Maybe the problem that needs to be solved is the amount of time that it takes to bring an invention from "proof of concept" to "widespread use". In fact, maybe

Maybe the problem that needs to be solved is the amount of time that it takes to bring an invention from "proof of concept" to "widespread use". In fact, maybe there has been significant progress on that particular issue just in the past couple of decades. I see new technology adoption curves that outpace anything we used to see.