To research alien technology the PC needs analyzing tools.
Upgrading of the analyzing tools is part of player motivation.


How to upgrade (assuming analyzers to be made of components):

1) buy new components 
2) find new components
3) create new components
  -> based on alien tech
  -> based on human tech



How to analyze - given the list of tech fields, it seems
sensible to analyze the fields as disjunct aspects:

Mechanics - does it have:

- moveable parts?
  - levers
  - gears
- hydropneumatic
  - pumps
  - pipes
  - cylinders
- size of the parts?


Electric/Electronic - does it have:

- wires
- antennas
- vacuum tubes
- semicinductors
  - integrated circuits
- superconductors 
  - cooling
  - high temperature sc
- quantum points
- quark effect based structures


Materials:

- elements
- type 
  - metallic
  - organic
  - ceramics
  - crystal
  - glass
  - fibres
  - compound
- density
- hardness
- conductivity 


EM-Waves:

- basics
  - frequency
  - shape
  - pulse
  - amplitude/energy

- emission
  - antenna type
  - (phase) control


Time-Space

- measure timespace changes
  - length
  - curvedness
  - duration


Hyperspace - seems analogous to EM Waves?

- hyperwave emission
  - frequency
  - shape
  - pulse
  - amplitude/energy
- emission
  - antenna type
  - (phase) control
  

Cyber/Biotech

- coupling
  - mechanic
  - electric
  - chemical
  - biological
- intrusion
  - outside, attached
  - outside, coupled
  - inside, boxed
  - inside, integrated
  

Psionics

- psi field test
- influence type


Things to consider:
- Tests can be destructive!
- Tests should give feedback on what further tests could be
  useful
- Organize tests as trees, from generic to specific





Confirm analysation results:

- if based on bleuprint
  - build and operate

- if based on artifact
  - duplicate and operate