trial and error

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To find a formula that balanced clarity and conductivity, Desai tested many combinations through trial and error.

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In the past, catalyst development often relied on trial and error.

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This allows researchers to identify promising molecules more quickly and with far less trial and error.

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"It was a lot of trial and error and going back to the whiteboard," Martini says.

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"Then I thought, what if we could map the entire brain and gain a much broader view? It took several rounds of testing and trial and error before the measurements and analysis worked well together."

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