Corning has made chemically strengthened glasses since the 1960s. Gorilla Glass is basically a rebrand of an old tech , 'Chemcor Glass', that was brought back

Corning has made chemically strengthened glasses since the 1960s. Gorilla Glass is basically a rebrand of an old tech , 'Chemcor Glass', that was brought back off the shelf due to an apparently new need (mobile tech). It was used initially in the 60s for windscreens in high end open cockpit race cars as well as prototype style LeMans cars. It was scrapped for use in street cars because crash testing showed that the increased toughness of the glass actually increased passenger head trauma.