I've been wondering about this for some time. It's been years since the first massive distributed computing project. We have "searched for signs of extra-terrestrial intelligence", attempted to find ...

Distributed computing is all the rage and some of the scientific projects underway look like they might well enable profound advances. The big question is how do we make it worthwhile for people and ...

A special project to accelerate the hunt for a cure for anthrax by harnessing PCs around the globe using a distributed computing model was unveiled today. In an announcement today, the National ...

The anthrax project comes on the heels of a successful similar effort in cancer research that began last April and still continues. 1 Headed by professor Graham Richards, chairman of chemistry at ...

One of the most difficult problems with quantum computing relates to increasing the size of the quantum computer. Researchers globally are seeking to solve this "challenge of scale." To bring quantum ...

A research institute is harnessing the power of thousands of computers over the Internet to investigate potential drug treatments for deadly avian influenza. The Rothberg Institute for Childhood ...

I think it's just a victim of the times. Spiking electric rates in much of the US, with no wage growth means people have to cut back. Now combine that with obscene GPU costs for replacement hardware ...