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Funding for research on cosmic lightning

Researchers from CWI and KVI received funding in the FOM projectruimte for their proposal ‘Cosmic lightning’.

Faster computation times for numerical solutions

Shock waves are difficult to simulate on a computer. Due to the large, rapid changes, often oscillations occur in the mathematical solutions.

Researchers predict sprites on Venus, Saturn and Jupiter

Large STW grant for CWI research on discharges

In November, Ute Ebert (CWI) received a large STW grant for three research projects on discharges. These projects are about X-rays and gamma radiation from lightning, air purification with discharges for highway …

New simulations explain huge lightning flashes

With new simulations Alejandro Luque and Ute Ebert (CWI) explained huge lightning flashes above clouds: sprites. They published their results in Nature Geoscience, which appeared online on 25 October 2009.

Willem Hundsdorfer appointed professor of Numerical Mathematics

CWI researcher Willem Hundsdorfer has been appointed part-time professor at the Radboud University in Nijmegen. As of May 1, 2009, he holds the chair of Numerical Mathematics at the Faculty of Physics, …

A step towards understanding X-rays from lightning

Chao Li made has set a new step in lightning models.

Thick sparks flash faster than thin ones

Thick sparks flash faster through the air than thin ones - at least, when positive discharges are concerned.