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Happy Birthday, Albert A. Michelson

December 19, 2016

Did you know that Albert A. Michelson, inventor of the Michelson interferometer, was the first person to accurately measure the diameter of a distant star near the Sun?

Study Contaminant Removal in Membrane Dialysis Devices with an App

December 15, 2016

We discuss treating renal failure with hemodialysis, analyzing contaminant concentration in a membrane dialysis device, and optimizing a membrane dialysis device with a numerical modeling app.

Analyze a Variety of Rotating Machines with the Rotordynamics Module

December 6, 2016

Get an introduction to the specialized features and functionality available in the Rotordynamics Module for modeling rotating machinery.

Identify a Cricket Bat’s Sweet Spots with Structural Mechanics Analysis

November 11, 2016

Research into the science behind cricket usually focuses on the performance of the batsmen and bowlers. One area of cricket that lacks in research is the cricket bat itself… 

Happy Birthday, Marie Curie

November 7, 2016

Did you know that Marie Curie coined the word “radioactive”? We discuss the life, work, and accolades of this Nobel Prize-winning scientist.

Optimizing a Tunable Organ Pipe for Ocean Acoustic Tomography

November 1, 2016

Read about a scientist from Teledyne Marine Systems who used simulation to improve a tunable organ pipe design and then compared the results to experimental tests.

Analyze a Vacuum Dryer’s Speed with Multiphysics Modeling

October 19, 2016

Vacuum drying is often used to dry heat-sensitive materials such as food and pharmaceuticals. Here, we showcase a model that simulates the vacuum drying of a wet cake.

Top Papers and Posters from the COMSOL Conference 2016 Boston

October 12, 2016

100+ engineers and researchers presented their work at the COMSOL Conference 2016 Boston. Read about the top papers and posters here.


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