The Science of Folding@home

mr_sifter writes "As previously discussed, computers running Folding@home now contribute over 1 petaflop of processing power to research into protein folding, making Folding@home the most successful example yet of a distributed computing app. It's also at the forefront of GPGPU computing, with both Nvidia and ATI keen to push how well their graphics chips perform when folding. So the technology is great, but what about the science? This feature looks at how the Folding project was developed, how it's helping researchers and the thorny question of how long it might be until the software running on your PC or PS3 actually produces real-world results."

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Re:i use folding@home

[paulzeye]

STOP IT! Unless the grant your research facility uses specifies that resources should be used for this kind of research. It is not for you to decide how to use taxpayer money- the responsible thing to would be to shut these machines down at night.