Digitalization & Connectivity

In a world of Google, WeChat and Co, end devices must also be optimized to make the data experience as exciting as possible. Glass plays an important role at many points in this development - let us take you on a journey.

Shaping the networked future with glass

Never fear! #WEGOTGLASS

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.

Mobile future – smarter than ever

A lot has happened to the design of smartphones since the iPhone made its debut in 2007.

AR: This is how the light guide technology works

The light guide technology envisions even deeper immersion in #AR & #MR devices – discover how it works.

Creating sensors of the future – with structured glass

LiDAR glass for the mass market

This is how tomorrow’s AR glasses work

Speed record on the data highway

Smarter than ever

Glass is intelligent. Glass can be the future. Think of the material as a versatile facilitator which can deliver a robust, flexible foundation for the next “big thing” in terms of where connectivity meets health. But what is intelligent glass actually good for?

Glass makes you mobile

Technologists outline our future in dazzling colors: we will let ourselves be driven by autonomous vehicles, our refrigerators will order milk and our factories will be able to independently order supplies for the production process.

More than Moore

Electronic devices become more complex, powerful and energy efficient. Innovative concepts offer solutions using glass.

The future of glass is digital

Big data and artificial intelligence: how glass production is becoming “smart”

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.

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.