- 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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[YAFU] Aliquot sequence 3453846 has terminated!!!
View article · Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:06:34 +0000
[YAFU] Aliquot sequence 3603528 has terminated!!!
View article · Wed, 4 Feb 2026 19:26:05 +0000
[SETI@home] YouTube video on SETI@home
Anton Petrov made a nice video about SETI@home and the recent papers.
View article · Sun, 1 Feb 2026 00:24:32 +0000
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Check out recent papers from Einstein@Home and SETI@home.
17 Jan 2026, 21:51:13 UTC
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BOINC client 8.2.8 released
Version 8.2.8 of the BOINC client has been released for all platforms. Download it here. Release notes are here.
26 Nov 2025, 3:24:09 UTC
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BOINC client 8.2.4 released
The 8.2.4 version of the BOINC client has been released for all platforms. Download it here. Release notes are here. The new version supports Docker apps - an important step for BOINC.
10 Jul 2025, 21:46:02 UTC
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