diff --git a/config/_file_loader.lua b/config/_file_loader.lua
index 746bbcb7..38857d22 100644
--- a/config/_file_loader.lua
+++ b/config/_file_loader.lua
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ return {
     'modules.addons.pollution-grading',
     'modules.addons.random-player-colours',
     -- GUI
-    'modules.gui.player-list',
     'modules.gui.rocket-info',
+    'modules.gui.science-info',
+    'modules.gui.player-list',
     'modules.commands.debug',
     -- Config Files
     'config.expcore-commands.auth_admin', -- commands tagged with admin_only are blocked for non admins
diff --git a/config/roles.lua b/config/roles.lua
index 532b2db5..dab32e8f 100644
--- a/config/roles.lua
+++ b/config/roles.lua
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ local default = Roles.new_role('Guest','')
     'command/report',
     'gui/player-list',
     'gui/rocket-info',
+    'gui/science-info',
 }
 
 --- Jail role
diff --git a/expcore/common.lua b/expcore/common.lua
index 8e8c6e72..41adffd5 100644
--- a/expcore/common.lua
+++ b/expcore/common.lua
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ function Public.format_time(ticks,options)
         seconds=false,
         long=false,
         time=false,
-        string=false
+        string=false,
+        null=false
     }
     -- Basic numbers that are used in calculations
     local max_days, max_hours, max_minutes, max_seconds = ticks/5184000, ticks/216000, ticks/3600, ticks/60
@@ -188,6 +189,13 @@ function Public.format_time(ticks,options)
     if not options.minutes then
         rtn_seconds = rtn_seconds + rtn_minutes*60
     end
+    -- Creates the null time format, does not work with long
+    if options.null and not options.long then
+        rtn_days='--'
+        rtn_hours='--'
+        rtn_minutes='--'
+        rtn_seconds='--'
+    end
     -- Format options
     local suffix = 'time-symbol-'
     local suffix_2 = '-short'
@@ -215,7 +223,7 @@ function Public.format_time(ticks,options)
             rtn_minutes = {suffix..'minutes'..suffix_2,rtn_minutes}
             rtn_seconds = {suffix..'seconds'..suffix_2,rtn_seconds}
         end
-    else
+    elseif not options.null then
         -- weather string or not it has same format
         rtn_days = string.format('%02d',rtn_days)
         rtn_hours = string.format('%02d',rtn_hours)
diff --git a/expcore/gui/left.lua b/expcore/gui/left.lua
index aeb528d3..b96e587c 100644
--- a/expcore/gui/left.lua
+++ b/expcore/gui/left.lua
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ end
 function LeftFrames._prototype:set_open_by_default(state)
     if state == false then
         self.open_by_default = false
+    elseif state == nil then
+        self.open_by_default = true
     else
         self.open_by_default = state
     end
@@ -282,7 +284,7 @@ Event.add(defines.events.on_player_created,function(event)
             define.events.on_draw(player,frame)
         end
 
-        if define.open_by_default == false then
+        if not define.open_by_default then
             frame.visible = false
         elseif type(define.open_by_default) == 'function' then
             if not define.open_by_default(player,define.name) then
diff --git a/locale/en/gui.cfg b/locale/en/gui.cfg
index e7e2aee4..32b8088a 100644
--- a/locale/en/gui.cfg
+++ b/locale/en/gui.cfg
@@ -51,4 +51,15 @@ progress-y-pos=Y __1__
 progress-label-tooltip=View on map
 progress-launched=Launched
 progress-caption=__1__%
-progress-tooltip=This silo has launched __1__ rockets
\ No newline at end of file
+progress-tooltip=This silo has launched __1__ rockets
+
+[science-info]
+main-caption=Science Packs
+main-tooltip=Science Info
+eta-caption=ETA:
+eta-tooltip=The estimated time left for the current research
+eta-time=T- __1__
+unit=__1__spm
+pos-tooltip=Total made: __1__
+neg-tooltip=Total used: __1__
+net-tooltip=Total net: __1__
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/gui/science-info.lua b/modules/gui/science-info.lua
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2775a168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gui/science-info.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,329 @@
+local Gui = require 'expcore.gui'
+local Event = require 'utils.event'
+local Colors = require 'resources.color_presets'
+local format_time = ext_require('expcore.common','format_time')
+local format_number = ext_require('util','format_number')
+
+local null_time_short = {'science-info.eta-time',format_time(0,{hours=true,minutes=true,seconds=true,time=true,null=true})}
+local null_time_long = format_time(0,{hours=true,minutes=true,seconds=true,long=true,null=true})
+
+local science_packs ={
+    red='automation-science-pack',
+    green='logistic-science-pack',
+    grey='military-science-pack',
+    blue='chemical-science-pack',
+    purple='production-science-pack',
+    yellow='utility-science-pack',
+    white='space-science-pack',
+}
+
+local function get_production_stats(player,science_pack)
+    local item_name = science_packs[science_pack]
+    local force = player.force
+    local stats = force.item_production_statistics
+    local total_made = stats.get_input_count(item_name)
+    local total_used = stats.get_output_count(item_name)
+    local minute_made = stats.get_flow_count{
+        name=item_name,
+        input=true,
+        precision_index=defines.flow_precision_index.one_minute,
+    }
+    local minute_used = stats.get_flow_count{
+        name=item_name,
+        input=false,
+        precision_index=defines.flow_precision_index.one_minute,
+    }
+    return {
+        total_made=total_made,
+        total_used=total_used,
+        total_net=total_made-total_used,
+        minute_made=minute_made,
+        minute_used=minute_used,
+        minute_net=minute_made-minute_used
+    }
+end
+
+local function get_font_colour(value,secondary)
+    if value > 1 then
+        return Colors.light_green
+    elseif value < -1 then
+        return Colors.indian_red
+    elseif secondary and secondary > 0 or not secondary and value ~= 0 then
+        return Colors.orange
+    else
+        return Colors.grey
+    end
+end
+
+local function generate_container(player,element)
+    Gui.set_padding(element,1,2,2,2)
+    element.style.minimal_width = 200
+
+    -- main container which contains the other elements
+    local container =
+    element.add{
+        name='container',
+        type='frame',
+        direction='vertical',
+        style='window_content_frame_packed'
+    }
+    Gui.set_padding(container)
+
+    -- main header for the gui
+    local header =
+    container.add{
+        name='header',
+        type='frame',
+        caption={'science-info.main-caption'},
+        style='subheader_frame'
+    }
+    Gui.set_padding(header,2,2,4,4)
+    header.style.horizontally_stretchable = true
+
+    -- main flow for the data
+    local flow =
+    container.add{
+        name='scroll',
+        type='scroll-pane',
+        direction='vertical',
+        horizontal_scroll_policy='never',
+        vertical_scroll_policy='auto-and-reserve-space'
+    }
+    Gui.set_padding(flow,1,1,2,2)
+    flow.style.horizontally_stretchable = true
+    flow.style.maximal_height = 185
+
+    -- table that stores all the data
+    local flow_table =
+    flow.add{
+        name='table',
+        type='table',
+        column_count=4
+    }
+    Gui.set_padding(flow_table)
+    flow_table.style.horizontally_stretchable = true
+    flow_table.style.vertical_align = 'center'
+
+    -- footer used to store the eta
+    local footer =
+    container.add{
+        name='footer',
+        type='frame',
+        style='subheader_frame'
+    }
+    Gui.set_padding(footer,2,2,4,4)
+    footer.style.horizontally_stretchable = true
+
+    -- label for the footer
+    footer.add{
+        name='eta-label',
+        type='label',
+        caption={'science-info.eta-caption'},
+        tooltip={'science-info.eta-tooltip'},
+        style='heading_1_label'
+    }
+
+    -- data for the footer
+    local right_align = Gui.create_right_align(footer,'eta')
+    local eta =
+    right_align.add{
+        name='label',
+        type='label',
+        caption=null_time_short,
+        tooltip=null_time_long,
+        style='heading_1_label'
+    }
+
+    return flow_table, eta
+end
+
+local function add_data_pair(element,name,value,secondary,tooltip)
+    local data_colour = get_font_colour(value,secondary)
+    local caption = format_number(math.round(value,1),true)
+
+    local surfix = caption:sub(-1)
+    if not tonumber(surfix) then
+        caption = caption:sub(1,-2)
+    else
+        surfix = ''
+    end
+
+    if value > 0 then
+        caption = '+'..caption
+    elseif value == 0 and caption:sub(1,1) == '-' then
+        caption = caption:sub(2)
+    end
+
+    if element[name] then
+        local data = element[name].label
+        data.caption = caption
+        data.tooltip = tooltip
+        data.style.font_color = data_colour
+        local label = element['spm-'..name]
+        label.caption = {'science-info.unit',surfix}
+        label.tooltip = tooltip
+        label.style.font_color = data_colour
+
+    else
+        -- right aligned number
+        local right_align = Gui.create_right_align(element,name)
+        local data =
+        right_align.add{
+            name='label',
+            type='label',
+            caption=caption,
+            tooltip=tooltip
+        }
+        data.style.font_color = data_colour
+
+        -- adds the unit onto the end
+        local label =
+        element.add{
+            name='spm-'..name,
+            type='label',
+            caption={'science-info.unit',surfix},
+            tooltip=tooltip
+        }
+        label.style.font_color = data_colour
+    end
+end
+
+local function generate_science_pack(player,element,pack_name)
+    local stats = get_production_stats(player,pack_name)
+    local item_name = science_packs[pack_name]
+    if stats.total_made > 0 then
+        local icon_style = 'quick_bar_slot_button'
+        if stats.minute_net > 1 then
+            icon_style = 'green_slot_button'
+        elseif stats.minute_net < -1 then
+            icon_style = 'red_slot_button'
+        elseif stats.minute_made > 0 then
+            icon_style = 'selected_slot_button'
+        end
+
+        local icon = element['icon-'..pack_name]
+
+        if icon then
+            icon.style = icon_style
+            icon.style.height = 55
+            if icon_style == 'quick_bar_slot_button' then
+                icon.style.width = 36
+                Gui.set_padding(icon,0,0,-2,-2)
+            end
+
+        else
+            icon =
+            element.add{
+                name='icon-'..pack_name,
+                type='sprite-button',
+                sprite='item/'..item_name,
+                tooltip={'item-name.'..item_name},
+                style=icon_style
+            }
+            icon.style.height = 55
+            if icon_style == 'quick_bar_slot_button' then
+                icon.style.width = 36
+                Gui.set_padding(icon,0,0,-2,-2)
+            end
+
+        end
+
+        local delta = element['delta-'..pack_name]
+
+        if not delta then
+            delta =
+            element.add{
+                name='delta-'..pack_name,
+                type='frame',
+                style='bordered_frame'
+            }
+            Gui.set_padding(delta,0,0,3,3)
+
+            local delta_table =
+            delta.add{
+                name='table',
+                type='table',
+                column_count=2
+            }
+            Gui.set_padding(delta_table)
+        end
+
+        add_data_pair(delta.table,'pos-'..pack_name,stats.minute_made,nil,{'science-info.pos-tooltip',stats.total_made})
+        add_data_pair(delta.table,'neg-'..pack_name,-stats.minute_used,nil,{'science-info.neg-tooltip',stats.total_used})
+        add_data_pair(element,'net-'..pack_name,stats.minute_net,stats.minute_made,{'science-info.net-tooltip',stats.total_net})
+    end
+end
+
+local function generate_eta(player,element)
+    local force = player.force
+    local research = force.current_research
+    if not research then
+        element.caption = null_time_short
+        element.tooltip = null_time_long
+
+    else
+        local progress = force.research_progress
+        local remaining = research.research_unit_count*(1-progress)
+        local limit
+
+        local stats = player.force.item_production_statistics
+        for _,ingredient in pairs(research.research_unit_ingredients) do
+            local pack_name = ingredient.name
+            local required = ingredient.amount * remaining
+            local consumed = stats.get_flow_count{
+                name=pack_name,
+                input=false,
+                precision_index=defines.flow_precision_index.one_minute,
+            }
+            if consumed == 0 then
+                limit = -1
+                break
+            end
+            local minutes = required / consumed
+            if not limit or limit < minutes then
+                limit = minutes
+            end
+        end
+
+        if not limit or limit == -1 then
+            element.caption = null_time_short
+            element.tooltip = null_time_long
+
+        else
+            local ticks = limit*3600
+            element.caption = {'science-info.eta-time',format_time(ticks,{hours=true,minutes=true,seconds=true,time=true})}
+            element.tooltip = format_time(ticks,{hours=true,minutes=true,seconds=true,long=true})
+
+        end
+    end
+end
+
+local science_info =
+Gui.new_left_frame('gui/science-info')
+:set_sprites('entity/lab')
+:set_direction('vertical')
+:set_tooltip{'science-info.main-tooltip'}
+:on_draw(function(player,element)
+    local table, eta = generate_container(player,element)
+
+    for pack_name,item_name in pairs(science_packs) do
+        generate_science_pack(player,table,pack_name)
+    end
+
+    generate_eta(player,eta)
+end)
+:on_update(function(player,element)
+    local container = element.container
+    local table = container.scroll.table
+    local eta = container.footer.eta.label
+
+    for pack_name,item_name in pairs(science_packs) do
+        generate_science_pack(player,table,pack_name)
+    end
+
+    generate_eta(player,eta)
+end)
+
+Event.on_nth_tick(60,science_info 'update_all')
+
+return science_info
\ No newline at end of file