Editing Exploratory engineering (section)

==Usage==

Due to the difficulty and necessity of anticipating results in such areas as [[genetic modification]], [[climate change]], [[molecular engineering]], and [[megascale engineering]], parallel fields such as [[bioethics]], [[climate engineering]] and hypothetical [[molecular nanotechnology]] sometimes emerge to develop and examine hypotheses, define limits, and express potential solutions to the anticipated technological problems. Proponents of exploratory engineering contend that it is an appropriate initial approach to such problems.

[[Engineering]] is concerned with the design of a solution to a practical problem. A [[scientist]] may ask "why?" and proceed to research the answer to the question. By contrast, [[engineer]]s want to know how to solve a problem, and how to implement that solution. Exploratory engineering often posits that a highly detailed solution exists, and explores the putative characteristics of such a solution, while holding in abeyance the question of how to implement that solution. If a point can be reached where the attempted implementation of the solution is addressed using the principles of [[engineering physics]], the activity transitions from protoengineering to actual engineering, and results in success or failure to implement the design.