"Micro scratches on the surface weaken the plate," Bill Weissman, chief financial officer for sapphire supplier, Rubicon Technology, told Business Insider. "Those are the areas where the cracks would form. Since sapphire isn't going to scratch as easily, it shouldn't crack as easily."
Date: Sep 01, 2014
Category: Sci/Tech
Source: Google
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his, of course, creates problems of its own as sapphire can actually be more brittle than glass. But, as Bill Weissman, chief financial officer for Rubicon Technology (a sapphire supplier) puts it, Micro scratches on the surface [of any material] weaken the plate. Those are the areas where cracks w