It's no wonder that Apple keeps bulking up its materials' engineering capabilities. New types of plastics and molding capabilities keep emerging, creating opportunities for high-end consumer electronics applications. Given Apple's demand for the highest-possible quality, and willingness to pay for it, high end materials' science is a perfect fit for the company.
Apple, for example, has been a leader in looking for applications for injection molded metallic glass. Apple tested the material in the SIM card eject tool for the iPhone 3G.
