Consider In-vitro fertilization (IVF). The research for that had begun in early 1900’s till the first successful IVF transplantation and successful birth in 1978. It took several years for the technology to get adopted till nearly 50 years later when about 1-2% of all births are now IVF enabled. One of the issues that bogged it down was the possibility of mutation of the embryo when fertilized outside the human body did not become significant to delay the technology.
However, it takes time for technology to be perfected and some technologies that appear to be instantly useful, still take time. This is particularly true when the technology is health related that is regulated but even unregulated technologies in consumer tech take time to get adopted. Note that the stock market responds in quarters so often times may be out of sync with the amount of time it takes for the technology to be adopted.
