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The Oxford team developed a solution by combining two precisely controlled forces acting on a single trapped ion.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

A World War Two bomb discovered at a building site in Plymouth will be destroyed in a controlled explosion on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“Privée is democratizing entry into a category traditionally controlled by boutique relationships, and resale markups,” said Wayne Geffen, who founded Vivrelle with his wife, Blake Geffen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Founded in the early 20th century, Kone has been controlled for about a hundred years by the Herlin family.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

But this was very different from the idea of a human body being operated by some kind of guiding spirit which controlled its activities from minute to minute.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin