>> OK, really ancient plastics weren't very good. But the plastics I see
>> today and the plastics I saw 30 years ago seem pretty much identical in
>> every respect. What's changed?
>
> Since Francois mentioned 3M, that reminded me they make lots of
> *plastic* optical films that are used in your mobile phone to improve
> brightness, viewing angle and sunlight readability. Another area that
> has been continuously improving over the last decade and will continue
> to, but which most consumers wouldn't know about.
>
> Or surely you've heard about 3D printers recently? The materials they
> use (the professional ones, not the hobby ones) are state-of-the-art
> polymers to give the final piece properties as close as possible to
> traditional injection moulded plastics. It's not like those materials
> existed 30 years ago.
>

At this point, this becomes obligatory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxihhBzCjk

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