/* Overall Styles */
body {
  background-color: #000;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
/* Container that gets the full-width border */
.nav-container.divider {
  width: 100vw;                   /* ✅ full screen width */
  border-bottom: 2px solid #00aced;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
.visually-hidden {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  border: 0;
}
nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  background-color: transparent;
  justify-content: flex-start;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
}
nav a {
  color: #00aced;
  margin-right: 15px;
    font-size: 1.3em;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
}
nav a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}
main {
  padding: 40px 20px;
  background-color: #000;
}
/* Logo Styling */
.logo {
  display: block;
  margin: 20px 0 20px 20px;  /* top, right, bottom, left */
  max-width: 200px;
  height: auto;
}
.hero {
  background-color: #000; /* Ensures full black background */
  padding: 40px 0px 40px 40px;
}
.hero-content {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  flex-wrap: wrap; /* mobile responsiveness */
}
.hero-text {
  flex: 1 1 400px;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: left;
}
.hero-text h1 {
  font-size: 2.0em;
  color: #00aced;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.hero-text p {
  font-size: 1.2em;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.section {
  background-color: #000; /* If needed */
}
.footer {
  background-color: #000 !important;
  color: #fff;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 20px;
}
.footer a {
  color: #00aced;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.footer a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}
header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  background-color: #000;
  padding: 20px;
  gap: 40px; /* space between logo and nav */
}
.divider {
  border-bottom: 2px solid #00aced;
}
.italic {
  font-style: italic;
}
.contact-card-wrapper {
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 40px auto;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 30px;
}
.contact-card-wrapper .contact-card {
  background-color: #111;
  border: 1px solid #00aced;
  border-radius: 8px;
  flex: 0 1 calc(50% - 15px); /* 2 cards per row with spacing */
  box-sizing: border-box;
  padding: 20px;
  text-align: center;
}
/* phone styles */
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .contact-card-wrapper .contact-card {
    flex: 0 1 100%; /* Stack cards on mobile */
  }
  .logo-wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 0;    /* ✅ Remove any bottom spacing */
    padding-bottom: 0;   /* ✅ Remove any padding */
  }
  .hero {
  background-color: #000; /* Ensures full black background */
  padding: 0% 5% 2% 5%;
  }
  .logo {
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-width: 160px;
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 0;          /* ✅ Ensure no internal padding */
  }
  header {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 0;          /* ✅ Remove vertical spacing */
    gap: 0;              /* ✅ Remove flex gap between logo and nav */
  }
  nav {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 12px;
    margin-top: 0;       /* ✅ REMOVE space between logo and menu */
  }
  nav a {
    margin-right: 0;
    font-size: 1.5em;
    padding: 10px 0;
  }
.hero-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  border: 2px solid #000;
  max-width: 100%;
  }
  .hero-content {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    text-align: center;
    background-color: #000;
    padding: 0% 0% 0% 0%;
  }
  .hero-image-wrapper {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    width: 100%;
    margin-right: 0px;
    margin-left: 0px;
    margin-top: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    padding: 0% 0% 0% 0%;
  }
  .hero-image {
    max-width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    margin-right: 10px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    padding: 0;
  }
  .hero-text {
    margin-top: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 0px;
    text-align: left;
    align-items: flex-start;
    align-items: center;
  }
  .hero-text p {
    font-size: 1em;
    line-height: 1.5;
    max-width: 650px;
    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px !important
  }
    .hero h1,
    .hero-text h1 {
    font-size: 2.0em !important;  /* Or smaller if needed */
    line-height: 1.2;
    margin-top: 0px;
    padding: 0px 0px;
    max-width: 650px;
  }
    .hero {
    text-align: center;
    background-color: #000;
    margin-top: 0px;
    padding: 0% 10% 0% 10%;
  }
  .reverse .hero-image {
    order: 0;
    margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;
  }
  .reverse .hero-text {
    order: -1;
  }  
   .reverse-margin {
    height: 15px;
    display: block;
  }
   .contact-card-wrapper {
    width: 90%;
    margin: 0 auto; /* centers it */
  }
    .how-it-works {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    margin-left: -5%;
    padding-right: 5%;
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
  .how-it-works .card {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 90%;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }
  
  .reference-container {
    width: 90% !important; /* Forces 90% width on mobile */
    padding: 0 10px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }

  .reference-list {
    font-size: 1rem;
  }

  .research-card {
    width: 100%;
    box-sizing: border-box;
  }
}
/* Desktop styles */
@media (min-width: 768px) {
  .hero-image {
    max-width: 400px;
    height: auto;
    margin-right: 60px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    flex: 1 1 300px;
  }
  .hero-content {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    max-width: 1200px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
  }
  .reverse .hero-image {
    order: 2;
    margin: 0 0 0 40px;
  }
  .reverse .hero-image {
    order: 2;
    margin: 0 0 0 40px;
  }
}
/* Research Page CSS */
.star-list {
  list-style: none;
  line-height: 1.75;
  padding-left: 0.75rem;
  margin-left: 0.5rem;
}
.star-list li::before {
  content: '✦';
  color: #00aced;
  margin-right: 0.5em;
}
.blue-star {
  color: #00aced;
}
.future-section {
  background-color: #000;
  padding: 60px 20px;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid #00aced;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #00aced;
  margin: 60px 0;
}
.future-content h2 {
  color: #00aced;
  font-size: 2em;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.future-aligned-block {
  max-width: 700px; /* match this to your image width */
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: left;
}
.future-description {
  font-size: 1.1em;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: #ccc;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.future-image {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0, 172, 237, 0.3);
}
.academic-foundation-section {
  background-color: #000;
  padding: 30px 20px 40px; /* Reduced top padding from 60px to 30px */
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid #00aced;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #00aced;
  margin: 60px 0;
}
.academic-foundation-content h2 {
  color: #00aced;
  font-size: 2em;
  margin: 0; /* Ensures no extra spacing above/below the heading */
}
.reference-list a {
  color: #00aced;         /* Match the blue star */
  text-decoration: underline;
}
.reference-section {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 60px 20px;
}
.reference-container {
  max-width: 1000px;       /* match the card width */
  width: 100%;
}
.reference-list {
  list-style-type: decimal;
  list-style-position: outside;
  padding-left: 1.5em;
  margin-left: 0;
}
.reference-list li {
  margin-bottom: 1em;
  text-indent: 0;           /* No indent on first line */
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.reference-list a:hover {
  color: #66d9ff;         /* Optional: slightly lighter on hover */
}
.references-heading {
  padding-left: 40px; /* Match this to the list indent */
  text-align: left;
}
.profile-image-wrapper {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 20px;
  width: 100%;
}
.profile-image {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 300px;  /* Adjust based on your design */
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 10px; /* optional: adds smooth corner rounding */
  display: block;
  margin: 0 auto;
}