PS3 used in research to fight diseases

Posted on March 15th, 2007 by PS3Vault

Xbox what? Mover over please!

Sony Computer Entertainment will jointly work with Stanford University to create a network of PS3s to research the cause of diseases such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and various life threatening cancers. It will take approximately 30 years for a cell powered PC to simulate folding proteins however, with the help of current and future PS3 owners, this process can be expedited.

The icon called Folding@home will appear on the cross media bar come next PS3 system update, which Sony expects to go live toward end of the march. If you would like to participate in this on-going research, all you have to do is click the icon to run the application or you can run it when PS3 is idling, granted you have constant Internet connection.

Furthermore, Sony also emphasized once again that Cell Powered PS3 is 10 times more powerful than standard chip in today’s computer.

Millions of users have experienced the power of PS3 entertainment. Now they can utilize that exceptional computing power to help fight diseases,” said Masayuki Chatani, Corporate Executive and CTO Computer, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. “In order to study protein folding, researchers need more than just one super computer, but the massive processing power of thousands of networked computers. Previously, PCs have been the only option for scientists, but now, they have a new, more powerful tool — PS3.” “We’re thrilled to have SCE be part of the Folding@home project,” said Vijay Pande, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University and Folding@home project lead. “With PS3 now part of our network, we will be able to address questions previously considered impossible to tackle computationally, with the goal of finding cures to some of the world’s most life-threatening diseases.

I am very pleased to hear about this wonderful bit of news, and hopefully it will strike a chord within all those PS3 nay-sayers and critics about the potential of PS3. WAY TO GO SONY!!

Talk about PS3 being socially responsible!

Any comments?

Filed under: Folding@home, Main

2 Responses to “PS3 used in research to fight diseases”

jawad tahseen, on March 16th, 2007 at 2:10 am Said:

I loved your artical on the play station 3 helping with the research of the life threatining disease i think that this proves that the playstation3 is much more than a games console and is the clear winner of the next generation war. peace
Admin DK, on March 17th, 2007 at 10:44 am Said:

Thank you very much. Yes, I was very excited about this news. Finally not only Sony is being socially responsible with PS3 but at the same time, it shows how powerful PS3 can be. We will post more about this in the future.