Cold-Fusion Core: These blueprints can't possibly be correct. I don't even know where I would get these materials! Think of the possibilities though. If this had been completed before the war, we might have avoided the Great War in the first place. No, this couldn't possibly work. I will not dedicate my life to the pursuit of something so foolhardy.
If you have the ability to track down the components, you can unlock the power of cold fusion, a power source with 20 times the capacity of a normal Fusion Core, and capable of powering some of the most powerful energy weapon you have ever seen. The Prototype Cold-Fusion Core is extremely rare, and the weapons that can use it are each unique in the world of fallout. Find the materials, and build the Gatling Laser, Institute Laser, and Gauss Rifle mods to power them with cold fusion.

Modifiable Pipboy: I received one of these Pipboys today in trade with the local dwellers of Vault 81. They were certainly loathe to part with one, but now that I have it I cannot wait to begin unlocking its secrets. I will start by hooking up some of the more advanced targeting systems from a spare suit of power armor to it. I am sure this VATS can be used for more than just aiming a pistol.
Modify the Pipboy at the Armor station, and give it a variety of upgrades. I will be working on custom looks (materials) for the pipboy as well. If you have Legendary Modifications installed, you will be able to add legendary mods to it as well. You can also change the materials the Pipboy is made from, and make your Pipboy unique to you and only you! See the Pimp My Pipboy section for details. WARNING: Do not ever unequip the Pipboy, you may not be able to put it back on. Requirements for crafting will be the same as on power armor.

• Added an NPC craftable Pipboy under the Utility section of the Research station. It does not yet have all of the mods of the player one.
• Added specialized VATS cards, which can give a number of advantages like the LA VATS card which converts VATS into a passive critical bonus, ReTAA which slows time when you aim, GySSA which helps stabilize scoped aiming, and EnWIS for better energy weapon integration.
  

Combat and Synth Armor Mods: With armor this light, I know it will not offer the same kind of protection, but with some wires and a decent power source, I see no reason I cannot attach some of the more advanced combat systems to it. It would certainly help the covert troops. Not every operation can be approached with the banging of power armor.
Some power armor mods will be usable on armor pieces. Combat Armor and Synth armor will be able to receive these mods, but other armors may be able to use them as well, especially from other mods, depending on how they are set up. All power armor mods take the misc category. Requirements for crafting will be the same as on power armor. Jetpacks attached to these armors will be visible on your back.

Cybernetic Implants: Today, a business associate brought me two items of interest. They were called a cybernetic pain inhibitor and a cybernetic limb actuator. My associate says there was another, a brain implant, but it was destroyed. These two items fascinate me, and I feel I must unlock their potential. I never knew the institute was capable of making something like this. To think, there might actually be some benefit to mankind in their technology.
A brain implant, limb actuators and pain inhibitor take the various armor slots but show no model on your character. They provide protection against energy damage, poison damage, electrical damage, and radiation, but confer no bonuses to physical protection. They can be given an extra set of power armor modifications in place of the more advanced material modifications that most armor get. The otherwise useless cybernetic parts you find during the main quest (no spoilers) can be turned into components for crafting the implants. Crafting in the Research Station, it requires Science and the Medic perk.

• Now give your implants armor! Choose from any of the three sizes of combat armor and synth armor to add over your implants, as well as Kellog's special left arm armor. (More may be added on request.)
  

Special Addon Packs: Working with the brotherhood lately has had some perks. I now have access to some of their equipment, and I must say, this Energy Pack is my favorite. I hooked it into my laser rifle, and you would not believe the difference! I would look absolutely silly in that getup however, so I think I will take the pack off and use it by itself for now. Who knows, maybe I could give some of the others the same treatment.
Introducing 4 new standalone backpacks (taking slot 54), which each give unique bonuses and modification slots. There's a version coming from each of these outfits: Science Scribe (Energy Pack), Hazmat Suit (Air Tanks), Engineer Scribe (Fuel Tank), and the Field Scribe (Travel Pack). There's also a mining Helmet standalone light. Craft them at the Research Station under the Packs section, or the Utility section for the light.

Targeting Computers: I have finally found time to begin work on a personal project. I had a dream the other night of dancing lights in the sky. They were orbs of energy, moving all about as if alive. I began to wonder if it was possible, and so I began work on a way to magnetically guide energy projectiles. The computer itself is hefty, and makes it nearly impossible to aim the weapon manually, but all you need is a lock on, and you suddenly cannot miss!
Attach a Targeting Computer (like from the Missile Launcher) to certain energy weapons, and the projectiles will be guided straight towards the target. It can be attached to the Laser Musket, Laser Gun, Institute Laser Gun, Plasma Gun, and Alien Blaster. The targeting computer will also guide the Self Launching Missiles.

Laser Suppressors: I fear that I have encountered a major dilemma with my choice of weapon. Those beams of light are like a big red arrow pointing directly to me. How can I hope to take a shot of opportunity on an unsuspecting target, when I am drawing a line from me to him? God forbid I miss! I must begin work on a fix for this inherent flaw in my laser weapon, I am sure I will find a solution! Maybe if I shutter the photon beam like with a camera...
The laser suppressors are muzzle addons you can put onto the Laser Musket, Laser Gun, and Institute laser which shorten the beam into a bolt shape, and suppresses the sound the weapon makes. This makes the weapon more efficient for stealth attacks, and helps keep the attacker hidden. The Suppressors count as silencers on laser weapons, but the photon shuddering is incompatible with the targeting computers.

Zetan Energy Weapons: Today was my first encounter with a Doctor Cabot. He allowed me to take a look at a special weapon he'd been working on, and I was most impressed by the concept. Using that horrendously gaudy Gamma Gun as the basis however, that is something I cannot abide. I must begin work immediately on a way to harness this form of radiation in a more elegant fashion!
Once you complete the above quest, you will gain access to the ability to create Zetan capacitors for your Gatling Laser, Laser Gun, Laser Musket, and even the Alien Blaster. These modifications use Gamma Rounds as ammo, but stagger enemies and do a small amount of radiation damage.

Cloning Canisters: I am not entirely sure I should be documenting this. I had a visit from some "people" that I dare not mention. They wanted me to work on a project allowing them to store creatures inside of a bio canister. Honestly, if they weren't threatening my life, I would have never done it, but I cannot deny the implications. To think, you can just keep a whole Gorilla in your back pocket!
Create new cloning canisters from biomaterial you find around the wasteland. Clone creatures using their meat or eggs, and then store their material in a canister for later use. Crafted on the Research Station. You can even place them in your settlements as pets (found in the Guard Post section of Defense).

Throwable Mini-nuke: It dawn on me one day, the super mutants learned how to modify the mini-nukes for their suiciders. Super mutants, the least intelligent of the bipedals on this blasted out crater of a planet, figured out how to utilize their destructive power without the aid of a Fat Man. Now, I know the risks, and you should too, but hear me out. When you throw this, and you won't be able to throw it very far, run - like - hell!
Craft the Mini-Nuke Grenade at the Research station from a mini nuke and a circuit. They work like grenades, but can't be thrown very far. You were warned that these things are insanely clumsy. Don't blow yourself up!

Self Launching Missiles: I have extended my research of throwable ordinance to launching missiles without a launcher. I know, such a silly idea, but it worked! I have to attach stabilizers to the missiles of course, but they work beautifully once airborn. They are admittedly difficult to aim however. Perhaps some kind of guidance system would help with this?
Craft Self Launching Missiles at the Research station just like the Mini-Nuke Grenades. These are throwable missiles that can home in on targets if you are using a Targeting Computer on your firearm. See below on how to use the targeting computer.