Screen Savers Which Use A Computer's Idle Time To Perform Scientific Data Processing

Web Site Description
Grid.org This site (sponsored by United Devices ) searches for ways to prevent and cure diseases. It does this with participation from several large corporations and universities. Their PatriotGrid project searches for cures to diseases that are known to be potential weapons of bioterrorism.
http://folding.stanford.edu/ This is a Stanford project which is carrying out simulations of protein folding. Our DNA controls the production of proteins. Learning about how proteins work is an important area of biological research.
SETI@Home The SETI@home client software can use spare CPU time on your PC to automatically search data from the Arecibo radio telescope for possible signals from extraterrestrial civilizations.
Intel Philanthropic Peer-to-Peer Program This web site provides screen savers which help find ways to combat life-threatening illnesses
Distributed.Net This site carries out mathematical projects
Mithral Client-Server Software Development Kit This site provides an ANSI C software development kit for development of distributed client-server and peer-to-peer applications.

Last Revised: 30-Jun-2003