Harvard Creates Solar Material Database Using WCG

Kreij · Jun 24, 2013

Thought you all might like this ....

http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/41333.wss

Harvard's Clean Energy project -- which screened the molecules using World Community Grid, an IBM-managed (NYSE: IBM) virtual supercomputer that harnesses the surplus computer power donated by volunteers -- is believed to be the most extensive investigation of quantum chemicals ever performed.

Well done Crunchers. :toast:

[Ion] · Jun 25, 2013

I saw this as a Notice in BOINC yesterday--very exciting to see our computing power going to good use!

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Harvard Creates Solar Material Database Using WCG

Kreij

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[Ion]

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