Geometry is a control surface.
A shape can focus a field. A cavity can select a mode. A surface can change a force. A boundary can turn energy into heat, charge, motion, or signal. MaxwellX studies those relationships as a systems problem.
The thesis
Geometry changes how energy moves.
That sentence is the center of MaxwellX.
Four layers
Physical geometry
Shape, spacing, scale, curvature, topology, symmetry, asymmetry, cavities, pillars, arrays, trenches, holes, posts, gaps, and boundaries.
Field geometry
Electric fields, magnetic fields, optical fields, near fields, induced fields, structured light, field gradients, standing modes, and coupling paths.
Interface geometry
The place where input becomes response: charge separation, heat, force, capacitance, current, motion, chemical gradients, or biological signaling.
System geometry
The full arrangement: source, boundary, material, medium, target, measurement path, and environment.
Why it matters
Most systems are described by input and output. MaxwellX studies the architecture in between.
A coil by itself has a field. A coil with a changed boundary can have a different field. A material by itself absorbs light. A material with structure and interface can turn light into motion. A nanostructure by itself is a shape. A nanostructure in a vacuum boundary can reshape a measurable Casimir force.
Current public focus
The first MaxwellX focus is FieldLab: energy transfer through geometry, electromagnetic fields, light, lasers, materials, and measurement.
The micro/nano focus continues through the Casimir Apparatus and Boundary Signature Program. The biological focus continues through Bioelectric Response Atlas. The long-range focus continues through Frontier Systems.