Sony officials were very proud as they announced that Stanford University's Folding@home distributed computing capacity has more than doubling since Playstation3 joined the effort.
According to Sony, more than 250,000 unique PS3 users have registered to the program in just one month. PS3 users are delivering nearly 400 teraflops, representing more than half the computing capacity of the network's 700 teraflops at a single moment.
"The PS3 turnout has been amazing, greatly exceeding our expectations and allowing us to push our work dramatically forward," said Vijay Pande, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University and Folding@home program lead. "Thanks to PS3, we have performed simulations in the first few weeks that would normally take us more than a year to calculate. We are now gearing up for new simulations that will continue our current studies of Alzheimer's and other diseases."
"PS3 fans can also be part of history as the Folding@home distributed computing program inches closer to achieving a petaflop - a measure of computing power that has never before been reached", commented Masayuki Chatani, Corporate Executive and CTO Computer, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
In related news, an update for the Folding@home software will be released within a few days. The update will improve folding calculation speeds, increase visibility of user location on the globe and give the ability for users to create longer donor or team names. PS3 users can download the new update version 1.1 by restarting the Folding@home application.
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Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) onok who here gives a f**k about this
Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by sonyfanboy (not verified) onI do, well done Sony! thanks god there is ps3.
Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by Andy (not verified) onTo the d**khead anonymous: You don't give a f**k about this folding program because you probably don't have anyone in your family that is touched by sickness. Wait for something to happen and you'll bolt to the store to buy a PS3 and start packing data. And if you have nothing positive to say than just shut the f**k up. Good job Sony and the users who support the program.
Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) onneed to understand that chances your Pc makes a difference is one to many thousand ;) so Rushing into store to get a PS3 just for folding... well something sony'd really loved to
Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) onProps to the ps3 owners, sony really has nothing to do with it since they dont force people to do that.
Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) onMaybe the only good thing a PS3 can do now, because of the lack of GOOD games
Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) onto that f**ktard Andy - go f**k urself fanboy.
Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by z33b (not verified) onOk, folding@home good, but sony isn't responsible it is nice that they are allowing there console to be used for this that is it. Also, I have no idea who does the stories on this site, but it is not DNA, it's protein folding big difference.
Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on"Ok, folding@home good, *but sony isn't responsible* it is nice that they are **allowing there console to be used for this** that is it"OBJECTION!* Sony is just as responsible as its users** You've said why. Sony didn't HAVE to allow that folding at home to be in with PS3, but they CHOOSE too, just like the users are choosing to use it.
Playstation 3 Significantly Accelerates Folding DNA Research
Submitted by go f**k yourself (not verified) onanonymous at 21:52, go f**k yourself. why is there always a small minded c**ksucker to go and post anti-fanboy political bulls**t. who cares if the ps3 is being used for this, it's used to help people. oh wait, you're probably yet another aspiring conservative f**k who is TOO f**kING STUPID to know how to think outside their own f**ked-up paradigm. f**k you.
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