Intel has launched a Facebook application that allows people to donate their PC's unused processor power to research diseases and study climate change.
Intel developed the app called Africa@home. Climatepredicition.net is focused on understanding global climate change by predicting the Earth's climate testing the accuracy of climate models.
Rossetta@home, which is focused on finding cures for cancer and other diseases such as HIV and Alzheimer's.
"Progress Thru Processors underscores our belief that small contributions made by individuals can collectively have a far-reaching impact on our world," said Deborah Conrad, Intel vice president and general manager, Corporate Marketing Group.
"By simply running an application on your computer, which uses very little incremental resources, you can expand computing resources to researchers working to make the world a better place."
Launched in public beta, the application activates only when a PC's performance is not being fully utilized. The application runs automatically as a background process and will not affect performance.
For Progress Thru Processors, Intel partnered with GridRepublic, a not -for-profit volunteer computing organization.
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