The new version of COMSOL Multiphysics® introduces new features and products including the Application Builder that promises to revolutionize simulation as we know it. COMSOL Multiphysics® The Application Builder for creating specialized applications from COMSOL models for use by engineers and designers throughout your organization Large expansion of the range of predefined multiphysics couplings New solver algorithm for fast meshing and simulation of complex CAD assemblies where non-conforming meshes with hanging nodes are allowed Support for multiscale simulations using extra dimensions Create geometries from imported meshes and then edit these using solid operations Interfacing & Multipurpose New Design Module to expand the available toolset of CAD operations to include: loft, fillet, chamfer, midsurface, and thicken New LiveLink™ for Revit®, which allows COMSOL Multiphysics® users to interface with the building information modeling software, Autodesk® Revit® Multianalysis optimization utilizing combinations of different study types Accumulation of particles, erosion, and etching can be simulated in the Particle Tracing Module Electrical New Ray Optics Module treats electromagnetic waves as rays in systems where the wavelength is much smaller than its encompassing geometry Frequency- and material-controlled one-click meshing to set-up infinite elements, perfectly-matched layers (PMLs), and periodic conditions New interfaces for equilibrium discharge simulations in the Plasma Module Optoelectronics simulations with the Semiconductor Module and the Wave Optics Module Mechanical Two new methods, in the Acoustics Module, for modeling high frequency or geometrical acoustics: Ray Acoustics and Acoustic Diffusion Support for modeling thin layers, thin films, rods, and fractures that does not tax computational resources in the Heat Transfer Module Model geometrically nonlinear beams, nonlinear elastic materials, and elasticity in joints using the structural mechanics based products Fluid & Chemical New algebraic turbulence models for faster simulations: Algebraic yPlus and L-VEL Support for turbulence in grilles and fans Reactive Pellet Bed interface that makes use of the extra dimensions feature New Chemistry interface and revamped Reaction Engineering interface