Lots of groovy motors in lots of groovy places definitely provides advantages - blown flaps allow a lot of lift and a lot of efficiency but are also mechanically complex. Although the A380 apparently has blown flaps, previous attempts have been cumbersome. I think we'll see the most advances in small-hop aircraft... like the 787, which Airbus has no competitor for. Hopefully they aren't seriously relying on: 'cuz holy fuck, Airbus.
superconductivity, a phenomenon that removes electrical resistance when certain materials are cooled below a critical temperature.
That part jumped out at me too. They may as well have said commercial scale fusion reactor. High temperature super conductor that could be deployed at scale would win you the Nobel prize in about five minutes. Those "medical scanners" they reference? Yeah, they're liquid helium cooled to like 4 Kelvin.