Added to the suggestion summary thread /#/endless-space/forum/28-game-design/thread/13003-summary-of-suggestions-so-far-discussion

Though I agree some general Dust from salvage might be applicable (and if you're Cravers a whole lot more), but to actually pick up tech? that should require espionage or something. have you seen the explosions these ships are supposed to go through? no way you can figure out the entire reverse engineering from some shrapnel imho.