Apple's next iPhone could be made of one solid piece of glass

The company was this week awarded a patent that would allow it to produce most of its devices including phones and iPads from fused glass sheets.
It would be a massive break from anything ever done before, allowing for a lightweight device with obvious implications for the way pictures and moving images could be displayed.
The company is keeping tight-lipped about its plans after applying for the glass patent in 2012 but only getting it awarded this week.
The iPhone 4 and 4s featured glass front and back panels with metallic edges while the iPhone 5 and 5s were the opposite and built of metal with glass panels.
Meanwhile the current iPhone 5c is in a plastic shell.
The patent for the new design suggests the company wants to fuse sheets of glass together to make a lightweight but shatterproof device without any visible seams.
Spaces for buttons, ports, and any future versions of Apple’s fingerprints scanner would then be carved out of the glass.
Experts say the devices could be an instant hit for novelty value alone.