[[Category:Facility]]
Research allows [[corporation|corporations]] to discover [[blueprint|blueprints]] by spending 1,000,000 [[energy]] and $1,000,000, with an additional expense of 500,000[[energy]]+ for every research facility beyond 6 in the region, which can then be instantly finished with 4x gratitude points. Blueprints can be developed into their respective [[:Category:Asset#Technology|technologies]] to be installed in a region.