/* Core positioning and About laboratory system */
.positioning-lab-system { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; gap: 10px 12px; align-items: center; margin: var(--space-4) 0; padding: 14px; border: 1px solid rgba(173,171,185,.18); background: rgba(16,22,34,.72); }
.positioning-lab-cell { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; min-width: 0; padding: 10px; border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--node-ch) 42%, transparent); background: rgba(255,255,255,.018); }
.positioning-lab-cell b { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 32px; height: 32px; flex: 0 0 auto; border: 1px solid var(--node-ch); color: var(--node-ch); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; }
.positioning-lab-cell span { color: #f2f0f2; font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.15; }
.positioning-lab-cell small { display: block; margin-top: 4px; color: rgba(173,171,185,.62); font-size: .6rem; font-weight: 400; }
.positioning-lab-system > i { color: rgba(107,109,127,.72); font-style: normal; text-align: center; }
.positioning-lab-system > i:nth-of-type(2) { display: none; }
.positioning-lab-system > p { grid-column: 1 / -1; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin: 2px 0 0; padding-top: 10px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(173,171,185,.13); color: rgba(173,171,185,.78); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .65rem; line-height: 1.5; }
.positioning-lab-system > p i { width: 7px; height: 7px; flex: 0 0 auto; border-radius: 50%; background: #adabb9; box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(173,171,185,.62); animation: core-status 2s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes core-status { 50% { opacity: .35; transform: scale(.72); } }

.about-lab-hero { position: relative; min-height: clamp(640px, 78vh, 920px); display: flex; align-items: center; overflow: hidden; contain: paint; border-bottom-color: rgba(173,171,185,.18); background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 73% 46%, rgba(48,57,73,.24), transparent 36%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 56% 72%, rgba(136,124,135,.1), transparent 38%), linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(2,2,3,.04), #020203 88%); }
.about-hero-grid { position: absolute; inset: 0; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(107,109,127,.08) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(107,109,127,.08) 1px, transparent 1px); background-size: 56px 56px; transform: perspective(720px) rotateX(62deg) scaleY(1.55); transform-origin: center bottom; opacity: .31; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 0 30%, rgba(0,0,0,.55) 51%, transparent 78%); mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 0 30%, rgba(0,0,0,.55) 51%, transparent 78%); }
.about-hero-inner { position: relative; z-index: 1; box-sizing: border-box; width: 100%; max-width: none; min-height: clamp(600px, 73vh, 820px); padding: clamp(5.75rem, 11vh, 9rem) clamp(1.5rem, 7vw, 9rem) clamp(3.5rem, 7vh, 6rem); }
.about-lab-hero .eyebrow { position: relative; z-index: 2; color: rgba(173,171,185,.72); }
.about-lab-hero .page-title { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(31rem, 39vw); max-width: none; font-size: clamp(2.8rem, 4vw, 5.25rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: .9; letter-spacing: -.055em; text-wrap: balance; }
.about-hero-manifesto { position: relative; z-index: 2; width: min(27rem, 30vw); max-width: none; margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3.2vh, 2.75rem); color: rgba(173,171,185,.82); font-size: clamp(.98rem, 1.15vw, 1.16rem); line-height: 1.78; }
.about-robot-stage { position: absolute; z-index: 1; right: 0; top: -9%; width: min(75%, 1050px); height: 122%; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; }
.about-robot-stage::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 3% 0 1% 12%; z-index: 0; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 62% 48%, rgba(76,135,255,.19), transparent 60%); filter: blur(32px); }
#about-robot-canvas { position: absolute; z-index: 1; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; filter: contrast(112%) saturate(118%); }
.about-narrative { max-width: 920px; }
.about-equation { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(7, auto); align-items: center; gap: clamp(8px, 2vw, 24px); margin-block: var(--space-5) !important; color: #f2f0f2 !important; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: clamp(.78rem, 1.5vw, 1.1rem); letter-spacing: .1em; }
.about-equation span { padding-bottom: 8px; border-bottom: 1px solid #adabb9; }
.about-equation i { color: rgba(107,109,127,.72); font-style: normal; }
.about-section-head { margin-bottom: var(--space-4); }

.director-specimen { position: relative; grid-template-columns: minmax(360px, .98fr) minmax(0, 1.02fr); gap: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 6rem); padding: 0; border: 0; background: transparent; }
.director-specimen::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 8% -8% 0 22%; z-index: -1; background: radial-gradient(circle at 32% 50%, rgba(136,124,135,.1), transparent 36%), radial-gradient(circle at 68% 54%, rgba(84,91,110,.1), transparent 42%); }
.director-specimen .director-photo { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; min-height: 540px; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; border: 0; border-radius: 22px; background: transparent; perspective: 1100px; transform-style: preserve-3d; transform: rotateX(0deg) rotateY(0deg); transition: transform 360ms cubic-bezier(.18,.82,.2,1), filter 360ms ease, box-shadow 360ms ease; }
.director-specimen .director-photo::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: inherit; z-index: 4; pointer-events: none; box-shadow: inset 0 0 140px rgba(107,109,127,.22), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(242,240,242,.16); opacity: 0; transition: opacity 340ms ease; }
.director-specimen .director-photo::after { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; border-radius: inherit; background: radial-gradient(circle at 32% 30%, rgba(151,144,157,.14), transparent 52%); z-index: 1; mix-blend-mode: screen; pointer-events: none; opacity: .4; }
.director-specimen .director-photo img { position: absolute; z-index: 2; inset: 2%; width: 96%; height: 92%; object-fit: contain; object-position: center bottom; transform-origin: center 75%; transform: translateZ(0); transition: transform 360ms cubic-bezier(.19,.94,.2,1), filter 360ms ease; filter: drop-shadow(0 18px 36px rgba(0,0,0,.56)); }
.director-grid { position: absolute; z-index: 0; inset: 10% -8% 3% 4%; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(107,109,127,.08) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(107,109,127,.08) 1px, transparent 1px); background-size: 30px 30px; mask-image: radial-gradient(ellipse at center, #000 15%, transparent 72%); transform-style: preserve-3d; transition: transform 360ms ease; }
.director-scan { position: absolute; z-index: 3; left: 0; right: 0; height: 80px; background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(173,171,185,.12), transparent); mix-blend-mode: screen; animation: director-scan 6s linear infinite; transition: opacity 360ms ease; }
.director-coordinate { position: absolute; z-index: 4; left: 12px; color: rgba(173,171,185,.72); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.director-coordinate.top { top: 12px; }
.director-coordinate.bottom { bottom: 12px; }
.director-photo.is-tilting { transform: rotateX(calc(var(--director-tilt-x) * .9)) rotateY(calc(var(--director-tilt-y) * 1.05)); filter: saturate(128%) brightness(1.11); box-shadow: 0 16px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.55); }
.director-photo.is-tilting::before { opacity: .8; }
.director-photo.is-tilting::after { opacity: .78; }
.director-photo.is-tilting .director-grid { transform: scale(1.03) rotate(0.28deg); opacity: .72; }
.director-photo.is-tilting .director-scan { opacity: .96; }
.director-photo.is-tilting img { transform: translateZ(34px) rotateX(calc(-1 * var(--director-tilt-x) * .38)) rotateY(calc(-1 * var(--director-tilt-y) * .38)); }
.director-specimen .director-meta { padding: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 3rem) 0; }
.director-specimen .director-meta h2 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 7vw, 6.8rem); line-height: .9; }
.director-specimen .d-quote { max-width: 48ch; font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.6vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.8; }
.director-signals { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 1px; margin-top: var(--space-5); background: rgba(232,241,240,.12); }
.director-signals span { padding: 13px 10px; background: #080b0a; color: rgba(232,241,240,.6); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .64rem; }
.director-signals b { color: #adabb9; margin-right: 7px; }
@keyframes director-scan { from { top: -80px; } to { top: calc(100% + 20px); } }

.about-lab-specimens { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: clamp(1rem, 2vw, 1.5rem); }
.lab-specimen { position: relative; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(232,241,240,.14); background: #070908; transition: border-color .3s ease, transform .3s ease; }
.lab-specimen:hover { border-color: var(--spec-ch); transform: translateY(-4px); }
.lab-specimen-visual { position: relative; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232,241,240,.12); background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 48%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--spec-ch) 8%, transparent), transparent 58%), #03070a; box-shadow: inset 0 0 70px rgba(0,0,0,.66); }
.lab-specimen-visual::after { content: ""; position: absolute; z-index: 2; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.035), transparent 18%, transparent 78%, rgba(0,0,0,.2)), repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0 3px, rgba(255,255,255,.012) 3px 4px); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px color-mix(in srgb, var(--spec-ch) 10%, transparent); mix-blend-mode: screen; }
.lab-specimen-visual canvas { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; filter: saturate(112%) contrast(108%); transition: filter .45s ease, transform .55s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1); }
.lab-specimen:hover .lab-specimen-visual canvas { filter: saturate(132%) contrast(114%) brightness(1.08); transform: scale(1.018); }
.lab-specimen-copy { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 72px 1fr; gap: 8px 18px; padding: clamp(1.1rem, 2.4vw, 2rem); }
.lab-specimen-copy > b { grid-row: span 2; color: var(--spec-ch); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .1em; }
.lab-specimen-copy h3 { font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.6rem); line-height: 1; }
.lab-specimen-copy p { max-width: 46ch; color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: var(--fs-caption); line-height: 1.65; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  /* On compact screens, keep the portrait beside the profile instead of
     allowing a full-width image to take over an entire scroll length. */
  .director-specimen { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr); gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 1.75rem); align-items: end; }
  .director-specimen .director-photo { width: 100%; min-height: 0; max-height: 430px; aspect-ratio: 3 / 4; }
  .director-specimen .director-photo img { inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 8%; }
  .director-specimen .director-meta { padding: 0 0 .35rem; }
  .director-specimen .director-meta h2 { font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 6vw, 4.2rem); }
  .director-specimen .d-quote { font-size: clamp(.94rem, 1.8vw, 1.1rem); line-height: 1.65; }
  .director-signals { margin-top: var(--space-3); }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .positioning-lab-system { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .positioning-lab-system > i { display: none; }
  .about-lab-hero { min-height: 680px; align-items: flex-start; }
  .about-lab-hero .page-title, .about-hero-manifesto { width: auto; max-width: 100%; }
  .about-lab-hero .page-title { font-size: clamp(3.1rem, 16vw, 5.6rem); text-wrap: balance; text-shadow: 0 2px 24px rgba(3,5,8,.92); }
  .about-hero-manifesto { max-width: 88%; text-shadow: 0 2px 15px #030508; }
  .about-robot-stage { position: absolute; right: -36%; top: 9%; width: 138%; height: 86%; margin: 0; opacity: .80; }
  .about-robot-stage::before { inset: 6% 1% 4% 18%; }
  .about-hero-inner { min-height: 680px; padding-top: 5.25rem; padding-bottom: 2.5rem; transform: none; }
  .about-equation { grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; }
  .about-equation span:nth-of-type(3), .about-equation span:nth-of-type(4), .about-equation i:nth-of-type(3) { margin-top: 6px; }
  .about-lab-specimens { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .director-specimen { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .8fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr); gap: 1rem; }
  .director-specimen .director-photo { min-height: 0; max-height: 340px; }
  .director-specimen .director-meta h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 2.8rem); }
  .director-specimen .d-title { margin-bottom: .4rem; }
  .director-specimen .d-quote { display: none; }
  .director-signals { display: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .positioning-lab-system > p i, .director-scan { animation: none; }
}

/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
   About page / editorial immersion pass
   The sections below intentionally stop behaving like repeated cards.  Their
   different densities give each part of the story its own pace instead. */
.about-narrative-section { overflow: hidden; padding-block: clamp(7rem, 15vh, 13rem) !important; }
.about-narrative-section::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 12% 0; pointer-events: none; background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 8%, rgba(107,109,127,.14) 8% calc(8% + 1px), transparent calc(8% + 1px) 100%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 12% 42%, rgba(84,91,110,.1), transparent 30%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 84% 64%, rgba(136,124,135,.08), transparent 34%); opacity: .9; }
.about-narrative-section .container { position: relative; }
.about-narrative { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(12, minmax(0, 1fr)); row-gap: clamp(1.75rem, 4vh, 3.5rem); max-width: none; }
.about-narrative p { grid-column: 5 / 12; max-width: 55ch; color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.32vw, 1.26rem); line-height: 1.85; }
.about-narrative .lede { grid-column: 1 / 10; max-width: 26ch; color: var(--text-primary); font-family: var(--font-display); font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 3.35vw, 4.2rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.02; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.about-narrative .about-equation { grid-column: 2 / -1; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; gap: .6em 1.15em; max-width: none; margin-block: clamp(1rem, 4vh, 3rem) !important; color: rgba(232,241,240,.92) !important; font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: clamp(.78rem, 1.2vw, 1.15rem); letter-spacing: .12em; }
.about-narrative .about-equation span { padding-bottom: .65em; border-bottom: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent) 70%, transparent); }
.about-narrative .about-equation i { color: rgba(232,241,240,.28); font-style: normal; }
.about-narrative p:last-child { grid-column: 7 / -1; max-width: 45ch; color: rgba(232,241,240,.55); font-size: clamp(.9rem, 1.03vw, 1.06rem); }

.about-director-section { padding-block: clamp(7rem, 14vh, 12rem) !important; background: linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(7,9,8,.08), rgba(20,23,30,.38) 52%, rgba(7,9,8,.12)); }
.about-director-section .about-section-head { width: min(100%, 82rem); margin-inline: auto; margin-bottom: clamp(3.5rem, 8vh, 7rem); }
.director-specimen { grid-template-columns: minmax(340px, .86fr) minmax(0, 1.14fr); gap: clamp(2.5rem, 9vw, 11rem); max-width: 82rem; margin-inline: auto; align-items: center; }
.director-specimen .director-photo { min-height: clamp(500px, 52vw, 740px); border-radius: 0; }
.director-specimen .director-meta h2 { max-width: 8ch; font-size: clamp(3.4rem, 6.4vw, 7.5rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: .88; letter-spacing: -.05em; }
.director-specimen .d-title { margin-bottom: clamp(1.5rem, 4vh, 3rem); color: var(--accent); font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .18em; }
.director-specimen .d-quote { max-width: 42ch; margin-top: clamp(2rem, 5vh, 4rem); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.36vw, 1.3rem); line-height: 1.8; }

.about-labs-section { overflow: hidden; padding-block: clamp(8rem, 16vh, 14rem) clamp(10rem, 20vh, 18rem) !important; }
.about-labs-section::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 15% 0 5%; pointer-events: none; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 16% 28%, rgba(255,45,120,.08), transparent 31%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 83% 49%, rgba(167,139,255,.08), transparent 30%), radial-gradient(ellipse at 33% 84%, rgba(255,180,84,.06), transparent 30%); }
.about-labs-section .container { position: relative; }
.about-labs-section .about-section-head { max-width: 84rem; margin-inline: auto; margin-bottom: clamp(4rem, 10vh, 9rem); }
.about-lab-specimens { align-items: start; gap: clamp(4rem, 8vw, 8rem) clamp(2rem, 5vw, 5rem); max-width: 88rem; margin-inline: auto; }
.lab-specimen { min-width: 0; overflow: visible; border: 0; background: transparent; }
.lab-specimen:hover { border-color: transparent; transform: none; }
.lab-specimen-visual { aspect-ratio: 16 / 11; border: 0; background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 48%, color-mix(in srgb, var(--spec-ch) 10%, transparent), transparent 62%), #03070a; box-shadow: inset 0 -90px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.62), 0 34px 80px rgba(0,0,0,.22); }
.lab-specimen-visual::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,.035), transparent 18%, transparent 64%, rgba(3,4,5,.76)), repeating-linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0 3px, rgba(255,255,255,.012) 3px 4px); box-shadow: none; }
.lab-specimen-copy { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: .75rem; max-width: 36rem; padding: clamp(1.35rem, 2.8vw, 2.5rem) clamp(.25rem, 1vw, 1rem) 0; }
.lab-specimen-copy > b { grid-row: auto; color: var(--spec-ch); font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .15em; }
.lab-specimen-copy h3 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.8vw, 4.3rem); font-weight: 500; line-height: .95; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.lab-specimen-copy p { max-width: 38ch; font-size: clamp(.92rem, 1.02vw, 1.06rem); line-height: 1.75; }

.about-ecosystem-section { position: relative; padding-block: clamp(8rem, 16vh, 15rem) clamp(10rem, 18vh, 16rem) !important; overflow: hidden; background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 50% 40%, rgba(84,91,110,.1), transparent 44%); }
.about-ecosystem-section .section-head, .about-ecosystem-section .group-sub, .about-ecosystem-section .group-map { max-width: 84rem; margin-inline: auto; }
.about-ecosystem-section .section-head { margin-bottom: clamp(2.5rem, 6vh, 5rem); }
.about-ecosystem-section .group-sub { margin-bottom: clamp(3rem, 8vh, 7rem); font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.28rem); line-height: 1.75; }
.about-ecosystem-section .group-map { gap: clamp(1.75rem, 4vw, 4.5rem); margin-top: 0; padding-left: clamp(1rem, 5vw, 5rem); background: transparent; border: 0; }
.about-ecosystem-section .gm-tier { grid-template-columns: 118px minmax(0, 1fr); background: transparent; }
.about-ecosystem-section .gm-key { justify-content: flex-start; padding: 1.2rem 1rem 1.2rem 0; border-right: 0; }
.about-ecosystem-section .gm-key::before { background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(232,241,240,.34) 15% 85%, transparent); }
.about-ecosystem-section .gm-nodes { gap: clamp(.75rem, 1.5vw, 1.4rem); background: transparent; }
.about-ecosystem-section .gm-node { min-height: 8.5rem; padding: clamp(1.25rem, 2.3vw, 2rem); background: linear-gradient(110deg, rgba(255,255,255,.035), transparent 72%); border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(232,241,240,.16); }
.about-ecosystem-section .gm-node > i { top: auto; width: 34px; height: 2px; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .about-lab-hero { min-height: min(780px, 100svh); }
  .about-hero-inner { min-height: min(780px, 100svh); padding: 5.5rem 1.5rem 3.5rem; }
  .about-lab-hero .page-title { width: min(100%, 10ch); font-size: clamp(3rem, 14.5vw, 4.7rem); }
  .about-hero-manifesto { width: min(88%, 28rem); margin-top: 1.5rem; }
  .about-robot-stage { right: -48%; top: 7%; width: 152%; height: 88%; opacity: .86; }
  .about-narrative-section, .about-director-section, .about-labs-section, .about-ecosystem-section { padding-block: clamp(5rem, 14vh, 8rem) !important; }
  .about-narrative { display: block; }
  .about-narrative p, .about-narrative .lede, .about-narrative p:last-child { max-width: none; }
  .about-narrative .lede { font-size: clamp(2rem, 8.6vw, 3.15rem); line-height: 1.08; }
  .about-narrative p:not(:first-child) { margin-top: 2rem; }
  .about-narrative .about-equation { gap: .8rem 1rem; margin-top: 2.75rem !important; }
  .director-specimen { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr); gap: 1rem; }
  .director-specimen .director-photo { min-height: 0; max-height: 440px; }
  .director-specimen .director-meta h2 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 9.4vw, 3.4rem); }
  .director-specimen .d-title { margin-bottom: 1rem; }
  .director-specimen .d-quote { display: none; }
  .about-labs-section .about-section-head { margin-bottom: 3.5rem; }
  .about-lab-specimens { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 5rem; }
  .lab-specimen-copy { padding-left: 0; }
  .lab-specimen-copy h3 { font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 10vw, 3.5rem); }
  .about-ecosystem-section .group-map { gap: 1.5rem; padding-left: 0; }
  .about-ecosystem-section .gm-tier { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .about-ecosystem-section .gm-key { padding: 0 0 .7rem; }
  .about-ecosystem-section .gm-key::before, .about-ecosystem-section .gm-key::after { display: none; }
  .about-ecosystem-section .gm-key b, .about-ecosystem-section .gm-key span { padding-left: 0; }
  .about-ecosystem-section .gm-node { min-height: auto; }
}