I've noticed all these brilliant scientific breakthroughs manage to mention in the first paragraph that they need funding to conduct their experiments. I know, I've posted a few articles like this one.
By the way, I need funding to continue my research on the effects of good scotch on the human nervous system.
Nikola Tesla struggled for funding all his life! We'd be even better off if he'd gotten a lot more. The tough thing can be separating the wheat from the chaff!