WIP: Back up in-progress work

Author: coenttb

.gitignore

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Thumbs.db
 /*
 !/Sources/
 !/Tests/
+!/Experiments/
+!/Research/
 !/.github/
 !/Package.swift
 !/LICENSE.md
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ Thumbs.db
 !CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 !SECURITY.md
 !**/*.docc/**/*.md
+!**/Research/**/*.md
 
 *.pdf
 
@@ -52,3 +55,4 @@ Thumbs.db
 
 # ========== LOCAL OVERRIDES ==========
 # Package-specific rules below (preserved during sync)
+