Yes, I see no other way to put it. To be fair, this is more the rule than the exception. I've seen just as bad or worse from people who should have (and probably did) know better. The fact that big bucks from the National Nanotechnology Initiative were at stake sure didn't help. See, for instance:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drexler%E2%80%93Smalley_debate_on_molecular_nanotechnology