1. For the last decade, the Technocracy relied on improved planning, massive output and proven designs in its roll-outs of technology and warfare. Ever since the Reckoning, the Macrotechnicians have seen to the reversal of that policy: Instead of churning out a dozen armored vehicles, for instance, the Macrotechnicians will come up with new designs to turn out two prototypes capable of supplanting the former designs in efficiency.
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2. So, what's Iteration X's Enlightened science all about? Actually, a pretty simple question, and one simply answered. Already addressed a bit in history matters,really. Iteration X is all about tools. Things that expand human capabilities, whether social, mental or physical. Stuff to empower people. That means hammers, chisels, knives, backhoes and cranes, all used for construction and mastery of the environment. <...> Computers, calculators, abacuses, anything that enhances the mind's ability to think and reason. Management techniques, social organizations, ways of putting together operations to run smoothly and efficiently. Efficiency, blessed efficiency — minimum effort, maximum result. The wonderful end of building the best tools available.
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3. Given a computer and a little time, an Iterator really can whip up some transparent aluminum, or mimetic polymer, or crystalline-infused osmium steel.
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4. The other big field: Designing the toys. Many Iterators are past masters of intuitive mathematics and great at eyeballing structures. Give one a circuit diagram, and she'll give you back a detailed description of how to make it better. Describe a weapon you want built, and she'll figure out the blueprints.
It's all in actualization, really. This is where dreams become reality.
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