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Fostering the Development of the 5G Mobile Network
To meet the specific performance requirements of the ideal 5G wireless network, there are certain RF designs that engineers can consider to transform such technology into a reality.
Analyzing the Dissociation Process in a Tubular Reactor
To accurately analyze tubular reactor designs, chemical engineers can model the dissociation process. But is it better to use a isothermal or nonisothermal simulation to do so?
Studying Manifold Microchannel Heat Sinks with Simulation
Manifold microchannels (MMC) can help improve the performance of cooling components in consumer electronics. Simulation can be used to study and optimize MMC heat sink designs.
Happy Birthday, Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin was an English scientist whose research greatly advanced the field of X-ray crystallography. Learn more about the life and work of this Nobel Prize-winning scientist.
Studying Laser-Material Interaction with Multiphysics Modeling
To mitigate damage to high-power laser systems, a research team from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory used multiphysics simulation to investigate laser–material interactions.
Part 2: Simulation App Design Tips to Enhance User Workflow
We go over some tips and tricks for designing the user interface of a simulation app to make it more intuitive and efficient for the app’s users. Part 2 of a 2-part series.
Investigating Turing’s Theory of Morphogenesis
Ever wonder how a tiger gets its stripes? Alan Turing’s theory of morphogenesis explains how patterns, such as stripes, develop naturally from initially homogeneous states.
Part 1: Tips to Improve Simulation App Design and Structure
Here are some Application Builder guidelines that will help you create simulation apps with a clear, streamlined design and structure. Part 1 of a 2-part series.
Analyze Your Centrifugal Governor Design with an App
Apps can be used to test a wide spectrum of parameters and physical studies to optimize the performance of the device. We demonstrate with the Centrifugal Governor Simulator demo app.
Investigating Damage to Cultural Heritage Sites with Simulation
To find out why paintings in Saint Catherine’s Chapel in the Netherlands are deteriorating, researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology combined physical measurements and simulation.
Simulating a 3D Multilayered Graphene Biosensor Design
A team from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest designed and analyzed a 3D multilayered graphene biosensor with COMSOL Multiphysics®. Get the full story here.
Metal-Foam Material Prompts New Shape-Shifting Technology
Engineers at Cornell University designed a hybrid material that can shift in shape, bringing new developments to the fields of soft robotics and aeronautics in the process. Get the full story.
Plotting the Algebraic Residual to Study Model Convergence
Learn how to use the residual operator to plot the algebraic residual of your model, as well as visualize and understand the convergence properties of turbulent flow simulations.
Modeling Magnetic Gears in COMSOL Multiphysics®
Learn how to simulate magnetic gears in 2D and 3D using COMSOL Multiphysics® in this comprehensive, step-by-step blog post.
Hear the Sound of an Organ Pipe Design with a Simulation App
Did you know that apps can generate audio results, not just visual data? The Organ Pipe Designer investigates the parameters behind an organ pipe configuration, then plays the resulting sounds!
Evaluate Your 3D Inductor Design with COMSOL Multiphysics
Inductive devices exhibit a range of electromagnetic effects that need to be taken into account for any use case. Here, we demonstrate how to model and design an inductor in COMSOL Multiphysics®.
Building More Effective Water Treatment Basins with Apps
Fluid flow simulation is an efficient way to optimize the design of water treatment basins to ensure their overall effectiveness. Apps expand these capabilities to a wider audience.
How to Simulate a Holographic Page Data Storage System
As a follow-up to our blog post on modeling bit-by-bit holographic data storage, we demonstrate how to simulate a holographic page data storage system. Part 2 of 2.
Li-Ion Battery: Heterogeneous Alternative to the Newman Model
When analyzing lithium-ion battery designs, is it better to use the Newman model or a detailed, heterogeneous geometric model? Find out in this comprehensive blog post…
Analyzing a Component of the ITER Tokamak with Simulation
Researchers investigated whether the tritium breeding modules (TBMs) in the ITER tokamak produce magnetic perturbation that could generate unacceptable plasma losses. Get details here.
Evaluate Characteristics of a Periodic Finned Pipe with an App
We go over how to model a finned pipe setup in COMSOL Multiphysics®, as well as how to transform the model into a user-friendly simulation app.
Simulation Paves the Way for More Efficient OLED Devices
To study light loss in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), researchers from Konica Minolta Laboratory turned to COMSOL Multiphysics®. Get the full story.
Exporting Meshes and Solutions Using the Application Builder
You can easily export mesh and analysis data from COMSOL Multiphysics® into a text file. How? Using the Application Builder. We show you how here.
Simulating Holographic Data Storage in COMSOL Multiphysics
Get a demonstration of how to use COMSOL Multiphysics® to simulate holograms in a wide spectrum of optical and numerical techniques. Part 1 of a 2-part series.