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That amazingly strong Gorilla Glass on your smartphone now comes in a bigger size. On Monday, Corning introduced Gorilla Glass NBT, a stronger, scratch-resistant glass specifically made for touchscreen laptops. In a rather amusing video, Corning(s glw) demonstrates the strength of Gorilla Glass NBT.

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What else does the new touchscreen glass offer? Corning says it’s a better all-around choice over traditional soda-lime glass due to these features:

8x-10x higher scratch resistance

Greater resistance to unsightly abrasions caused by cleaning, wiping or careless handling

Reduced incidence of damage when inadvertently closing the display on top of an object

Better ability to withstand the shock of accidental bumps

Corning is pitching the new glass as cost-effective, suggesting it would only account for one to two percent of a laptop’s price tag.

Margins on those devices are pretty slim already but I suspect laptop makers will still adopt the new glass. The Gorilla Glass product is becoming well-known and desirable on smartphones and tablets; it could be differentiating factor when choosing two similar notebooks in the future. Dell(s dell) is already on board, saying it will introduce new laptops this fall with Gorilla Glass NBT.