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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A network of hundreds of thousands of home computer users recently discovered a rare celestial object by donating their computers' downtime to a worthy cause. The object is called a disrupted binary ...

So you’d like to do more volunteering but can’t find the time? Here’s an easy way to do it: Donate the spare processing power on your computer via one of the dozens of ongoing volunteer computing ...

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 ...