Razor Blade Tech Breakthrough

I was reading patents on blade coatings and saw where Bic patented a new graphene coating for blades. In researching it I stumbled across another revolutionary new metal coating that is more than twice as slick as PTFE (Teflon) and is the world’s third hardest material, next to diamond and cubic boron nitride. Plus it conducts electricity!!    It's called aluminum magnesium boride or BAM for short. I then saw that Gillette has patented a process (June 2018) to utilize this in blade manufacture. Hell, you'll probably be able to shave with sand as a lather with this blade!! Now whether this will trickle down to DE blades no one but Gillette knows. Regardless, this is BIG news!! Easily the biggest step forward since stainless & Teflon.


https://interestingengineering.com/bam-s...rial-world


http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2018/0162000.html

For sure graphene revolutionary and would seem BAM the latest. Graphene revolutionized bleeding edge auto racing albeit at outrageous cost

For sure graphene revolutionary and would seem BAM the latest.  Graphene revolutionized bleeding edge auto racing albeit at outrageous cost

Oft times it takes lots of $$ to win. Just look at any pro sport.

This is very cool - I posted a while back asking why blade technology seemed stuck in the past and then....BAM!!

Very interesting articles!

I like this article.

Interesting

I'll be watching. But I'll also remember the last crappy ride Gillette took me on with the "evolution" of carts. If they'd stayed with Trac II I'd have never left.

I'll be watching.  But I'll also remember the last crappy ride Gillette took me on with the "evolution" of carts.  If they'd stayed with Trac II I'd have never left.

Yup^  The Wilkinson Twin Blade is in the Dopp kit for travel.  Won't take a chance on NSA freaking out over a beloved DE with a blade.  But regs say you can have 4" scissors, really?

I'll be watching.  But I'll also remember the last crappy ride Gillette took me on with the "evolution" of carts.  If they'd stayed with Trac II I'd have never left.

Yup^  The Wilkinson Twin Blade is in the Dopp kit for travel.  Won't take a chance on NSA freaking out over a beloved DE with a blade.  But regs say you can have 4" scissors, really?

And they give me a GLASS rocks glass for my juice.  ( no way to make that sharp!?).  A while back they took a 6 inch crescent wrench from me because it was verboten.  I asked if they have ever had anyone take over a plane by threatening to loosen several tiny nuts.  I got a scowl.  Last week I had a forgotten utility knife in my kit and the TSA dude told me he would have to confiscate it.  I asked he let me see the knife.  I released the blade, handed it to him, and put the knife in my pocket.