While sleeping our electronics sleeps too. However, for those who stay up at night. Thanks to some amazing distributed computing projects you can use those 'sleeping' devices to actually do some work!
Distributed computing uses the power of a network of connected devices to spread out the workloads needed to solve computational problems. One such problem is that of protein folding, which happens in only a few milliseconds, too fast for even the most powerful lab computer. While the immediate answer might be "build a more powerful computer", another solution is the more efficient use of building a DC project. Folding@Home is one such project.
Now, thanks to a partnership between Sony and Folding@Home team, and others, the collective power stored in your smartphone can be used to dramatically speed up the fight against diseases like Alzheimer’s.
