14 DAY TRIAL // If anyone knows the name Corning, it's probably because of the super-touch, scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass that is used on so many tablets, laptops and monitors these days.
The company is branching out though, specifically into the connector industry.
Long story short, it has created optical cables that have been certified by Intel for Thunderbolt.
For those unaware, Thunderbolt it a connectivity interface with 10/20Gbps transfer speed (for now) that uses the DisplayPort standard and can allow several devices to daisy-chain.
Thunderbolt Optical Cables by Corning should be available in various lengths, starting at 10 meters, with both Thunderbolt (10 Gbps) and Thunderbolt 2 (20 Gbps) support.
The cables are up to 50 percent thinner and 80 percent lighter than copper Thunderbolt cables, and are electrically isolated and noise reducing. Sales haven't started yet – that will happen in a few months – so the prices aren't known either.