COMSOL Conference 2013 User Presentations

The COMSOL Conference is the premier event for multiphysics simulation. Held annually, multiphysics enthusiasts exchange their ideas through the contributed papers, presentations, and posters available in this online collection. Search or browse this site containing over 700 author-contributed works in a wide range of research, engineering, and industry multiphysics applications presented at conferences held in Boston, Bangalore, and Rotterdam in the fall of 2013.

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Interesting Videos

All your devices can be hacked

Could someone hack your pacemaker? At TEDx Mid Atlantic, Avi Rubin explains how hackers are compromising cars, smartphones and medical devices, and warns us about the dangers of an increasingly hack-able world. Avi Rubin is a professor of computer science and director of Health and Medical Security Lab at Johns Hopkins University. His current research is focused on the security of electronic medical records. Watch this 17 min video

Robots that fly ... and cooperate

In his lab at the University of Pennsylvania, Vijay Kumar and his team build flying quadrotors, small, agile robots that swarm, sense each other, and form ad hoc teams -- for construction, surveying disasters and far more. Vijay Kumar studies the control and coordination of multi-robot formations. Watch this 17 min video

A primer on 3D printing

2012 may be the year of 3D printing, when this three-decade-old technology finally becomes accessible and even commonplace. Lisa Harouni gives a useful introduction to this fascinating way of making things -- including intricate objects once impossible to create. Lisa Harouni is the co-founder of Digital Forming, working in "additive manufacturing" -- or 3D printing. Watch this 15 min video

PowerPoint presentations How Not To Make

Watch this interesting 9 min 29 sec video presentation presented in a humorous way

English Communication for Scientists

What information should you include in an abstract, and in what order? How can you get your message across in an oral presentation — with or without slides? How much text is acceptable on a poster? Communication is an integral part of the research you perform as a scientist and a crucial competence for a successful career, yet it is an activity you may not feel prepared for.

English Communication for Scientists is a brief guide on how to communicate more effectively in English, no matter how much previous experience you have. Although it was developed with non-native speakers of English in mind, it should prove useful for native speakers, too. Organized as six self-contained units, it will help you understand basic communication strategies and address various audiences (Unit 1); design and draft not only scientific papers (Unit 2) but also e-mail, résumés, and short reports (Unit 3); structure, support, and deliver oral presentations (Unit 4); create and present posters, chair sessions, and participate in panels (Unit 5); and prepare, run, and evaluate classroom sessions (Unit 6). Created by seasoned communicators, English Communication for Scientists provides no-nonsense, directly applicable guidelines, illustrated with examples of written documents, oral presentations, and more. Improving your scientific communication is only a click away: start today!

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Where to get quotations for presentations?

From presentation zen blog

In my presentations, I may have several slides which feature a quote from a famous (sometimes not so famous) individual in the field. The quote may be a springboard into the topic or serve as support or reinforcement for the particular point I'm making. A typical Tom Peters presentation at one of his seminars, for example, may include dozens of slides with quotes. "I say that my conclusions are much more credible when I back them up with great sources," Tom says

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