Pyrex is a brand introduced by Corning Inc. in 1915 for a line of clear, low-thermal-expansion borosilicate glass used for laboratory glassware and kitchenware. It was later expanded in the 1930s to include kitchenware products made of soda–lime glass and other materials.
A PYREX measuring cup manufactured 1980, featuring graduations in both metric and U.S. customary systems
PYREX glassware from Corning Inc.
Pyrex casserole dish with the 'Toledo' pattern
A clear tempered pyrex soda–lime glass measuring cup produced by Instant Brands (left, differentiated by its different logo and bluish tint), and a clear borosilicate glass PYREX measuring cup produced by Corning (right)
Corning Incorporated is an American multinational technology company that specializes in specialty glass, ceramics, and related materials and technologies including advanced optics, primarily for industrial and scientific applications. The company was named Corning Glass Works until 1989. Corning divested its consumer product lines in 1998 by selling the Corning Consumer Products Company subsidiary to Borden.
Headquarters, with Little Joe Tower in the background
One of the first optic headlamp lenses, the Corning Conaphore. Selective yellow "Noviol" glass version shown.
1917 advertisement for the Corning Conaphore headlamp lens shown above
Corning's Gorilla Glass is used on the Nokia N8's screen.