It's called Sugru (<a href="http://sugru.com">http://sugru.com</a>) and it's quite intriguing. Basically, it's a putty-like stuff that cures into a soft silicone rubber. It also sticks to most things while it's not cured (but after curing is not sticky.)<div>
<br></div><div>Ideas for using this related to OLPC:</div><div><br></div><div>Put some on the bottom of an XO. The Nigerian deployment, I seem to remember, was having problems with laptops slipping. Well, I've played around with this stuff, and if you put a few big spots on, your XO's not going anywhere.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Fix keyboards. It cures into silicone, and doesn't offgas acetic acid.</div><div><br></div><div>Fix cracked cases.</div><div><br></div><div>Even more drop-protection: go around the sides with a big thick layer of Sugru (but watch out for the seams!)</div>
<div><br></div><div>More waterproofing for the display: Put a layer around the metal part of the display, facing forwards. Don't put the display back into the XO until it cures, or it'll make the display non-removable. Now you can splash near anything right on the display and not worry about anything.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Nope, I'm not getting paid to plug this stuff, I just think it's awesome. You can't buy it right now, unfortunately, they're out of stock. But their slogan is "Hack things better", so someone at OLPC might want to get in touch with them.</div>
<div><br></div><div>- Nate</div>