First look at Facebook's massive new R&D lab

MENLO PARK, Calif. — When you think about hardware, Facebook is likely not the first company that comes to mind. But the social network is now investing more in hardware development than ever before.

Facebook on Tuesday opened the doors to its new 22,000-square-foot hardware research and developmenty lab to reporters, offering a peek inside the company's huge new R&D space. Here, engineers from teams across Facebook will be able to work on new projects, from future versions of the Oculus to new components for the company's many data centers.