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??!!