S.T.A.R. Labs

The Science and Technology Advanced Research Laboratories, usually shortened to S.T.A.R. Labs, is a research organization with laboratories all over the United States.

History

It was founded by a scientist named Garrison Slate, who wanted a nationwide chain of research laboratories unconnected to the government or any business interests.^[1] 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 in the 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 cybernetic parts comes from S.T.A.R. Labs. These parts were also used to create cybernetic enhancements for Ron Evers.

The central branch in Metropolis is most likely one of the more recognizable branches, due to its connections to Superman and the various supervillains they hold. During the Armageddon 2001 event, the Metropolis branch was destroyed in the fight between Captain Atom and Monarch, but has since been rebuilt. Also, S.T.A.R. Labs offered help during the time when the Sun-Eater extinguished the sun.

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Locations

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

Austin, Texas (Silicone Hills): specializing in A.I., genetics, and metahuman studies.^{[citation needed]}
Bengaluru, India^[2]
Boston, Massachusetts^[3]
Central City, Missouri^[4]
Chicago, Illinois: specializing in research and technology.^[4]
Gotham City: specializing in weaponry.^[4]
Keystone City, Kansas^{[citation needed]}
Los Angeles, California: specializing in genetics and disease control.^[4]
Melbourne, Australia^{[citation needed]}
Metropolis (Queensland Park Borough, near Metropolis Harbor): specializing in marine biology.^{[citation needed]}
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.^{[citation needed]}
Midvale: specializing in robotics.^[5]
New Mexico: Contains a secret laboratory complex called "The Constellation".^[6]
New York City: specializing in research and technology.^[4]
Phoenix, Arizona: specializing in meteorology and natural disasters.^[4]
Salt Lake City, Utah: specializing in computer science.^[7]
San Diego, California: specializing in chemical research.^[4]
San Francisco, California: specializing in studying meta-humans.^[4]
Seattle, Washington: specializing in studying psychology and psionics.^{[citation needed]}
Silicon Valley, California ^[8]
Sydney, Australia^[9]
Taos, New Mexico (Earth-16): specializing in Zeta-Beam technology.^[10]
Tokyo, Japan^[11]
Tulsa, Oklahoma^[12]
Wichita, Kansas: specializing in computer engineering.^[4]

Among the dismantled or otherwise inactive facilities:

Detroit, Michigan: specializing in physics research. Shut down in 2004.^{[citation needed]}
(Unnamed), Kansas^[13]

Paraphernalia

Equipment: Various scientific equipment

Trivia

S.T.A.R Labs's logo has been updated, and is the same logo for S.T.A.R Labs in the CW series The Flash.^[17]

Links

S.T.A.R. Labs at Wikipedia

Footnotes

[1] Who's Who in the DC Universe #4

[2] Tech City: specializing in A.I.,M.L and Deep Learning.

[3] Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #82

[atlas-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 ^4.7 ^4.8 Atlas of the DC Universe

[5] Superman Family #194

[6] Young Justice (Volume 3) #14

[7] The Flash (Volume 2) #3

[8] S.T.A.R. Corps #3

[9] Adventures of Superman #643

[10] Young Justice (TV Series) Episode: Alienated

[11] Adventures of Superman #453

[12] Justice League of America (Volume 2) #20

[13] Action Comics #522

[Adventure454-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Adventure Comics #454

[15] Karate Kid #12

[16] Superman (1988 TV Series) Episode: Fugitive from Space/The Supermarket

[17] The Flash (Volume 5) #27

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