The Lexus Hoverboard: It's here

It's called the SLIDE and it's here. We've had our fair share of hoverboard-related articles on here but this one might just be the biggest yet from Lexus International, where Lexus Chief Engineer, Haruhiko Tanahashi, was quoted as saying on their website, “THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS IMPOSSIBLE, IT’S JUST A MATTER OF FIGURING OUT HOW”...

Lexus International

As the site explains:

The hoverboard is constructed from an insulated core, containing HTSLs (high temperature superconducting blocks). These are housed in cryostats - reservoirs of liquid nitrogen that cool the superconductors to -197°C. The board is then placed above a track containing permanent magnets.When the board is cooled to its operating temperature the track’s magnetic flux lines are ‘pinned’ into place, maintaining the hover height of the board.

Source: lexus-int