Thread: Hydrophobic blades one day ?

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I hate to break the news to you but Gillette is already ahead of you. Their next model razor will be.....The Super Hydrophobic Laser bot.

The first blade repels the water, the second blade repels it more,...

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I hate to break the news to you but Gillette is already ahead of you. Their next model razor will be.....The Super Hydrophobic Laser bot.

Does it have a head that pivots slightly?

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Very cool use of lasers. Could be a great treatment in aviation on leading edges of wings, props, etc.
Thanks for sharing. Love tech vid's..

Only if the high hydrophobic property is not easily destroyed by, say mechanical damage or adsorption.

The way it works is by creating texture on micro and nano-scale, which is in the ballpark of how sharp a razor edge is. So, this texture's robustness has to be similar to that of a razor edge.


I understand that peeing on such hydrophobic surface would avoid flushing, but the flip side is that it also means a rather dramatic backsplatter

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Thats fantastic,my first thought was making a small 12 ft fishing boat 90MPH from a 10 horse engine

Sorry Bill, but due to the properties the boat would sink to the bottom of the lake as all the water under it got out of the way...

Originally Posted by Splashone

Sorry Bill, but due to the properties the boat would sink to the bottom of the lake as all the water under it got out of the way...

bummer))))))

Seen this on Fu** I Love Science on face book awesome looking steel
Whether it will hold an egde is a whole different story

Originally Posted by Splashone

I'm sure it works great until the oxidation (rust) changes the surface texture, then its just plain old rusty steel again.

if the water doesn't hang around you shouldn't get rust. Only problem would be the very edge since honing would remove the surface texture there.