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Simulating Extraordinary Optical Transmission at Terahertz Frequencies

October 20, 2017

One potential approach to improving medical imaging, quality assurance, and other terahertz applications is extraordinary optical transmission, a process that can be studied with RF simulation.

Multiparameter Optimization with a Least-Squares Objective

October 19, 2017

Learn how to estimate parameters using multiparameter optimization, which will automatically adjust your model based on an underlying data file of experimental parameters.

Designing an Ultrasensitive Imaging System Based on Mantis Shrimp

October 18, 2017

Mantis shrimp have one of the most advanced visual systems. Researchers used these organisms as inspiration for a medical imaging method that could help improve cancer detection.

When Stars Align (and Collide): A Historic Gravitational Wave Discovery

October 17, 2017

Imagine going from only reading textbooks with no pictures to seeing a 3D movie. Thanks to a 2017 discovery, astrophysicists experienced a comparable improvement in how they see the universe.

What Is the Physics Behind a Counterweight Trebuchet?

October 11, 2017

A counterweight trebuchet, a siege weapon commonly seen in movies set in the Middle Ages and fantasy worlds, also happen to be an interesting multibody dynamics problem.

Modeling Surface Reactions in Porous Media and Reactive Pellet Beds

October 10, 2017

Reactive pellet beds have complex local geometries and undergo microscopic diffusion, but there is a way to simply and accurately simulate these devices in COMSOL Multiphysics®.

Happy Birthday, George Westinghouse

October 6, 2017

If you’ve ever ridden on a train or used electricity, than you have American inventor George Westinghouse to thank. Learn about how he changed the way we think about and use alternating current.

Analyzing Kelvin Probe Designs with COMSOL Multiphysics®

October 4, 2017

Kelvin probes, a type of MEMS technology, provide a nondestructive and contact-free way to measure the work function differences of various material combinations.


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