principle

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By applying a principle commonly found in biology, precise control at the molecular scale, and adapting it into a scalable materials technology, the researchers have demonstrated how nature-inspired design can help solve major industrial challenges.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Another principle: Parking will be constructed at key points with direct access to outside streets leaving the interior space free of cars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

This is a basic principle: If AI lowers the cost of routine work, it raises the value of everything else.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Pulte has not publicly advanced this principle recently.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Heisenberg's uncertainty principle shows that there is no possible way to measure the pencil’s length—or an electron’s position—and its velocity with perfect accuracy at the same time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife