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How the PS3 helps science. Solves mystery about black hole

December 22, 2008 in News comments 19

Some very interesting stuff that you can do with just 16 PS3's. Astrophysicist's used a cluster of PS3's to help solve a mystery involving black holes. They also said of how much cheaper it is to run experiments with PS3's then other supercomputers. Now don't get any ideas to go run off running test of your own.

Newswise — Using only the computing power of 16 Sony Playstation 3 gaming consoles, scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, have solved a mystery about the speed at which vibrating black holes stop vibrating.

It may be the first time this kind of research has been conducted exclusively on a PS3 cluster: A related 2007 UMass Dartmouth/UAHuntsville project using a smaller PS3 cluster also used a "traditional" supercomputer to run its simulations.
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  • 1
    Final Blade Dec 22, 08
    Interesting.....
  • 4
    Red 9* Dec 22, 08
    I can see the jokes now: "PS3 does everything from play Blu-Ray to solving Black Holes. Only thing it can't do? Play games."
    • 0
      Livewire_19 Dec 22, 08
      That's a pretty good one Red 9.

      It's almost as funny as BANDITO ATTACK's comment.
  • 3
    dwg14390 Dec 22, 08
    It can play games =/

    Its keeping them exclusive that it can't do.
    • 1
      Red 9* Dec 22, 08
      Of course it can play games, and yes it can keep exclusives (ie 1st party and others such as ND and Insomniac-built games). I was saying fanboys could use this as another joke.
      • 0
        dwg14390 Dec 22, 08
        I was also making a joke, and first party will always be exclusive anyways.

        So.....any word on supernova explosions Sony?
  • 0
    Bale Fire Dec 22, 08
    I think I read about this project earlier this year, interesting none the less.
  • 15
    BANDITO ATTACK Dec 22, 08
    THE PS3 IS A BLACK HOLE CAUSE IT SUCKS LOLOLOL
    • 1
      BlackLabel Dec 22, 08
      LMAO.. Very creative!
      • 1
        Red 9* Dec 22, 08
        And lookit all the thumb-ups!
    • 6
      StarJet Dec 22, 08
      More thumbs up.
      I don't know whether the PS3 sucks, but the phrase rocks.
      • 6
        Red 9* Dec 22, 08
        Any post that has the words "PS3 sucks" gets thumbs up, it seems.
        • 1
          pooOBKp Dec 23, 08
          I gave you a thumbs up since you had the golden phrase.
        • 1
          BlackLabel Dec 24, 08
          Red, it was more the case that BANDITO made a funny comment. I don't care that it was about the PS3 sucking, because the tie in with black holes and that was absolutely genius. I love my PS3 but if you can't enjoy a good laugh at it's expense what's the point.
        • 0
          Final Blade Dec 24, 08
          BlackLabel you confused your view of laughter with others. I personally didn't like the comment. While I can see why he said it and why people gave him 14 thumbs up, I wasn't laughing at it.
        • 0
          Red 9* Dec 24, 08
          I was replying in humor as well. This ain't the Serious Train going to Seriousville, y'know...
  • 2
    Sayyed Dec 22, 08
    now they need to make a time machine
  • 0
    Arikardo Dec 22, 08
    Definately interesting, pretty cool that a cluster of PS3's can do that.
  • 0
    Arcticdog Dec 24, 08
    true they do need to make a time machine now and after that they need to make a teliporting type thing oh and my spelling sucks

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