Editing Simple research bench

{{infobox main|production|
|name = Simple research bench
|image = ResearchBench.png
|imagesize = 256px
|description = A simple bench with writing implements and simple measurement devices. Colonists work here to discover new things.
|type = Building
|type2 = Production
|placeable = true
|path cost = 50
|passability = pass through only
|cover = 0.5
|minifiable = true
|size = 3 ˣ 2
|mass base = 20
|flammability = 1
|hp = 250
|sell price multiplier = 0.7
|efficiency = 0.75
|terrain affordance = medium
|work to make = 2800
|stuff tags = Metallic, Woody, Stony
|resource 1 = Stuff
|resource 1 amount = 75
|resource 2 = Steel
|resource 2 amount = 25
}}
A '''simple research bench''' is a Production bench at which your [[colonist]]s (not [[prisoner]]s) can [[research]] new technology. Once you've selected a project in the [[Research]] tab, your research-capable colonists will operate the bench when not otherwise occupied. Multiple researchers can contribute toward a project at the same time, so long as sufficient research benches are available and/or double shifts. Simple research benches are incapable of researching certain advanced technologies. Getting further along on the research tree requires using a [[hi-tech research bench]]. It produces research at only 75% the rate of the high-tech research bench.

Building research benches outdoors imposes a x0.75 penalty to research speed. Indoors, the cleanliness of the room the bench is in comes into play, granting modifiers ranging from x0.75 for ''very dirty'' rooms to x1.09 for ''sterile''. You can reinstall them at convenience. Because research projects are such long-term projects, it is strongly advised you place [[dining chair]]s or [[armchair]]s at each bench to keep your researchers [[comfort]]able.
==Acquisition== 
The simple research bench is built with {{Required Resources}} in {{Ticks|{{P|Work To Make}}}}.
==Analysis== 
The simple research bench should be one of the first things to be set up in a new base, after building beds, a cookhouse, storage, and, possibly, a freezer. Multiple research benches can be used concurrently; as soon as you have the manpower to spare, you may want to have 2 researchers operating at once.

However, [[hi-tech research bench]]es research faster; as soon as you finish the [[Research#Microelectronics|Microelectronics]] research, simple benches should be replaced. Also, hi-tech research benches are outright required for a majority of technologies past Microelectronics.

If resources are tight, but several researchers are available, old simple research benches can be retained in order to research less complex technologies (such as [[hydroponics]], [[firefoam]], and [[prosthetics]]). Simple and hi-tech research benches may be used together, though pawns will automatically abandon any simple benches when hi-tech is required.

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== Version history ==
* [[Version/0.12.906|0.12.906]] - Sprite changed
* [[Version/0.13.1135|0.13.1135]] - Renamed/split into simple and hi-tech.
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OldResearch.png|Old Research Bench Texture
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