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| description = nanoHUB@Home was a BOINC project. An online science and engineering gateway focused on nanoscience and nanotechnology. | |||
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{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330190511/https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/ |title=nanoHUB@Home |date=2024-03-30}} was a [[wikipedia:BOINC|BOINC]]-based '''''[[wikipedia:Volunteer computing|volunteer computing]]''''' project operated through [[wikipedia:NanoHUB|nanoHUB]], an online science and engineering gateway focused on nanoscience and nanotechnology. The project allowed volunteers worldwide to donate unused CPU resources to assist with computational nanotechnology simulations and machine learning research.<ref name="purdue2019">{{cite web |url=https://it.purdue.edu/newsroom/2019/190903_nanoHUB.php |title=Purdue's nanoHUB@Home project lets anyone contribute to cutting-edge nanotechnology research – no PhD required |publisher=Purdue University |date=2019-09-03 |access-date=2026-05-21}}</ref> | |||
The project was connected to the broader [[wikipedia:NanoHUB|nanoHUB]] cyberinfrastructure developed by the [[wikipedia:Network for Computational Nanotechnology|Network for Computational Nanotechnology]] (NCN) at [[wikipedia:Purdue University|Purdue University]]. nanoHUB became one of the world's largest scientific gateways dedicated to nanotechnology research and education, serving researchers, educators, and students in more than 170 countries.<ref name="nanohubwiki">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NanoHUB |title=NanoHUB |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2026-05-21}}</ref> | The project was connected to the broader [[wikipedia:NanoHUB|nanoHUB]] cyberinfrastructure developed by the [[wikipedia:Network for Computational Nanotechnology|Network for Computational Nanotechnology]] (NCN) at [[wikipedia:Purdue University|Purdue University]]. nanoHUB became one of the world's largest scientific gateways dedicated to nanotechnology research and education, serving researchers, educators, and students in more than 170 countries.<ref name="nanohubwiki">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NanoHUB |title=NanoHUB |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2026-05-21}}</ref> | ||
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nanoHUB@Home used the [[wikipedia:BOINC|BOINC]] middleware platform developed at the [[wikipedia:University of California, Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley]]. BOINC distributes computational work units to volunteers and validates returned results using redundancy and cross-checking techniques.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Open_Infrastructure_for_Network_Computing |title=Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2026-05-21}}</ref> | nanoHUB@Home used the [[wikipedia:BOINC|BOINC]] middleware platform developed at the [[wikipedia:University of California, Berkeley|University of California, Berkeley]]. BOINC distributes computational work units to volunteers and validates returned results using redundancy and cross-checking techniques.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Open_Infrastructure_for_Network_Computing |title=Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing |website=Wikipedia |access-date=2026-05-21}}</ref> | ||
Unlike many traditional BOINC projects, nanoHUB@Home required [[wikipedia:VirtualBox|VirtualBox]] in addition to the BOINC client.<ref>{{cite web | Unlike many traditional BOINC projects, nanoHUB@Home required [[wikipedia:VirtualBox|VirtualBox]] in addition to the BOINC client.<ref name="nanohub_archived">{{cite web | ||
|url=https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/ | |url=https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/ | ||
|title=What is nanoHUB@Home? | |title=What is nanoHUB@Home? | ||
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Virtual machines were used because nanoHUB simulation tools often required complex scientific software environments and dependencies that would have been difficult to deploy natively across many operating systems and hardware combinations. | Virtual machines were used because nanoHUB simulation tools often required complex scientific software environments and dependencies that would have been difficult to deploy natively across many operating systems and hardware combinations. | ||
The project supported more than 200 simulation tools deployed through nanoHUB.org.<ref | The project supported more than 200 simulation tools deployed through nanoHUB.org.<ref name="nanohub_archived" /> These applications covered a broad range of topics including: | ||
* Semiconductor device simulation | * Semiconductor device simulation | ||
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* Materials engineering | * Materials engineering | ||
Workloads ranged from short simulations lasting only minutes to large computational jobs running for several hours depending on the scientific model and parameter complexity.<ref | Workloads ranged from short simulations lasting only minutes to large computational jobs running for several hours depending on the scientific model and parameter complexity.<ref name="nanohub_archived" /> | ||
The distributed infrastructure enabled volunteers to process workloads generated by educational and research users of nanoHUB. Project developers reported that volunteer computers consumed work units at a rate "at least one order of magnitude higher" than other nanoHUB computing venues, requiring multiple infrastructure and database upgrades during 2019.<ref>{{cite web | The distributed infrastructure enabled volunteers to process workloads generated by educational and research users of nanoHUB. Project developers reported that volunteer computers consumed work units at a rate "at least one order of magnitude higher" than other nanoHUB computing venues, requiring multiple infrastructure and database upgrades during 2019.<ref name="nanohub_news">{{cite web | ||
|url=https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/ | |url=https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/ | ||
|title=nanoHUB@Home News | |title=nanoHUB@Home News | ||
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In 2002, the [[wikipedia:National Science Foundation|National Science Foundation]] funded the [[wikipedia:Network for Computational Nanotechnology|Network for Computational Nanotechnology]] to expand nanoHUB into a major scientific gateway.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-researchers-win-14.5-million-nsf-grant-to-take-nanohub.org-to-next-level.html |title=Purdue researchers win $14.5 million NSF grant to take nanoHUB.org to next level |publisher=Purdue University |date=2013-02-05 |access-date=2026-05-21}}</ref> | In 2002, the [[wikipedia:National Science Foundation|National Science Foundation]] funded the [[wikipedia:Network for Computational Nanotechnology|Network for Computational Nanotechnology]] to expand nanoHUB into a major scientific gateway.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-researchers-win-14.5-million-nsf-grant-to-take-nanohub.org-to-next-level.html |title=Purdue researchers win $14.5 million NSF grant to take nanoHUB.org to next level |publisher=Purdue University |date=2013-02-05 |access-date=2026-05-21}}</ref> | ||
nanoHUB@Home itself launched publicly in 2019.<ref name="purdue2019" /> Early project news updates documented rapid consumption of work units by volunteers and infrastructure upgrades required to keep pace with demand.<ref | nanoHUB@Home itself launched publicly in 2019.<ref name="purdue2019" /> Early project news updates documented rapid consumption of work units by volunteers and infrastructure upgrades required to keep pace with demand.<ref name="nanohub_news" /> | ||
Archived server status pages indicate that the project became inactive around 2021.<ref>{{cite web | Archived server status pages indicate that the project became inactive around 2021.<ref name="nanohub_status">{{cite web | ||
|url=https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/server_status.php | |url=https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/server_status.php | ||
|title=nanoHUB@Home | |title=nanoHUB@Home Server Status | ||
|publisher=nanoHUB@Home | |publisher=nanoHUB@Home | ||
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618095358/https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/server_status.php | |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618095358/https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/server_status.php | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* | * {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240330190511/https://boinc.nanohub.org/nanoHUB_at_home/ |title=nanoHUB@Home official website (archived) |date=2024-03-30}} | ||
* [https://nanohub.org/ nanoHUB] | * [https://nanohub.org/ nanoHUB] | ||
* [https://boinc.berkeley.edu/ BOINC] | * [https://boinc.berkeley.edu/ BOINC] | ||