Sabic is implementing its plastics technology, Visualfx, in an Opel Corsa. This type of plastic uses two-shot molding and hydrographics. The nice part of this technology is that it allows for hardware and wires to be embedded between layers of plastic resin, making running wires a completely different ballgame. Bring on the plastic! [Core77]

I have a friend who makes his living selling vintage cereal boxes, which is a fine and honorable profession. But come on, there's no geeky vintage collectible cooler than the box art from plastic model kits of the 1955-1975 era (I'm in real danger of hitting eBay for an unassembled Revell Canned Heat dragster kit). This photographer's vast collection of online photos of such kits includes some real winners from the era; Murilee says check 'em out. – Murilee Martin

Vintage Box Art [DWDarby Photography & Design]

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Anyone wondering where the plastics economy is headed (c'mon, we know you're out there) need only check out what students from London's Royal College of Art's Vehicle Design program have been up to. The smarties across the pond recently completed a GE-sponsored project, PLASTicon, in which they created prototypes using various cutting-edge polymers and such. Their concepts, targeted to specific buyers and markets, suggest a future world where a driver will sit under a simulated starry sky, in a car he's designed himself, which can change color depending on its temperature. Yes, the future will be psychotropic.

College Exhibition: Royal College of Art - GE Plasticon project [Car Design News]

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