Gizmonic Institute, sometimes shortened to Gizmonics, is a top research laboratory. The institute is housed in a large building, shaped both like an a gear and like the letter 'G'. It stands about seven floors above ground, with at least 13 sub-basements. The institute has research and development in almost everything from bio-spheres to orbiting satellites, with advanced materials such as high-density Kevlar and molybdenum.