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Photos from the COMSOL Conference 2015 Pune
Nearly 300 attendees gathered for COMSOL Day 2015 Pune, which included two days full of minicourses, keynote talks, COMSOL-led training sessions, and more. See photos from the event here.

Simulation Improves Electromagnetic IED Detection Systems
To better understand the ground-penetrating radar technique and improve its accuracy for detecting landmines and other IEDs, researchers studied electromagnetic detection for subsurface objects.

Does the Current Flow Backwards Inside a Battery?
What happens inside a battery? Does the current flow from negative to positive electric potential? Here, we explain the potential profile inside a battery during discharge and recharge.

Industry Talks from the COMSOL Conference 2015 Grenoble
Keynote speakers from ArcelorMittal Global R&D, ABB, B&C Speakers, and CHLOE shared how they use multiphysics simulation at the COMSOL Conference 2015 Grenoble. Your recap >>

AltaSim Designs and Deploys Apps to Spread Simulation Power
At the COMSOL Conference 2015 Boston, Jeff Crompton from AltaSim Technologies spoke about building, sharing, and deploying simulation apps — and what this means for the future of simulation.

Different Ways to Count Particles in COMSOL Multiphysics
There are 3 ways you can count particles in your particle tracing simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics: during postprocessing, using accumulators, or with the Particle Counter feature.

Exploiting Periodicity in Models with High Péclet Numbers
In the study of chemical species transport, a high Péclet number means the ratio of advection to diffusion is very high. Learn how to exploit periodicity when modeling this type of problem.

COMSOL Conference 2015 Pune Award Winners
The COMSOL Conference 2015 Pune featured more than 100 user presentations. Get a quick overview of each of the award-winning papers and posters here.

New Release: COMSOL Multiphysics® Version 5.2
It’s here! COMSOL Multiphysics® version 5.2 brings a number of upgrades to the Application Builder, COMSOL Server™, and other products in the COMSOL® software suite.

Analyzing Forced Duffing Oscillations in Metal-Halide Lamps
2 independent researchers share insight into how they are optimizing the performance of metal-halide lamps using multiphysics simulation. Read the full story here >>

COMSOL Conference 2015 Grenoble Award Winners
The COMSOL Conference 2015 Grenoble featured more than 230 presentations. Best Paper and Best Poster awards were given to 5 participants, with an additional award chosen by conference attendees.

Studying a Dielectric Probe Used for Skin Cancer Diagnosis
Noninvasive tools like dielectric probes are a promising method for diagnosing skin cancer as early as possible. Learn about how simulation can be used to analyze their functionality and safety.