One of the largest grid computing projects with a row of subprojects in different categories: medicine, chemistry, natural science, technology etc.
Hardware-requirements of the projects can be seen here
Badges are earned by reached computing time:
Bronze = 14 days / 1 day
Silver = 45 days / 7 days
Gold = 90 days / 30 days
Ruby: 180 days
Emerald: 1 year
Sapphire: 2 years
White (with year display): 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 years
Recruited Volunteers: 1,5,10,25,50 members
The following pictures are showing the screensavers of the projects:
Human Proteome Folding
Genome Comparison
Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together
AfricanClimate@home
Help Defeat Cancer
Help Conquer Cancer
Nutritious Rice for the World
Clean Energy Project
Help Fight Childhood Cancer
Influenza Antiviral Drug Search
Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy Phase 2
Discovering Dengue Drugs - Together Phase 2
Clean Energy Project Phase 2
Computing for Clean Water
Drug Search for Leishmaniasis
Go Fight Against Malaria
Say No to Schistosoma
Computing for Sustainable Water
Mapping Cancer Markers
Uncovering Genome Mysteries
Outsmart Ebola Together
FightAids@Home Phase 2
Help Stop TB
OpenZika
Smash Childhood Cancer
Microbiome Immunity Project
Africa Rainfall Project
World Community Grid
Screensaver
Start
2004
End
Status
Admin
Institution
Multiple
Country
Multiple
Area
Biomedical
Apps
Win
Africa Rainfall Project 7.27 Clean Energy Project Phase 2 6.35 Mapping Cancer Markers 7.24 Outsmart Ebola Together 7.19 FightAIDS@Home Phase 2 7.14 Uncovering Genome Mysteries 7.28 Help Stop TB 7.14 OpenZika 7.05 Smash Childhood Cancer 7.08 Microbiome Immunity Project 7.11
Linux
yes
Mac
yes
64bit
PS3
ATI
CUDA
Intel
Android
RPi
NCI
System-Specs
VRAM
SP
DP
RAM
Runtime
5-9h (CEP2) 1-5h (MCM) 2-5h (OET) 10-18h (FAH2) 9h (HSTB)
HDD
Traffic dl/ul
kb-MB / kb
Deadline
10 days (mcm)
Checkpoints