Corning, Inc. engages in the provision of glass for notebook computers, flat panel desktop monitors, display televisions, and other information display applications, carrier network and enterprise network products for the telecommunications industry, ceramic substrates for gasoline and diesel engines in automotive and heavy-duty vehicle markets, laboratory products for the scientific community and polymer products for biotechnology applications, optical materials for the semiconductor industry and the scientific community, and polycrystalline silicon products and other technologies. The company is headquartered in Corning, New York and currently employs 49,800 full-time employees. The firm operates through five segments: Optical Communications, Display Technologies, Specialty Materials, Environmental Technologies and Life Sciences. The Optical Communications segment manufactures carrier network and enterprise network components for the telecommunications industry. Display Technologies segment manufactures glass substrates for flat panel displays, including liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diodes. Its Specialty Materials segment is engaged in manufacturing products that provide material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for customer needs. Its Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filters for emission control systems in mobile applications. Its Life Sciences segment manufactures labware, equipment, media, serum and reagents enabling workflow solutions for drug discovery and bioproduction.