Maybe the future of tech depends on glass | Rüdiger Sprengard interview

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Schott is one of Germany’s big manufacturers of high-tech materials and optics. The company makes glass in a way that brings to life the augmented reality dreams of manufacturers such as Lumus.

Back in the fall, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg showed off the latest version of his Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses. Millions of these glasses have been sold now, and the latest model — still at a pricey $800 — has a small augmented reality display that is visible to wearers only because it shows up as a small screen on the lower inside of the lenses.

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