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On Oct 19, 9:38 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
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Seems as though Corning has always been an up and down kind of
business.

After the telecom fiasco, Corning downsized, got rid of some weak
product
lines and focused back on their core business. The stock has slowly
recovered from a low of about 2 bucks a share up to the mid to high
20's.

Many years ago Corning developed the ceramic "rice" used in catalytic
converters for gas powered cars. I was involved in the design,
building,
test and installation of several sputter deposition systems that coated
the
"rice" with the catalytic material.

Corning works closely with Alfred University's (SUNY) College of
Ceramics. I remember hearing about the College of Ceramics as a kid,
and thinking, what to hell could somebody learn about ceramics that
would take four years??!!


Sorta like being a ball bearing engineer.

Seriously, ceramic materials are not all alike and there are some
unbelievable high-tech applications, now and being developed for the future.

Eisboch