumption. That factor 15 doesn’t directly apply to plates of glass, and still might give too high a radius, but this is a hotly researched field. For nice demos, look at [this video] (And of course, there’s [link] , invented about 2,000 years ago.
In the "yet another PRD video" ... though one of the earlier ones... The Mythbusters did a pair of videos for Corning eight years ago (and yes, they have the feel of infomercials - it isn't subtle at all... they're still neat): The Glass Age, Part 1: Flexible, Bendable Glass - [this video] The Glass Age, Part 2: Strong, Durable Glass - [link]
Corning-sponsored MythBusters glass video, infomercial feel but neat.
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