The advances in physics are minute compared to fields such as biology. The most minute and useless part is particle physics where the findings are completely unuseable in normal life.
Solid state phishing sees some advances, but they are not earth shattering, compared to biology. The day where there will be a substance you put on a cavity of a tooth and it cleans the wound and settles will be something worth of news (that's just an example).
At some point, with limited funding, one must make a choice on "fundamental studies" and study what has a chance of having a practical use.
Just in case : I have a PhD in particle physics done at CERN and I regret not having taken a field which makes more sense than such impractical studies.
Solid state phishing sees some advances, but they are not earth shattering, compared to biology. The day where there will be a substance you put on a cavity of a tooth and it cleans the wound and settles will be something worth of news (that's just an example).
At some point, with limited funding, one must make a choice on "fundamental studies" and study what has a chance of having a practical use.
Just in case : I have a PhD in particle physics done at CERN and I regret not having taken a field which makes more sense than such impractical studies.