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CWI publishes news item about its research, education and the social impact of this research on a regular basis. In addition to news items, we also publish more extensive stories about high-profile research or about CWI contributing to tackling social issues.
Workshop 'Streamers, sprites, leaders, lightning'
How can lightning create X-rays? Why do thin streamers branch faster than large ones? Why are positive discharges faster than negative ones? These topics were discussed by researchers from mathematics, physics, electro …
Safe and efficient software for elevators
Can elevator doors slide open when the elevator moves? How should it be controlled to transport people as fast and as good as possible? In order to be safe and efficient the …
Royal honour for Paul Vitányi
Royal honour for Paul VitányiPaul Vitányi has been appointed 'Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw'. He received this royal honour from the Amsterdam alderman Ms. Hennah Buyne during the CWI …
"Meesterlijk complex" - Paul Vitányi in NRC Handelsblad
Lees het volledige artikel dat op zaterdag 8 september 2007 verscheen in NRC Handelsblad. "Meesterlijk complex" (pdf-bestand)
Python designer Van Rossum (Google) at CWI
It is a great pleasure to invite you to a lecture of our former CWI colleague and Python designer Guido van Rossum (Google), on July 5, 2007. The lecture starts at 15.00h …
Software debate in Tweede Kamer
The Dutch House of Representatives - Tweede Kamer - debated on software expenses of the Dutch government on June 13, 2007. This resulted from an interview in newspaper Trouw with Jan Friso …
Future Interactive TV visible at EuroITV 2007
Mobile TV, social interactive television, and ambient entertainment: At the fifth European TV Conference - EuroITV 2007 - various topics dealing with the future of interactive television will be discussed. The conference …
Limits of quantum computing: CWI in Nature Physics
Can quantum computers be commercially used in the near future? In February 2007, the company D-Wave Systems presented a working 16-qubit quantum computer. Many researchers are skeptical of this breakthrough, some because …
