World Community Grid - helping cancer research

09.21.14: This site is a combined effort of Harvard university researchers and IBM to support the work on cancer treatment, solar energy research, and AIDS research.
Together with many PCs around the world, it performs the workeffort of a supercomputer ... at minimal impact to all contributors.
The article in the Toronto Star today provides more information.
This is an excellent (and cost effective) way to contribute to a few worthwhile projects.




When you go to the World Community Grid site, you will need to click on the Join Now" to install the software on your PC and select the project(s) you wish to run when you are not using your PC. 




When the app has been installed, you will see this screen on your desktop. 
It will start each time you start your PC but only run when you are not using your PC.

Using your PC this way does not mean you need to leave it running any longer than you normally do.
If you happen to leave it unattended for a while, the WCG application will make use of it's computing resources at minimal expense to you. 

Once you become a member, you will be able to review your contribution to the project(s), by signing in on the main site.






Isn't it a great way to help valuable research progress faster than it normally would!