No…
It’s a waste of time, unless you somehow are loosing but gain a slim chance of winning if you get the right tecn.
Here is the houserule we play, its much better:
Roll each of your purchased research dice:
Success: If you have rolled at least one “6”, you have successfully made a technological breakthrough. Remove all research dice. Continue to step 3.
Ongoing research: Each dice rolled between “2-5”, your reseach is neither a success or a failure. Save the dice to next research and development sequence.
Failure: Each dice rolled at “1” is a failure. This dice is removed from the game.