Using PS3 computing power for good

For a long time, PC users have been to able to contribute the power of their machines during idle time through projects such as SETI, and now the Sony Play Station 3 can do the same.
One area of research that requires a large amount of computing power is the study of how 2 dimensional protein strands in the human body folds into the three-dimensional molecules that determine their biological functions. So Sony has launched the PS3/Folding@home initiative such that PS3 participants will be able to lend the massive computing power of their consoles. This project is expected to start on March 23, and be able to access Folding@home
via the PS3's XrossMediaBar. Read more about this.