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The R&D Chem Lab (or, more correctly, the 'Research & Development Chemical Laboratory') researches, designs and produces chemical compounds for a wide variety of applications. Encompassing molecular compounds for pure technical applications, chemicals for specialised medical treatments and various pseudo-fluids used in nano-tech, the R&D Chemical Lab produces highly-specialised materials that are important in most areas of industrial manufacturing as well as in many areas touching day-to-day life.

Solar Energy Arrays are huge fields of highly efficient solar panels. They function by converting more than 98% of all incoming sunlight into energy, then beaming it into a remote receiver station via focused microwave beam. SEAs do not have any material output at all; thus, no moving infrastructure is required, and the converters can be run totally unmanaged, at least theoretically, for prolonged periods of time. Solar Energy Arrays are most commonly placed in polar orbits around suns, but they can be found almost as often orbiting planets with direct beaming of power to planetary receptors.