Fiction:United Federation of Species/Technology

Why are they so advanced?
The Federation has a pro-evolucionist politic, therefore supports any project to expand its technological frontiers, provided these projects do not go against their humanistic philosophies and policies. This explain their constant technological advance, but do not explain their scientific growth in such a short time, the causative of that is constant relationship with other species more advanced, allowing the free exchange of technology or the use of reverse engineering. Also, their currently masive expansion give the enough resources to allow the Federation to fund their research.

Biotech
One of the most developed technology in the Federation is the Biotech, the living being engineering and the health technology. Some lower nations could be better in the biotechnology than the Federation becouse the USF's scientist are limited by the great scruples that the Federation society imposes.