Whatever you are trying to make, the choice of materials is often bewildering. Novel combinatorial approaches allow you to reduce the time and costs necessary to optimize results, while stimulating the quest for deeper fundamental knowledge.
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Amis, E. Reaching beyond discovery. Nature Mater 3, 83–85 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat1064
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