Well, we go by the year on the OP. Since it is wartime, then I suppose that the scale is slower.
I think it's fair to say that since it's been a few days and it is explicitly states 1 day = 1 year, research is allowed. Maybe due to wartime, it might be one year behind, but honestly... ah nevermind.
*cough* Ahem....
Due to gravity-related personnel injuries, Gravitatium research has been suspended in order to find a safer way to test it. Apparently when applying pressure the mechanical arm slipped and sent the ingot flying, hitting someone. The immense pressure of this and the impact created a considerable amount of gravity, causing damage to equipment and throwing others off-balance. Off course, gravity implosions are not good for people, either. Caused them to slip and it messes with the ear.
In the mean time, we'll be researching safety equipment like this and other projects like it.
(We, of course, being Epsilon, not HTAU)