S.T.A.R. Labs

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Contents 1 History 2 Locations 3 Paraphernalia 4 Notes 5 Trivia 6 See Also 7 Links and References

History

Science and Technology Advanced Research Laboratories, usually shortened to S.T.A.R. Labs, was a research organization founded by a scientist named Garrison Slate, who wanted a nationwide chain of research laboratories unconnected to the government or any business interests.

He succeeded not only on a national scale, but an international one as well: S.T.A.R. Labs maintained facilities in Canada, Europe, Australia, and Japan as well as in the United States, with the total number of facilities numbering between twenty and thirty at last recorded count.

Lex Luthor has attempted to buy out S.T.A.R. on at least one occasion. The technology used to maintain Cyborg's mechanical parts comes from S.T.A.R. Labs. These parts were also used to create cybernetic enhancements for Ron Evers.

Locations

A partial list of some known locations of S.T.A.R. Labs facilities and their research focuses where known includes:

• New York City: specializing in research and technology
• Gotham City: specializing in weaponry
• Metropolis (Queensland Park Borough, near Metropolis Harbor): specializing in marine biology
• Metropolis (central branch, New Troy Island): catch-all facility, often seen as a temporary holding area for captured supervillains, as research is made on how to contain them.
• Wichita, Kansas: specializing in computer engineering
• Central City, Missouri
• Keystone City, Kansas
• Chicago, Illinois: specializing in research and technology
• Phoenix, Arizona: specializing in meteorology and natural disasters
• San Diego, California: specializing in chemical research
• Los Angeles, California: specializing in genetics and disease control
• San Francisco, California: specializing in studying meta-humans
• Seattle, Washington: specializing in studying psychology and psionics.
• Austin, Texas (Silicone Hills): specializing in A.I., genetics, and metahuman studies.
• Melbourne, Australia

Among the dismantled or otherwise inactive facilities:

• Detroit, Michigan: specializing in physics research. Shut down in 2004.

Paraphernalia

Equipment: None known.
Transportation: None known.
Weapons: None known.

Notes

• No special notes.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Appearances of S.T.A.R. Labs (Chronological)
• Appearances of S.T.A.R. Labs (Alphabetical)

Links and References

• S.T.A.R. Labs at Wikipedia