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

对于全球许多人来说，智能手机被用于从金融交易到社交媒体等方方面面。

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

当手机屏幕破裂时，感觉生活仿佛都停滞了。

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，让智能手机玻璃变得更坚固。

These devices are typically a much higher percentage of a person's GDP in emerging regions, so durability and longevity of that phone becomes a much more critical feature than in other developed countries.

在新兴地区，这些设备的价格通常占个人GDP的比例要高得多，所以与其他发达国家相比，手机的耐用性和使用寿命就成了更为关键的特性。

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

康宁公司于1851年成立，一直与时俱进。1879年，托马斯·爱迪生前往康宁公司，为他的灯泡寻找玻璃材料。

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

康宁公司的玻璃被用于美国国家航空航天局航天飞机的舷窗。

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，康宁凭借康宁餐具家喻户晓，史蒂夫·乔布斯还将其用于iPhone手机。

Now Corning dominates the worldwide smartphone glass industry.

如今，康宁公司主导着全球智能手机玻璃行业。