Home Computers Can Contribute to Solving World Problems

Scientific research organizations are attempting to use unused power from home and business computers to help with research programs. This will be done only through volunteers who wish to help by downloading a program which will run when the computer is idle. This program will be extended to get more data for environmental and medical research programs. There are numerous postive ways in which this would help to discover information that could be beneficial to a variety of people. This is a great volunteer project that will allow individuals themselves determine just how much they would like to contribute. The goal is to work on three to five projects a year. For more information on this issue, refer to http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/11/16/science.ibm.grid.reut/index.html.