BOINC
Compute for Science

  • BOINC lets you help cutting-edge science research using your computer. The BOINC app, running on your computer, downloads scientific computing jobs and runs them invisibly in the background. It's easy and safe.

  • About 30 science projects use BOINC. They investigate diseases, study climate change, discover pulsars, and do many other types of scientific research.

  • The BOINC and Science United projects are located at the University of California, Berkeley and are supported by the National Science Foundation.
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To contribute to science areas (biomedicine, physics, astronomy, and so on) use Science United. Your computer will help current and future projects in those areas.

Join Science United

Or download BOINC and choose specific projects.

News from BOINC Projects

[LHC@home] 20th BOINC Workshop May 29-31

The registration is now open for the 2024 BOINC Workshop -- this year in person, at CERN.

https://indico.cern.ch/event/1379525/overview

Please register if you plan to attend.

View article · Mon, 22 Apr 2024 09:21:39 +0000


[YAFU] Aliquot sequence 28^95 has terminated!!!

Aliquot sequence 28^95 has terminated!!!

View article · Sun, 21 Apr 2024 06:57:42 +0000


[ODLK1] Electrical work

On Thusday 23/4/2024 there are planned some electrical works in my area from 9:00 to 13:30 with power that probably will be tuned off too.

So the server could be not reachable during that times due to loss of internet connection.

View article · Sun, 21 Apr 2024 06:37:44 +0000


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News

BOINC wins a prize
BOINC is a prize winner in the WSIS competition for E-Science projects. Congratulations to all of us!
18 Apr 2024, 3:11:38 UTC · Discuss


BOINC needs your vote (by Thu 4 April) for a UN-sponsored award
The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) is a United Nations-sponsored initiative aimed at building inclusive and equitable information societies worldwide. BOINC has been nominated for a prize at the 2024 WSIS forum, and has passed initial hurdles; the last step involves public voting.

Vote for BOINC! Instructions are here.
25 Mar 2024, 22:06:52 UTC · Discuss


BOINC in schools
Registration is open for The Computation Moonshot, a competition for high schools which encourages students to learn about scientific computing.
13 Feb 2024, 9:36:35 UTC · Discuss


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