▁significant ▁media ▁attention ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁computational ▁Bio chem istry ▁and ▁Bi oph ys ics ▁lab ▁at ▁the ▁Univers itat ▁Pom pe u ▁Fab ra , ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁deployed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁a ▁B OIN C ▁system ▁called ▁PS 3 GR ID ▁for ▁collabor ative ▁computing ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Cell MD ▁software , ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁designed ▁specifically ▁for ▁the ▁Cell ▁processor . ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Research ▁Labor atory ▁has ▁deployed ▁a ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁cluster ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁units , ▁nick named ▁the ▁" Cond or ▁Cl uster ", ▁for ▁analyz ing ▁high - resol ution ▁satellite ▁imag ery . ▁The ▁Air ▁Force ▁claims ▁the ▁Cond or ▁Cl uster ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁ 3 3 rd ▁largest ▁super comput er ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁capacity . ▁The ▁lab ▁has ▁opened ▁up ▁the ▁super comput er ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁univers ities ▁for ▁research . ▁ ▁Dist ributed ▁computing ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁computing ▁power ▁of ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁cons oles , ▁the ▁distributed ▁computing ▁project ▁F old ing @ home ▁has ▁been ▁recognized ▁by ▁Gu in ness ▁World ▁Records ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁distributed ▁network ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁The ▁first ▁record ▁was ▁achieved ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁as ▁the