PS3Grid
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Introduction
NOTE: THIS PROJECT WILL RUN ONLY ON PS3 CONSOLES IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PS3, IT WILL NOT WORK.

PS3GRID is a volunteer computing project on the PlayStation3 using Molecular Dynamics (MD), a methodology for simulating the interactions of atoms and molecules over time. By applying known laws of physics to the simulation environment and objects, MD enables, in effect, "virtual experiments". MD is used in academia and pharma companies for a wide range of applications including drug design, drug screening, and in general to investigate protein function.

A single PS3 can provide processing power equal to about 20 single-core computers; 1000 PS3s will be the equivalent of 20,000 computers.

Installation can be done in five easy steps with a simple USB drive. (more information and help)

NOTE: THIS PROJECT WILL RUN ONLY ON PS3 CONSOLES IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PS3, IT WILL NOT WORK.

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Videos

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Science

[The Science section might (or might not) be divided into two parts: {1} general discussion of the field, and then {2} a discussion of the project's specific endeavor. For instance, in LHC@home, we might have {1} "Science of the Large Hardon Collider" and then {2} "Science of LHC@home"
The above is desirable, because in most cases, the field of research is really fascinating, and presenting this in broad terms-- outlining the big questions-- can make it easier to understand the particulars of the project and why it is important. ]

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Results

    2. G. Giupponi, M. Harvey and G. De Fabritiis, The impact of accelerator processors for high-throughput molecular modeling and simulation, in press Drug Discovery Today (2008).
    4. G. De Fabritiis, P. Coveney and J. Villa-Freixa, Energetics of K+ permeability through Gramicidin A by forward-reverse steered molecular dynamics, in press Proteins (2008).
    6. M. Harvey, G. Giupponi, J. Villa-Freixa and G. De Fabritiis, PS3GRID.NET: Building a distributed supercomputer using the PlayStation 3, Distributed & Grid Computing - Science Made Transparent for Everyone. Principles, Applications and Supporting Communities (2007).
    8. PS3GRID.NET: A distributed computing environment for molecular simulations on the PlayStation 3, presentation at the international symposium of biomedical informatics, 26-27 June Barcelona (2007).
    10. G. De Fabritiis, Performance of the Cell processor for biomolecular simulations, Comp. Phys. Commun. 176, 660 (2007).
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Links of Interest

[Why recreate the wheel; there are lots of great sources out there.; a good list of sources can be really useful to the reader.]

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PS3Grid In the Classroom

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