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Basic research is conducted without consideration to commercial exploitation. Think research in time reversal symmetry physics... try to making a buck off that. This article is the direct opposite of basic research, at least according to the authors of the abstract page: They cite a bunch of prior research on the mechanics underlying the paper and then say "However, a link between the generation of the carrier types and their importance for observables of technological relevance is missing." Translation: "We think we found an industrial application".

Actual progress is very slow, even when the technology is already out of the lab - it can easily be decades of waiting before making it into the hands of everyone who'd benefit. Like dialup modems... the tech behind that had not only been available, but already applied to the task, years before the number of people aware of it grew beyond military and telecom people. There were no hyperbolic articles preceding the release of the Hayes modem. Actually, I'm drawing a blank on any example of popsci carny barkers doing anything but misleading and misinforming.