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Home computers search for gravity waves

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Physicists hope to exploit the downtime of a million machines.

Scientists searching for waves of gravitational energy that stretch space and time will soon be seeking the public's help in analysing their data.

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Brumfiel, G. Home computers search for gravity waves. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news050131-7

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