Your smartphone’s display could be as strong as steel in the future

If you thought the shatter-proof display on Motorola’s new Droid Turbo 2 was cool, wait until you hear what the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo has developed. Using extremely durable aluminum oxide compounds, a group of researchers from the institute have developed a type of hybrid glass that’s as strong as steel, and is extremely resistant to both scratches and shattering. The researchers believe they can commercialize this breakthrough within the next five years, which means we won’t be seeing it on our smartphones anytime soon.