Possible usages of graphine for edges on skis?

There is a nanotechnology school in Albany New York.

Very mysterious operation.

Nanotubes and graphene sheets would have skis weightless, and invisible?
 
[video]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=04F5zyaRA5M[/video]

They were discussing the future of skis materials wise etc. some think nothing will change materials wise because of cost and availability to get into the newer tech.

some thought the opposite

I don’t see how the big power house ski manufacturers wouldn’t be using new tech and materials. They have the budget to burn and access to the newest stuff
 
The main problem with graphene for the foreseeable future from my understanding is cost to produce. It's really expensive and you would need a lot of it for 1 set of skis. We aren't even using it widespread for CPU's yet which is really where it will make the biggest impact. It's too early to tell for sure but it is an amazing material and I love the idea of what it can do for us. Material science is everything man, shits crazy.
 
bro, skis cost 300-1000 dollars and don't even always have decent quality base material. even if graphene works better in every way than steel edges (which i don't think is even close to being shown), it doesn't mean you'd ever see it used. don't hold your breath
 
14529470:SofaKingSick said:
bro, skis cost 300-1000 dollars and don't even always have decent quality base material. even if graphene works better in every way than steel edges (which i don't think is even close to being shown), it doesn't mean you'd ever see it used. don't hold your breath
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well graphene is already easier to make than before. i would like to see if graphene can be sharpened like steel
 
Even when cost to produce becomes reasonable, do you think manufacturers even would? It would eat into sales volumes
 
14529490:Turd__Authority said:
Even when cost to produce becomes reasonable, do you think manufacturers even would? It would eat into sales volumes
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no because steel would probably still be useful for most skiers. and even then making durable things is a business model in itself. Most skiers would buy the newest ski each year anyways
 
14529493:tutipups said:
no because steel would probably still be useful for most skiers. and even then making durable things is a business model in itself. Most skiers would buy the newest ski each year anyways
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The majority of skiers buy new skis every year?
 
14529497:Turd__Authority said:
The majority of skiers buy new skis every year?
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where i am its a pretty big amount, also better skis = better rentals = less money spent on replacing rentals
 
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