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strict definition
scientific research
Spaces dedicated to professional research in medicine and the pure sciences, including laboratory and observational inquiry.
Scientific research facilities are spaces dedicated to professional research in the pure sciences, including medicine, biology, physics, chemistry, and astronomy.
The facility is intended for scientific inquiry. Medical research is part of this work, while technological research concerns applications outside medicine.
The research purpose distinguishes the facility from ordinary classroom teaching or routine application of established knowledge. A research institution can also contain teaching and administrative spaces with those different functions.
More specific definitions
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biomedical research
A facility devoted to experiments and studies in medicine, life sciences, and/or biology. -
botanical research
A scientific research facility studying plants, algae, or fungi, including their metabolism, genetics, and life cycles. -
chemical research
A facility devoted to experiments and studies in chemistry and material science. -
climate research
A facility devoted to experiments and studies about weather systems and climatological dynamics. -
ecologic research
A facility devoted to studies about communities of living organisms and their environments. -
geophysical research
A facility devoted to experiments and studies about the Earth using physical methods. -
observatory
A site for telescopic or other observation and visual exploration of outer space. -
particle accelerator
A large-scale collider which propels subatomic particles in a high-energy beam for research in physics.
Related definitions
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dry laboratory
Space for testing and experimentation of electronics and other inorganic and non-reactive materials. -
measurement station
Sites equipped for recording, observing, or measuring local phenomena or information from a particular vantage point. -
medical testing
Places designated for laboratory testing for medical purposes, usually not in the presence of patients. -
product testing
Facilities where inventions, new technologies, and manufactured products are tested. -
technological research
Places for academic, institutional, or commercial research and development in technology and applied sciences. -
wet laboratory
Laboratory space needing water, direct ventilation, and special piped utilities, with the stated biosafety-level exclusions.