It looks like the tech they developed is at least scientifically interesting, or at least cool. Doesn't have to be practical to be publication worthy. Still wei

It looks like the tech they developed is at least scientifically interesting, or at least cool. Doesn't have to be practical to be publication worthy. Still weird that it made it through nature's editors that claim to want importance (which tends to invite p hackers and outrageous claims), but there is a role for fun clever research trying to solve silly problems, the tech developed could be useful elsewhere (under a waterfall on mars?).