9. Engineer better tools for engineering and scientific discovery – engineers and scientists can create scientific advances to the extent or in proportion to the amount and sophistication of their tools. Traditionally scientists explored and experimented and engineers created designed and built tools but these two fields are merging and there are many promising tools coming out of multidisciplinary projects. One area of obvious need is in the realm of space exploration where new materials and tools will be necessary to allow humans to reach and build habitats on distant planets.
