Liquidmetal Technologies Inc (LQMT)

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Liquidmetal "VMATTER" Knives and Shears?

www.vmatter.com



I'm surprised no one commented on this post earlier! (30083)

There are now 4 videos on youtube; one is a marketing overview for the knives, and the other three show two different people test-cutting a tomato. The knife appears to slice very well compared to several other high-end knives despite the non-scientific manner in which they were bench-marked. In the video they mention that a knife was tested in a household for 5 years and retained its edge.

The video also mentions that

"Apple Computers, Mercedes Benz AMG division, Omega Watch Company, among others, are utilizing this technology to blow away their competitors."

Has this company been discussed before? I've been following the board for a few years now and haven't heard mention of them previously, but was excited to see this posted.

The front page says "Coming in August" but it appears that one can purchase the knives on the online shop page. The web page layout and design appears to match the LQMT and VPC site styles. It also looks like more knives are coming out from the future section:



If these knives are as good as they claim, I could see both professional chefs and cooking enthusiasts buying in. This could also open the door in the market for scalpels and other edged instruments. I remember reading that a limited number of knives were produced years ago, but could this be one of the prototypes that develops into a contract soon?

This also has me thinking about other cutting tools. Chisels, router bits, planer blades, and many other hand tools could benefit from this material. I believe someone posted about endmills recently; I think that this would also be a good application given the strength and sharpness of the material, though I don't recall what the thermal limits of lqmt are. Endmills can get quite warm depending on the application even with coolant.

As always with this stock, I remain cautiously skeptical given its history, but at the very least this appears to be positive...