/* =========================================================
   VFORCE SYSTEMS COMPLETE WEBSITE
   ========================================================= */

:root {
    --primary: #28b66f;        /* fills, buttons, borders, and text on navy */
    --primary-dark: #1d8f55;
    --primary-ink: #17794a;    /* green TEXT on light surfaces - 5.4:1 on white */
    --navy: #071b2d;
    --navy-2: #0d2f49;
    --blue: #185287;
    --text: #536773;
    --muted: #5e6f79;
    --light: #f3f6f8;
    --line: #d9e2e8;
    --white: #ffffff;
    --shadow: 0 18px 42px rgba(7, 27, 45, 0.10);
    --container: 1240px;

    /* Heading scale. The homepage hero is the loudest thing on the site;
       interior page heroes sit one step below it, section headings below that. */
    --h1-home: clamp(2.9rem, 4.8vw, 4.45rem);
    --h1-page: clamp(2.6rem, 4.2vw, 3.9rem);
    --h2:      clamp(2.35rem, 4vw, 3.55rem);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; overflow-y: scroll; }
body { margin: 0; color: var(--text); background: #fff; font-family: "Inter", sans-serif; line-height: 1.7; }
img { max-width: 100%; }
a { color: inherit; }
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 { margin-top: 0; color: var(--navy); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.018em; }
p { margin-top: 0; }
.container { max-width: var(--container); }
.skip-link { position: fixed; top: 8px; left: 8px; z-index: 5000; padding: 10px 14px; color: #fff; background: var(--navy); transform: translateY(-140%); }
.skip-link:focus { transform: translateY(0); }

/* Header */
.site-topbar { color: rgba(255,255,255,.76); background: var(--navy); font-size: .78rem; }
.site-topbar-inner { display: flex; min-height: 36px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.site-topbar span { display: inline-flex; gap: 9px; align-items: center; }
.site-topbar i { color: var(--primary); }
.navbar-brand { display: flex; width: 240px; min-height: 78px; padding: 10px 28px 10px 18px; align-items: center; justify-content: flex-start; overflow: visible; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff; }
.vforce-logo { display: block; width: auto; height: 43px; max-width: 195px; object-fit: contain; }
.site-navbar .nav-link { position: relative; display: flex; min-height: 78px; padding: 0 15px !important; align-items: center; color: #53606a !important; font-size: .71rem; font-weight: 600 !important; letter-spacing: .05em; text-transform: uppercase; white-space: nowrap; }
.site-navbar .nav-link::after { position: absolute; right: 17px; bottom: 0; left: 17px; height: 3px; content: ""; background: var(--primary); transform: scaleX(0); transition: transform .2s ease; }
.site-navbar .nav-link:hover, .site-navbar .nav-link.active { color: var(--navy) !important; }
.site-navbar .nav-link:hover::after, .site-navbar .nav-link.active::after { transform: scaleX(1); }
.navbar-cta:hover { color: #fff; background: var(--blue); }

/* Common components */
.section-kicker, .hero-kicker { margin: 0 0 16px; color: var(--primary-ink); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.hero-kicker, .page-hero .section-kicker, .research-hero .section-kicker, .ip-section .section-kicker, .vforce-role .section-kicker, .partnership-model .section-kicker, .final-cta .section-kicker, .research-cta .section-kicker { color: var(--primary); }
.section-kicker-light { color: #62d496; }
.section-heading { max-width: 820px; margin-bottom: 48px; }
.section-heading h2, .split-heading h2 { margin-bottom: 18px; font-size: var(--h2); line-height: 1.03; }
.section-heading > p:last-child, .split-heading > p { color: var(--text); font-size: .98rem; line-height: 1.8; }
.centered-heading { margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; }
.section-lead { color: #425866; font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.8; }
.split-heading { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.1fr) minmax(320px, .75fr); gap: 80px; margin-bottom: 50px; align-items: end; }
.button { display: inline-flex; min-height: 50px; padding: 14px 22px; gap: 14px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border: 1px solid transparent; border-radius: 2px; font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .075em; line-height: 1.3; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; transition: .2s ease; }
.button-primary { color: #04140c; background: var(--primary); border-color: var(--primary); }
.button-primary:hover { color: #fff; background: #14507f; border-color: #14507f; }
.button-dark { color: #fff; background: var(--navy); border-color: var(--navy); }
.button-dark:hover { color: #fff; background: var(--blue); border-color: var(--blue); }
.text-link { display: inline-flex; gap: 11px; align-items: center; color: var(--primary-ink); font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; }
.text-link:hover { color: var(--blue); }
.fine-print, .application-caution, .form-note { color: #5b6c76; font-size: .8rem; line-height: 1.65; }

/* Home hero */
.home-hero { position: relative; min-height: 610px; overflow: hidden; background: url("../img/hero-screenshot.jpg") center / cover no-repeat; }
.home-hero-media { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; filter: saturate(.75) contrast(1.05); }
.home-hero-overlay { position: absolute; inset: 0; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7,27,45,.96) 0%, rgba(7,27,45,.78) 47%, rgba(7,27,45,.2) 100%); }
.home-hero-overlay::after { position: absolute; inset: 0; content: ""; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.035) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.035) 1px, transparent 1px); background-size: 48px 48px; }
.home-hero-content { position: relative; z-index: 2; display: flex; min-height: 610px; align-items: center; padding-top: 58px; padding-bottom: 58px; }
.home-hero h1 span { display: block; }
.hero-lead { max-width: 830px; margin-bottom: 28px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.86); font-size: 1.09rem; line-height: 1.68; text-wrap: pretty; }
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.hero-video-credit { position: absolute; right: 24px; bottom: 16px; z-index: 3; margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.48); font-size: .62rem; }
.hero-video-credit a { color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); }

/* Partnership feature */
.partnership-feature { padding: 100px 0; background: #fff; }
.partnership-feature-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(380px, .85fr); gap: 72px; align-items: center; }
.partnership-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: var(--h2); line-height: 1.02; }
.partnership-funding { display: flex; margin: 30px 0 22px; gap: 17px; align-items: center; }
.partnership-funding strong { color: var(--navy); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-size: 2.35rem; line-height: 1; }
.partnership-funding span { max-width: 210px; color: var(--muted); font-size: .82rem; line-height: 1.4; }
.partnership-panel { overflow: hidden; background: var(--light); border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.partner-logo-panel { display: flex; min-height: 166px; padding: 32px 40px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.partner-logo { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; max-height: 100%; object-fit: contain; }
.partner-logo-aea { max-width: 372px; }
.partner-logo-rmit { max-width: 258px; }
.partnership-deliverables { padding: 30px 34px 32px; }
.mini-label { margin-bottom: 15px; color: var(--navy); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.partnership-deliverables ul { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.partnership-deliverables li { position: relative; padding: 10px 0 10px 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.partnership-deliverables li::before,
.application-benefits li::before {
    position: absolute;
    top: 8px;
    left: 0;
    content: "–";
    color: var(--primary-ink);
    font-family: "Inter", sans-serif;
    font-size: 1rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Credibility */
.credibility-strip { background: var(--navy); }
.credibility-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0,1fr)); border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); border-left: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.credibility-grid article { min-height: 245px; padding: 40px 28px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
.credibility-grid article:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.credibility-grid span { display: block; margin-bottom: 24px; color: var(--primary); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.credibility-grid h2 { min-height: 2.4em; margin-bottom: 14px; color: #fff; font-size: 1.35rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.credibility-grid p { margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); font-size: .86rem; line-height: 1.7; }

/* Technology cards */
.technology-overview { padding: 105px 0 110px; background: #fff; }
.technology-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 26px; }
.technology-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--light); transition: transform .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease; }
.technology-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.technology-card-media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; overflow: hidden; background: #eaf0f3; }
.technology-card-media img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; transition: transform .35s ease; }
.technology-card:hover .technology-card-media img { transform: scale(1.035); }
.technology-card:hover .technology-card-media-concept img { transform: none; }
.technology-card-body { display: flex; flex: 1; padding: 30px 32px 32px; flex-direction: column; border-top: 4px solid var(--primary); }
.technology-card-body > span { margin-bottom: 14px; color: var(--primary-ink); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.technology-card-body h3 { margin-bottom: 14px; font-size: 1.55rem; line-height: 1.18; }
.technology-card-body p { font-size: .88rem; }
.technology-card-body a { margin-top: auto; color: var(--primary-ink); font-size: .78rem; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* Awards */
.awards-section { padding: 105px 0; background: linear-gradient(rgba(7,27,45,.025) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(7,27,45,.025) 1px, transparent 1px), var(--light); background-size: 42px 42px; }
.awards-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 24px; }
.award-card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; overflow: hidden; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 4px solid var(--primary); transition: transform .2s ease, box-shadow .2s ease; }
.award-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.award-media { display: flex; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; padding: 30px 34px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.award-media img { width: auto; height: auto; max-width: 100%; max-height: 118px; object-fit: contain; }
.award-body { flex: 1; padding: 30px; }
.award-body span { color: var(--primary-ink); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.award-body h3 { min-height: 2.3em; margin: 10px 0 14px; font-size: 1.5rem; line-height: 1.15; }
.award-body p { margin: 0; font-size: .86rem; }
.awards-link-row { margin-top: 30px; text-align: center; }

/* Commercialisation and founder */
.commercialisation-pathway { padding: 105px 0; background: #fff; }
.pathway-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0,1fr)); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.pathway-grid article { min-height: 260px; padding: 38px 34px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.pathway-grid span { color: var(--primary-ink); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-size: 1.15rem; font-weight: 700; }
.pathway-grid h3 { margin: 23px 0 13px; font-size: 1.55rem; }
.founder-section { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--light); }
.founder-grid { display: grid; padding: 46px; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .52fr) minmax(0, 1.48fr); gap: 46px; align-items: center; overflow: hidden; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.founder-media { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; overflow: hidden; }
.founder-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top; }
.founder-copy { display: flex; padding: 0; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
.founder-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: var(--h2); }
.founder-actions { display: flex; margin-top: 24px; gap: 20px; align-items: center; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* Final CTA */
.final-cta, .research-cta { padding: 78px 0; background: var(--navy); }
.final-cta-inner, .research-cta-inner { display: flex; gap: 45px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; }
.final-cta h2, .research-cta h2 { max-width: 760px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #fff; font-size: var(--h2); }
.final-cta p, .research-cta p { max-width: 800px; margin-bottom: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); }

/* Generic page hero */
.page-hero { position: relative; padding: 105px 0; overflow: hidden; color: #fff; background: var(--navy); }
.page-hero::before, .research-hero::before { position: absolute; inset: 0; content: ""; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,.035) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,.035) 1px, transparent 1px); background-size: 48px 48px; }
.page-hero .container, .research-hero .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }
.page-hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.15fr) minmax(360px,.85fr); gap: 70px; align-items: center; }
.page-hero-copy { max-width: 920px; }
.page-hero h1 { max-width: 900px; margin-bottom: 22px; color: #fff; font-size: var(--h1-page); line-height: 1.02; }
.page-hero p { max-width: 820px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.8; }
.page-hero-media { display: flex; min-height: 360px; padding: 34px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); }
.page-hero-media img { max-height: 310px; object-fit: contain; }
.page-hero-technology { background: linear-gradient(110deg, rgba(7,27,45,.97), rgba(13,47,73,.92)), url("../img/prototype.jpg") center / cover; }
.page-hero-about { background: linear-gradient(110deg, rgba(7,27,45,.97), rgba(13,47,73,.9)), url("../img/aam-hero-band.jpg") center / cover; }
.page-hero-contact { background: linear-gradient(110deg, rgba(7,27,45,.97), rgba(13,47,73,.91)), url("../img/rigid-sails-concept.jpg") center / cover; }

/* Technology page */
.technology-foundation, .company-position { padding: 100px 0; background: #fff; }
.content-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.1fr) minmax(330px,.75fr); gap: 75px; align-items: start; }
.content-grid-wide { align-items: center; }
.content-grid h2, .company-position h2 { font-size: var(--h2); }
.technical-note { padding: 38px; background: var(--light); border-top: 4px solid var(--primary); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.technical-note > span { color: var(--primary-ink); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.technical-note h3 { margin: 15px 0; font-size: 1.8rem; }
.mechanism-section, .design-characteristics, .milestones-section, .contact-expectations { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--light); }
.mechanism-grid, .characteristics-grid, .expectations-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 20px; }
.mechanism-grid article, .characteristics-grid article, .expectations-grid article { padding: 30px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 4px solid var(--primary); }
.mechanism-grid span, .expectations-grid span { color: var(--primary-ink); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: .12em; }
.mechanism-grid h3, .characteristics-grid h3, .expectations-grid h3 { margin: 20px 0 12px; font-size: 1.35rem; }
.characteristics-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr)); }
.characteristics-grid i { color: var(--primary-ink); font-size: 1.35rem; }
.technical-gallery { padding: 100px 0; background: #fff; }
.gallery-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(320px, 1fr)); gap: 24px; }
.gallery-grid figure { margin: 0; overflow: hidden; background: var(--light); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.gallery-grid figure > div { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; overflow: hidden; background: #eaf0f3; }
.gallery-grid figure img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.gallery-grid .contain-image > div { padding: 26px; background: #fff; }
.gallery-grid .contain-image img { object-fit: contain; }
.gallery-grid figcaption { display: flex; padding: 24px; flex-direction: column; }
.gallery-grid figcaption strong { color: var(--navy); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-size: 1.25rem; }
.gallery-grid figcaption span { margin-top: 7px; font-size: .84rem; }

/* Applications page */
.application-detail { padding: 95px 0; background: #fff; }
.application-detail-alt { background: var(--light); }
.application-detail-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(380px,.9fr); gap: 70px; align-items: center; }
.application-detail-alt .application-detail-media { order: 2; }
.application-detail-alt .application-detail-copy { order: 1; }
.application-detail-media { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; overflow: hidden; background: #eaf0f3; border: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: 16px 18px 0 #e6ecef; }
.application-detail-media img { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center; }
.application-detail-copy h2 { margin-bottom: 20px; font-size: var(--h2); }
.application-benefits { margin: 27px 0 22px; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.application-benefits li { position: relative; padding: 10px 0 10px 24px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

/* Research page */
.research-hero { position: relative; padding: 105px 0; overflow: hidden; background: linear-gradient(110deg, rgba(7,27,45,.97), rgba(13,47,73,.92)), url("../img/hero-screenshot.jpg") center / cover; }
.research-hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1.15fr) minmax(360px,.85fr); gap: 70px; align-items: center; }
.research-hero h1 { margin-bottom: 22px; color: #fff; font-size: var(--h1-page); line-height: 1.02; }
.research-hero p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.76); }
.research-hero-lead { font-size: 1.05rem; }
.research-hero-logos { overflow: hidden; background: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.research-hero-logos > div { display: flex; min-height: 166px; padding: 32px 40px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.research-hero-logos > div:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.research-hero-logos img { width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 372px; max-height: 100%; object-fit: contain; }
.research-hero-logos img[src*="RMIT"] { max-width: 258px; }
.program-data { padding: 100px 0; background: #fff; }
.program-data-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr)); border-right: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 1px solid var(--line); box-shadow: var(--shadow); }
.program-data article { min-height: 210px; padding: 35px; border-top: 4px solid var(--primary); border-right: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.program-data article:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.program-data span { color: var(--muted); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.program-data strong { display: block; margin: 12px 0; color: var(--navy); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; line-height: 1.05; }
.research-overview { padding: 100px 0; background: #fff; }
.research-overview-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(380px,.9fr); gap: 70px; align-items: center; }
.research-overview-copy h2 { font-size: var(--h2); }
.research-overview-media { min-height: 440px; overflow: hidden; border-left: 6px solid var(--primary); box-shadow: 18px 20px 0 var(--light); }
.research-overview-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; min-height: 440px; object-fit: cover; }
.project-workstreams, .project-deliverables { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--light); }
.workstream-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 20px; }
.workstream-grid article, .deliverables-grid article { padding: 30px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 4px solid var(--primary); }
.workstream-grid span, .deliverables-grid span { color: var(--primary-ink); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; }
.workstream-grid h3, .deliverables-grid h3 { margin: 20px 0 12px; font-size: 1.35rem; }
.vforce-role { padding: 90px 0; background: var(--navy); }
.vforce-role-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,1fr) minmax(420px,.85fr); gap: 80px; align-items: center; }
.vforce-role h2 { color: #fff; font-size: var(--h2); }
.vforce-role p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.72); }
.deliverables-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 20px; }
.project-network { padding: 100px 0; background: #fff; }
.network-heading { max-width: 900px; }
.partner-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 20px; }
.partner-card { display: flex; min-height: 300px; padding: 0; flex-direction: column; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--light); }
.partner-card > div { display: flex; height: 110px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding: 20px 24px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.partner-card img { width: auto; height: auto; max-width: 100%; max-height: 54px; object-fit: contain; }
.partner-card h3 { min-height: 2.4em; margin: 0 24px 12px; font-size: 1.2rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.partner-card p { margin: 0 24px 26px; font-size: .82rem; }

/* About page */
.company-facts { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 1px solid var(--line); }
.company-facts article { padding: 28px; border-right: 1px solid var(--line); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.company-facts strong { display: block; color: var(--navy); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-size: 1.65rem; }
.company-facts span { font-size: .82rem; }
.founder-profile { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--light); }
.founder-profile-grid { display: grid; padding: 46px; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .52fr) minmax(0, 1.48fr); gap: 46px; align-items: center; overflow: hidden; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.founder-profile-media { aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; overflow: hidden; }
.founder-profile-media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center top; }
.founder-profile-copy { display: flex; padding: 60px; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
.founder-profile-copy h2 { font-size: var(--h2); }
.timeline { position: relative; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 22px; }
.timeline article { padding: 30px; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 4px solid var(--primary); }
.timeline span { color: var(--primary-ink); font-size: .75rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.timeline h3 { margin: 12px 0; font-size: 1.4rem; }
.evidence-section { padding: 100px 0; background: #fff; }
.evidence-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 24px; }
.evidence-grid article { overflow: hidden; background: var(--light); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.evidence-grid img { display: block; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; padding: 20px; object-fit: contain; background: #fff; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.evidence-grid h3 { margin: 25px 26px 8px; }
.evidence-grid p { margin: 0 26px 28px; }
.partnership-model { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--navy); }
.partnership-model-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0,.9fr) minmax(420px,1.1fr); gap: 80px; }
.partnership-model h2 { color: #fff; font-size: var(--h2); }
.partnership-model-list article { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 50px minmax(0,1fr); padding: 24px 0; gap: 18px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.13); }
.partnership-model-list span { color: var(--primary); font-family: "Rajdhani", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; }
.partnership-model-list h3 { margin-bottom: 7px; color: #fff; }
.partnership-model-list p { margin: 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); }

/* Contact */
.contact-section { padding: 100px 0; background: #fff; }
.mechanism-video-copy h2, .contact-intro h2 { font-size: var(--h2); }
.contact-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 16px; margin-top: 32px; }
.contact-cards article { padding: 24px; background: var(--light); border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.contact-cards i { color: var(--primary-ink); }
.contact-cards h3 { min-height: 2.4em; margin: 14px 0 10px; font-size: 1.15rem; line-height: 1.2; }
.contact-cards p { margin: 0; font-size: .82rem; }
.form-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap: 18px; }
.contact-form label { display: flex; gap: 7px; flex-direction: column; color: rgba(255,255,255,.78); font-size: .76rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .03em; }
.contact-form input, .contact-form select, .contact-form textarea { width: 100%; padding: 13px 14px; color: var(--navy); background: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.2); border-radius: 0; font: inherit; }
.contact-form textarea { resize: vertical; }
.form-span-2 { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.contact-form .button { margin-top: 20px; }
.contact-form .form-note { margin: 18px 0 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); }

/* 404 */
.not-found { display: flex; min-height: 620px; padding: 100px 0; align-items: center; text-align: center; background: var(--light); }
.not-found h1 { font-size: var(--h1-home); }
.not-found .hero-actions { justify-content: center; }

/* Footer */
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(260px,1.3fr) minmax(150px,.65fr) minmax(240px,1fr) minmax(210px,.8fr); gap: 55px; padding-bottom: 60px; }
.site-footer h3 { color: #fff; font-size: 1.3rem; }
.site-footer p { font-size: .84rem; }
.footer-links { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.footer-links a { padding: 8px 0; color: rgba(255,255,255,.68); text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08); }
.footer-links a:hover { color: var(--primary); }
.footer-text-link { color: var(--primary); text-decoration: none; }
.footer-button { display: inline-flex; padding: 12px 16px; color: #fff; background: var(--navy-2); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18); text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; }
.footer-button:hover { color: var(--primary); }
.footer-bottom { display: flex; min-height: 76px; gap: 20px; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1); }
.footer-bottom p { margin: 0; font-size: .72rem; }
.back-to-top { position: fixed; right: 22px; bottom: 22px; z-index: 1000; display: none; width: 46px; height: 46px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; color: #04140c; background: var(--primary); text-decoration: none; }
.back-to-top.is-visible { display: flex; }
.back-to-top:hover { color: #fff; background: var(--blue); }

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 1199.98px) {
    .site-navbar .nav-link { padding: 0 10px !important; }
    .site-navbar .nav-link::after { right: 10px; left: 10px; }
    .navbar-brand { width: 220px; }
    .partner-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .site-navbar { min-height: 70px; }
    .navbar-brand { width: auto; min-height: 70px; border-right: 0; }
    .vforce-logo { height: 40px; max-width: 180px; }
    .site-navbar .navbar-collapse { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
    .site-navbar .navbar-nav { align-items: stretch; }
    .site-navbar .nav-link { min-height: 48px; padding: 0 22px !important; }
    .site-navbar .nav-link::after { right: 22px; left: 22px; }
    .home-hero, .home-hero-content { min-height: 560px; }
    .partnership-feature-grid, .page-hero-grid, .research-hero-grid, .content-grid, .research-overview-grid, .vforce-role-grid, .company-position .content-grid, .founder-profile-grid, .partnership-model-grid, .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .credibility-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
    .technology-grid, .awards-grid, .gallery-grid, .evidence-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .pathway-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .founder-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .founder-grid, .founder-profile-grid { padding: 34px; gap: 34px; }
    .founder-media, .founder-profile-media { max-width: 320px; margin: 0 auto; }
    .split-heading { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
    .mechanism-grid, .deliverables-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
    .characteristics-grid, .workstream-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
    .application-detail-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .application-detail-alt .application-detail-media, .application-detail-alt .application-detail-copy { order: initial; }
    .program-data-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .program-data article { border-right: 0; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .site-topbar { display: none; }
    .navbar-brand { padding: 10px 18px; }
    .vforce-logo { height: 38px; max-width: 170px; }
    .home-hero-media { display: none; }
    .home-hero, .home-hero-content { min-height: 540px; }
    .home-hero h1 { font-size: 2.6rem; }
    .hero-lead { font-size: .96rem; }
    .partnership-feature, .technology-overview, .awards-section, .commercialisation-pathway, .founder-section, .technology-foundation, .mechanism-section, .technical-gallery, .design-characteristics, .application-detail, .program-data, .research-overview, .project-workstreams, .project-deliverables, .project-network, .company-position, .founder-profile, .milestones-section, .evidence-section, .partnership-model, .contact-section, .contact-expectations { padding: 72px 0; }
    .partnership-feature-grid { gap: 42px; }
    .credibility-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .credibility-grid article { min-height: 0; border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); }
    .founder-grid, .founder-profile-grid { padding: 26px; gap: 26px; }
    .founder-media, .founder-profile-media { max-width: 260px; }
    .page-hero, .research-hero { padding: 78px 0; }
    .page-hero h1, .research-hero h1 { font-size: 2.25rem; }
    .page-hero-media { min-height: 260px; padding: 20px; }
    .mechanism-grid, .characteristics-grid, .workstream-grid, .deliverables-grid, .timeline, .expectations-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .research-overview-media, .research-overview-media img { min-height: 300px; }
    .partner-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .contact-cards, .form-grid, .company-facts { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
    .form-span-2 { grid-column: auto; }
    .contact-form-panel { padding: 28px 22px; }
    .final-cta-inner, .research-cta-inner { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; }
    .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 34px; }
    .footer-bottom { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center; }
}

/* Ajax contact form status
================================================== */

.contact-form-panel {
    min-width: 0;
    padding: 38px;
    background: var(--navy);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.form-message {
    display: flex;
    margin-bottom: 22px;
    padding: 16px 18px;
    gap: 13px;
    align-items: flex-start;
    border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.22);
}

.form-message[hidden] {
    display: none;
}

.form-message i {
    margin-top: 3px;
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
}

.form-message span {
    display: block;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
    font-size: 0.88rem;
    line-height: 1.55;
}

.form-message-success {
    background: rgba(40, 182, 111, 0.16);
}

.form-message-success i {
    color: var(--primary);
}

.form-message-error {
    background: rgba(198, 69, 69, 0.18);
}

.form-message-error i {
    color: #ff8b8b;
}

.contact-form.is-submitting {
    opacity: 0.72;
    pointer-events: none;
}

.form-honeypot {
    position: absolute !important;
    left: -9999px !important;
    width: 1px !important;
    height: 1px !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
    opacity: 0 !important;
    pointer-events: none !important;
}

/* Lower the form slightly beside the contact heading */
@media (min-width: 992px) {
    .contact-form-panel {
        margin-top: 52px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .contact-form-panel {
        margin-top: 0;
    }
}
/* Contact page final alignment
================================================== */

@media (min-width: 1200px) {
    .page-hero-contact .page-hero-copy {
        max-width: 850px;
    }

    .page-hero-contact .page-hero-copy h1 {
        max-width: 820px;
    }

    .contact-form-panel {
        margin-top: 80px;
    }
}

@media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199.98px) {
    .contact-form-panel {
        margin-top: 70px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .contact-form-panel {
        margin-top: 0;
    }
}
/* Contact page layout
================================================== */

.contact-intro {
    max-width: 900px;
    margin-bottom: 48px;
}

.contact-intro h2 {
    max-width: 820px;
}

.contact-intro .section-lead {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.contact-content-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(440px, 0.9fr);
    gap: 72px;
    align-items: stretch;
}

.contact-content-grid .contact-cards {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    grid-template-rows: repeat(2, 1fr);
    gap: 18px;
    margin-top: 0;
    height: 100%;
}

.contact-content-grid .contact-cards article {
    height: 100%;
}

.contact-content-grid .contact-form-panel {
    min-width: 0;
    margin-top: 0 !important;
    align-self: start;
}

@media (max-width: 1199.98px) {
    .contact-content-grid {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(390px, 0.95fr);
        gap: 44px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .contact-intro {
        margin-bottom: 36px;
    }

    .contact-content-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 42px;
    }

    .contact-content-grid .contact-form-panel {
        margin-top: 0 !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
    .contact-content-grid .contact-cards {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }
}
/* Footer logo
================================================== */

.footer-logo-link {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}.footer-logo { width: 100%; max-height: 72px; margin-bottom: 22px; object-fit: contain; background: transparent; display: block; max-width: 280px; height: auto; }

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
    .footer-logo {
        max-width: 235px;
    }
}
/* Final partnership CTA
================================================== */

.final-cta,
.research-cta {
    padding: 88px 0;
    background: #f3f6f8;
    border: 0;
}

.final-cta-inner,
.research-cta-inner {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto;
    gap: 60px;
    align-items: center;
    padding: 56px 64px;
    background: #082033;
    border-left: 5px solid var(--primary);
    box-shadow: 0 22px 55px rgba(7, 27, 45, 0.15);
}

.final-cta-inner h2,
.research-cta-inner h2 {
    max-width: 820px;
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    color: #ffffff;
}

.final-cta-inner p:not(.section-kicker),
.research-cta-inner p:not(.section-kicker) {
    max-width: 760px;
    margin-bottom: 0;
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.76);
}

.final-cta-inner .button,
.research-cta-inner .button {
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-footer {
    /* Sits directly under a navy section on the homepage, so it needs its own
       edge and a deeper ground to read as a separate zone. */
    padding: 78px 0 0;
    color: rgba(255,255,255,.68);
    background: #04121f;
    border-top: 4px solid var(--primary);
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .final-cta,
    .research-cta {
        padding: 64px 0;
    }

    .final-cta-inner,
    .research-cta-inner {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 32px;
        padding: 44px 38px;
    }

    .final-cta-inner .button,
    .research-cta-inner .button {
        justify-self: start;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
    .final-cta,
    .research-cta {
        padding: 48px 0;
    }

    .final-cta-inner,
    .research-cta-inner {
        padding: 36px 26px;
    }
}
/* Mechanism simulation video
================================================== */

.mechanism-video-section {
    padding: 105px 0;
    background: #f3f6f8;
}

.mechanism-video-grid {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.8fr) minmax(420px, 1.2fr);
    gap: 72px;
    align-items: center;
}

.mechanism-video-copy h2 {
    margin-bottom: 22px;
}

.mechanism-video-copy > p:last-of-type {
    margin-bottom: 0;
}


.mechanism-video-media {
    margin: 0;
}

.responsive-video {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    padding-top: 56.25%;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--navy);
    box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.responsive-video iframe {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    border: 0;
}

.mechanism-video-media figcaption {
    margin-top: 14px;
    color: var(--muted);
    font-size: 0.78rem;
    line-height: 1.6;
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .mechanism-video-section {
        padding: 78px 0;
    }

    .mechanism-video-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 42px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
    .mechanism-video-section {
        padding: 60px 0;
    }

    .mechanism-video-grid {
        gap: 34px;
    }

    .mechanism-video-note {
        padding: 16px;
    }
}
/* Restored full-width navigation and cinematic hero refinements
================================================== */
.site-navbar {
    min-height: 78px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    padding: 0;
    background: #fff;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
    box-shadow: 0 5px 18px rgba(7,27,45,.04);
}

.site-navbar .navbar-collapse {
    min-width: 0;
    flex: 1 1 auto;
    align-self: stretch;
}.site-navbar .navbar-nav { align-items: stretch; margin-left: auto; }.navbar-cta { display: inline-flex; min-height: 78px; padding: 0 25px; gap: 15px; align-items: center; color: #fff; background: var(--navy-2); border-left: 4px solid var(--primary); font-size: .73rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: .07em; text-decoration: none; text-transform: uppercase; align-self: stretch; flex: 0 0 auto; }.home-hero h1 { max-width: 940px; margin-bottom: 22px; color: #fff; font-size: var(--h1-home); line-height: 1.02; /* Wide enough that "Adaptive Performance." always holds one line.
       The .container is display: flex, so the row shrinks to fit this width. */
    max-width: 960px; }

/* Guarantee the two sentences stay unbroken where there is room to do so.
   Below 1200px they wrap naturally, which is correct on narrow screens. */
@media (min-width: 1200px) {
    .home-hero h1 span { white-space: nowrap; }
}

@media (min-width: 1400px) {
    .site-navbar .nav-link {
        padding-right: 18px !important;
        padding-left: 18px !important;
    }

    .site-navbar .nav-link::after {
        right: 18px;
        left: 18px;
    }

    .navbar-cta {
        padding-right: 30px;
        padding-left: 30px;
    }
}

/* Project overview media holding a technical diagram rather than a photo */
.research-overview-media-diagram { display: flex; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; min-height: 0; padding: 44px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
.research-overview-media-diagram img { width: auto; height: auto; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; min-height: 0; object-fit: contain; }

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Accessibility
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */

/* On-brand keyboard focus (mouse clicks are unaffected) */
a:focus-visible,
button:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
select:focus-visible,
textarea:focus-visible {
    outline: 3px solid var(--primary);
    outline-offset: 3px;
}

/* Respect a reduced-motion preference. WOW.js hides .wow elements until it
   animates them, so they must be forced visible or the page reads as empty. */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
    html { scroll-behavior: auto; }

    *,
    *::before,
    *::after {
        animation-duration: 0.001ms !important;
        animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
        transition-duration: 0.001ms !important;
        scroll-behavior: auto !important;
    }

    .wow,
    .animated {
        visibility: visible !important;
        opacity: 1 !important;
        animation: none !important;
        transform: none !important;
    }
}

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Technology & Applications - the divider between the two halves of the
   merged page, and diagram-style application media
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.applications-intro { padding: 100px 0 10px; background: var(--light); }
.applications-intro .section-heading { margin-bottom: 0; }
.applications-intro + .application-detail { background: var(--light); }

.application-detail-media-diagram { display: flex; padding: 26px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; background: #fff; }
.application-detail-media-diagram img { width: auto; height: auto; max-width: 100%; max-height: 100%; object-fit: contain; }

/* ----------------------------------------------------------------------
   Founder sections. The portrait is a dark studio shot, so it sits on a
   navy band rather than white - no hard edge, and the section carries
   the weight the inventor story deserves.
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
.founder-section,
.founder-profile { background: #fff; }

/* The portrait is a dark studio shot, so the card stays navy; the band around
   it is white, which also keeps the card clear of the footer. */
.founder-grid,
.founder-profile-grid {
    background: var(--navy);
    border: 1px solid var(--navy-2);
    box-shadow: 0 20px 50px rgba(7,27,45,.16);
}

.founder-section .section-kicker,
.founder-profile .section-kicker { color: #62d496; }

.founder-grid h2,
.founder-profile-grid h2 { color: #fff; }

.founder-copy p,
.founder-profile-copy p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.74); }

.founder-copy .section-lead,
.founder-profile-copy .section-lead { color: rgba(255,255,255,.88); }

.founder-media,
.founder-profile-media {
    border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
    box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(0,0,0,.35);
}

.founder-section .text-link,
.founder-profile .text-link { color: #62d496; }

.founder-section .text-link:hover,
.founder-profile .text-link:hover { color: #fff; }

.founder-profile-copy strong,
.founder-copy strong { color: #fff; }

/* Hero media holding a photograph or render rather than a document */
.page-hero-media-photo { min-height: 0; padding: 0; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; overflow: hidden; background: transparent; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22); }
.page-hero-media-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; max-height: none; object-fit: cover; }

/* Space between the final content card and the footer edge */
.founder-section { padding-bottom: 108px; }

/* The header CTA is the only route to Contact, so it stays visible when the
   nav collapses - laid out to match the stacked menu items (navbar-cta stacked) */
@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .navbar-cta {
        display: flex;
        width: 100%;
        min-height: 56px;
        padding: 0 22px;
        justify-content: flex-start;
        border-left: 0;
        border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    }
}