Research

Research is the process by which some new milestones are unlocked at the HUB. Research can be conducted at the M.A.M. after it is added to the HUB by completing the tier 0 milestone "Hub Upgrade 5: Molecular Analysis" and finding an item that can be researched. ADA will usually tell you when you find an item that can be researched, but check back at the M.A.M. upon discovering something new to see if it can be researched.

Performing research consumes the item(s) being researched and takes a fixed amount of time to complete that changes with the item(s) being researched. If multiple items are required to conduct the research, they are treated as one singular item; the listed time value is not time per item in the stack. No notification is produced upon research completion to remind the engineer to return to press a confirmation button. Once confirmed, ADA will inform the engineer of the research results.

Researches
Note: Researches with a (∞) after them can be repeated indefinitely, however in the alpha there is currently no reward for completing them multiple times.