Helmhurts

A few posts back I was concerned with optimising the WiFi reception in my flat, and I chose a simple method for calculating the distribution of electromagnetic intensity. I casually mentioned that I really should be doing things more rigorously by solving the Helmholtz equation, but then didn’t. Well, spurred on by a shocking amount of spare time, I’ve given it a go here.

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If Pixar Made Histograms

I’ve been experimenting with my data presentation recently, trying to make it a bit more ‘fun’ (read – epic procrastination which has a thin questionable veneer of usefulness). In the post below I’ll talk about how I had a go at getting some data away from the awful, awful, plotting abilities of Matlab, and getting it into Blender.

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