“Goldene” — The World’s Newest Super Material
“Goldene” — The World’s Newest Super Material Goldene is not only the world’s thinnest gold leaf, it represents a huge advancement in two-dimensional materials. The New Frontier in Material Science In the ever-evolving landscape of material science, a groundbreaking...
The Coming Vacant Home Crisis in an Aging, Low Birth Rate Society
The Coming Vacant Home Crisis in an Aging, Low Birth Rate Society Empty homes in Japan are called “akiya,” or neglected houses. Japan’s Vacant Home Crisis Japan faces an unprecedented housing crisis, not due to a shortage of homes but because of...
The Shifting Sands of a Rapidly Declining Birth Rate
The Shifting Sands of a Rapidly Declining Birth Rate South Korea faces a significant demographic challenge, marked by the world’s lowest birth rate, at 0.7 children per woman, substantially below the replacement rate of 2.1, which is necessary to maintain a...