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[Chopsdad]

One for TB to think about.  Have you seen the news lately from a company in Cambridge called Plastic Logic.  They have developed a plastic product that will replace glass in laptop screens, silicon chips and numerous other applications.  The first product will be clever lables - such as those on medicine bottles that will tell you all the info you need, it may then be used in shops for stock pricing that can be changed at anytime via a computer link.

All this at 10% of the production cost of silicone chips. Interview with CNBC if you're interested (7 mins)http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=160179770

Why do I care - cos the guy on telly is Mrs Chopsdad's brother and set to be a millionaire in 2 years - do you thing he'll buy me an Elite for Xmas  

[TheBoy]

One for TB to think about.  Have you seen the news lately from a company in Cambridge called Plastic Logic.  They have developed a plastic product that will replace glass in laptop screens, silicon chips and numerous other applications.  The first product will be clever lables - such as those on medicine bottles that will tell you all the info you need, it may then be used in shops for stock pricing that can be changed at anytime via a computer link.

All this at 10% of the production cost of silicone chips. Interview with CNBC if you're interested (7 mins)http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=160179770

Why do I care - cos the guy on telly is Mrs Chopsdad's brother and set to be a millionaire in 2 years - do you thing he'll buy me an Elite for Xmas  

He may buy you a matchbox one

I reckon he is on a winner if he gets the marketing (and the technicals) right...

[Chopsdad]

One for TB to think about.  Have you seen the news lately from a company in Cambridge called Plastic Logic.  They have developed a plastic product that will replace glass in laptop screens, silicon chips and numerous other applications.  The first product will be clever lables - such as those on medicine bottles that will tell you all the info you need, it may then be used in shops for stock pricing that can be changed at anytime via a computer link.

All this at 10% of the production cost of silicone chips. Interview with CNBC if you're interested (7 mins)http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=160179770

Why do I care - cos the guy on telly is Mrs Chopsdad's brother and set to be a millionaire in 2 years - do you thing he'll buy me an Elite for Xmas  

He may buy you a matchbox one

I reckon he is on a winner if he gets the marketing (and the technicals) right...

He's just secured £100m investment and is 12m ahead of Asia so it's looking promising.  Alas like many people he is very gifted in his field but hopeless and anyhing else.  Turned up at my house with a Veccy - 35,000 miles and never had an oil change, two broken headlights - 1 from pheasant and 1 from overtaking a gritter.  But he does know his plastic....

[Marks DTM Calib]

This has been around for a while and still has quite a few issues.

I studied some of tehis 10 years ago as part of my final year product, this is the LEP technology which in theory can be applied via an ink jet printer onto a surface (a fancy printer though).

Still a long way to go yet though.....a good 5 years or more before it hits the market in any useable form.