[Home](./index.md) > [bitburner](./bitburner.md) > [OfficeAPI](./bitburner.officeapi.md) > [research](./bitburner.officeapi.research.md) ## OfficeAPI.research() method Purchase a research. Some research is only available for product industries. This function does not do anything if you purchase that research for a material industry. **Signature:** ```typescript research(divisionName: string, researchName: CorpResearchName): void; ``` ## Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
divisionName	string	Name of the division
researchName	[CorpResearchName](./bitburner.corpresearchname.md)	Name of the research

**Returns:** void ## Remarks RAM cost: 20 GB