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Happy Birthday, Robert Ledley
The first full-body CT scanner model can be found in the National Museum of American History, located in Washington, D.C. Read about the physicist who designed it here.
Investigating the Penrose Unilluminable Room with Ray Optics
Is the Penrose unilluminable room really unilluminable? We investigate this question using the Ray Optics and Wave Optics modules…
Getting the Stats: Computing Standard Deviations and Other Statistical Quantities
Here’s a comprehensive intro to computing and visualizing statistical quantities in COMSOL Multiphysics® .
Modeling Graphene in High-Frequency Electromagnetics
Graphene exhibits a variety of interesting properties, including high elasticity and mechanical strength. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to model graphene in an electromagnetic simulation.
Offline Synchronization for the LiveLink™ for CAD Products
As of version 6.0, you can synchronize files between COMSOL Multiphysics® and a CAD software when they are installed on different computers.
Happy Birthday, David Crosthwait
Fun fact: The original HVAC system for Rockefeller Center in New York City was designed by David Crosthwait, an engineer with 100+ patents.
Happy Birthday, Oliver Heaviside
At the age of 16, Oliver Heaviside’s formal education came to an end. However, he went on to discover the first coaxial cable, the modern Maxwell’s equations, and the Kennelly–Heaviside layer.
How to Use Maximum Likelihood for Parameter Estimation in COMSOL®
Here, we provide an overview of maximum likelihood parameter estimation and the least-squares method.