Distributed computing projects are a great way to harness the power of PCs out in the wild to solve scientific mysteries, help find cures for tough diseases and even search for extra terrestrial life. Now you can add solar panel research to the list. According to this article in Wired, researchers behind the Harvard Clean Energy […]
Will Green IT kill SETI@home?
By now you’ve heard of the poor fellow that got canned because he ran SETI@home on his school district’s computers. Part of the reason: the $1.2 to $1.6 million in electricity and associated costs. This case brings up an interesting…