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23 Oct 2014 – A productive summer for the Clean Energy Project |
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The Clean Energy Project team has an end-of-summer update for all the World Community Grid volunteers. Several changes to the database and work units were put in place over the summer. The team sends a big thank-you to the volunteers who make this work possible, as well as to the lab’s summer students and the departing CEP web developer. |
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22 Oct 2014 – Decade of discovery: doubling carbon-based solar cell efficiency |
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To mark our 10th anniversary, we’re looking at key scientific discoveries of the last decade. This week, we’re driving the search for organic solar cells through The Clean Energy Project in partnership with Harvard University. So far, we’ve helped researchers identify over 35,000 compounds with the potential to double carbon-based solar cell efficiency. With your help, we can explore thousands more. |
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16 Oct 2014 – Project Launch: Uncovering Genome Mysteries |
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To kick off World Community Grid's 10th anniversary celebrations, we're launching Uncovering Genome Mysteries to compare hundreds of millions of genes from many organisms that have never been studied before, helping scientists unearth some of the hidden superpowers of the natural world. |
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02 Oct 2014 – Global PC network gives researchers supercomputer power |
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An article published in the Toronto Star featured Dr. Igor Jurisica, the lead researcher of the Mapping Cancer Markers project. He discussed the value of the supercomputing power that is provided to researchers through a global network of home and business computers. |
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30 Sep 2014 – Schistosoma research moves from computer to laboratory |
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The computing phase of Say No to Schistosoma is now complete. The research team is analyzing the results and exploring the potential applications of the compounds that volunteers helped identify. |
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