Japanese company pours molten glass from 8 stories up to make ultrathin product
These foldable smartphones from Motorola, left, and Honor, right, use glass made by Nippon Electric Glass. (Nippon Electric Glass)
OSAKA — With Apple speculated to launch a foldable smartphone model as early as this year, a spotlight is shining on the technological innovations that glassmakers have realized to create glass that is bendable yet durable. Nippon Electric Glass has developed flexible glass only 10% or so as thick as conventional products.