Posted 03-26-2009 by
Daniel Pendick
“Wanted: a few hundred thousand computers with a little spare time on their hands.” That’s the basic job qualification if you (and your personal computer) want to join Einstein@Home, a massive international project that uses donated personal computer time to crunch data for real scientists. The project has been going on for several years . This week, Einstein@Home announced it will begin to analyze data from a new source: the giant radio telescope...