What waste
Is it making money or is it selling the discovery to the military? As a veteran, it bothers me that the military is seen as evil. The military is one of the institutions that makes it possible for the US to enjoy freedom of speech at the cost of the soldiers' lives. What is evil is using the military for conflicts that are wars of choice and not a war for defense.
The end of the article with the statement about selling the discovery to the military is premature in that this molecule has yet to be made and tested. This is a case of counting chickens before they hatch.