The "new roadways" of the title refer to various projects, carried out in the USA's research laboratories, that benefit mankind. These include solar energy projects, making glass that can be rolled up like a carpet, and diet experiments with mice that might lead to a cure for color blindness.

Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator

Howard M. Mitchell

Prison Warden (uncredited)

Phillip Terry

Man in Photo (uncredited)

Richard Cramer

Tom Quinn