Revolutionizing Transportation and Energy with Superconductors.

Researchers from the University of Houston and Germany have proposed a concept that uses superconductors to move people, cargo, and energy along existing highway infrastructure, reducing operating costs and enabling the storage and transportation of liquified hydrogen. The model relies on liquid hydrogen to cool the superconductors as it moves across the system, with "liquified nitrogen and a vacuum layer used to thermally insulate the liquified hydrogen." The research is published in the journal APL Energy.