MOF thin films reveal hidden dense packing, challenging decades of porous assumptions

Due to their high porosity, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are regarded as promising materials for innovative applications, ...
The New York Times

One City Might Have Just Cracked the Housing Crisis

Imagine that 10 acres of land in the middle of your city was unbound from the laws that limit housing construction. No zoning. No neighborly lawsuits. No reviews by the Department of You Can’t Build ...
Post and Courier

SC Department of Education taps 2 Berkeley County schools as statewide models

GOOSE CREEK — Two Berkeley County schools hosted educators from across the state on April 23 after being selected as Learning Labs through the South Carolina Collective Leadership Initiative. State ...
KGW8

Portland City Council considers zoning changes to pack more housing into inner eastside neighborhoods

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Council is considering changes to zoning in the city's inner eastside which would allow for more apartments. While the move is years in the making, it's now generating a ...
Rolling Stone

Justin Bieber Draws Massive Crowd for Messy, ‘Swag’-Heavy Set at Coachella

Justin Bieber’s headline turn at this year’s Coachella on Saturday was almost a prophecy fulfilled: The somewhat reclusive superstar has been a frequent guest and audience member at the desert fest, ...
The New York Times

Anthropic Claims Its New A.I. Model, Mythos, Is a Cybersecurity ‘Reckoning’

The company said on Tuesday that it was holding back on releasing the new technology but was working with 40 companies to explore how it could prevent cyberattacks. By Kevin Roose Reporting from San ...
The Atlantic

The Human Skill That Eludes AI

In a certain, strange way, generative AI peaked with OpenAI’s GPT-2 seven years ago. Little known to anyone outside of tech circles, GPT-2 excelled at producing unexpected answers. It was creative.
HousingWire

Mixed-density housing keeps expanding as affordability reaches a breaking point

Housing affordability – and its impact on Americans’ quality of life – is becoming a market- and generation-defining issue. Higher interest rates, constrained inventory, rising land costs, and slower ...
The Conversation

Schools are increasingly telling students they must put their phones away – Ohio’s example shows mixed results following new bans

Cellphones are everywhere – including, until recently, in schools. Since 2023, 29 states, including New York, Vermont, Florida and Texas, have passed laws that require K-12 public schools to enforce ...