The Folding@home™ Distributed Computing Project at Stanford University
Since October 2000, over one million CPUs throughout the world have participated in this distributed computing project. The goal of this project is to research protein folding and misfolding to gain an understanding of how these are related to disease.
Targeted diseases include (but are not limited to) Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and many forms of cancer.
Your participation will help accelerate the understanding of these and other diseases.
For more information, please visit Stanford University's Folding@home™ website located at: http://folding.stanford.edu
Features of Folding@home™ for PlayStation®3
- The PS3™ system's Cell Broadband Engine™(Cell/B.E.) processor will dramatically add to the computing performance of the Folding@home™ project.
- Folding@home™ on PlayStation®3 utilizes the RSX™ graphics processor to provide a real-time visualization of the folding behavior of proteins.
- The locations of PS3™ systems that are running Folding@home™ are displayed on the world map that is visible in the background.
The Role of Sony Computer Entertainment
Starting with the Folding@home™ project, Sony Computer Entertainment will continue to offer an environment for distributed computing applications. This environment will provide an invaluable resource for academic research in a wide variety of fields.
Sony Computer Entertainment appreciates your support.
