How to write science: many years ago, this piece has transformed my scientific writing. It's one of those vital skills that are mysteriously never taught in college. In a gist, by understanding the reader's expectations, you can write text that the reader will immediately get.
I am not excited about having a vote on how to spend anybody's money, particularly if they spend it researching vaccines for malaria, like Gates did. Our system of government strictly limits which decisions are subject to democractic choices, for good reasons
It sounds like some of the technologies made it into prototypes, and could be feasible in some applications. e.g. ship detection is more feasible than aircraft detection