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No matter what is lurking around the corner, we have the right specialty glass for you. When life finds you in the most challenging of situations, our heroes come with skill and creativity.

The Inner Beauty

Consumer requirements for their vehicles’ interior never seem to stop. High-tech glass and fiber optics are creating a distinct ambience and are opening the door to new possibilities for automotive designers.

Fire-resistant identification

Fire-proof, stable and light: the reputation of ultra-thin glass as an ideal material for the identification plate of unmanned aircraft is quickly spreading.

Material of the Future

SCHOTT wraps ultrathin glass around a finger. The future has begun!

Setting moods

Interview with the German “Car Pope” Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Dudenhöffer.

Future material for chip packaging

Interview with Dr. Michael Töpper, a scientist at Fraunhofer Institute (IZM).

Biocompatible substrate material

D 263® bio is perfectly suited for biotech and optical diagnostics applications.

Printed electronics

Ultra-thin glass forms the basis for product
innovations in many fields.

Glass-made guardian angel

Smartphones and sensors are everywhere these days! Thanks to a trend first seen in iPhones, fingerprint sensors which improve the level of data security are increasingly being used in other devices. It is no wonder the manufactures of Android are eager to implement this feature in their products as well.

Ultra-thin glass protects smartphones

The accessory brand “BLACK ROCK” is now marketing the ultra-thin glass for various smartphone models.

More about the Megatrends

Health is in the foreground for many people and it shapes the most diverse areas of life. The term stands for physical, mental and social well-being with a lifestyle of personal fulfilment and prevention. As life expectancy increases worldwide and the connection to the digital world continues, health-conscious consumers are making new demands.

Our world is more connected than ever before. All-new devices like wearables find their way into everyday life, while cars mutate into rolling computer systems. Whether as a cover for smartphone displays, substrate for 5G antenna technology, or even as a core element of unprecedented device designs: specialty glass is an essential component of the digital world. Not always visible, but always there.

The increasing population makes available space a limited good in growing global metropolitan regions. Whether usable living space for more and more people, stable mobile radio networks and frequency spaces for increasing networking, or usable street space for mobility solutions: Urbanization brings with it compellingly necessary changes that often only become possible with the help of specialty glass.

The 21st century is characterized by a growing need for new mobility concepts due to individualization, connectivity, urbanization and neo-ecology requirements. Technical innovations and changing needs are becoming the driving force. This trend is characterized by the acronym ACES: autonomous, connected, electrical and shared. We are experiencing an evolution: the beginning of a new, multimobile ecosystem.

Technical progress allows the distribution and exchange of digital information and data which enables the expansion and availability of knowledge worldwide. Countries and companies are competing for the best in inventions, innovations and patents. To generate the necessary scientific knowledge or to develop the newest technologies, sophisticated materials are a must. They enable what´s requested: enlarging human horizons.

Globalization, digitalization and climate change are profoundly changing our lives. For the future, therefore, sustainable development is one of the biggest challenges. Sustainability means that economic, ecological and social actions must always align with the guiding principle of responsibility - for the benefit of both the people and the environment, hence the entire planet Earth.

Change is afoot in the world’s energy industry. Alternative energy sources, soaring demand in emerging markets and a growing digitalization are just some of the elements disrupting the status quo. To keep the world’s lights on, humanity will need to find smart solutions to make energy supply cleaner, renewable and more efficient at the same time.