The new 'Mission' of the PlayStation 3

Sony has said it will upgrade the PlayStation 3 console game so that it can "devote" its processing power to the supercomputing network that specializes in cancer and incurable diseases.

The PlayStation 3 software will be upgraded later this month, allowing users to spend free time (not playing games but still connecting to the network) of the device to contribute to the quest for incurable diseases. y of supercomputing network is located at Stanford University, USA.

According to Professor Vijay Pande, head of the "Folding's home" project, Stanford University, diseases that need outside research include: mad cow disease, Parkinson, Alzheimer, Huntington, and a number of types Other cancer.

PlayStation 3 software will allow users to click on the "Folding's home" icon on the TV screen to share processing power for the research network during gamers 'free time'.

The PlayStation 3 processor has 10 times the power of conventional PC chips, so it has been chosen to perform this difficult research task, Sony spokesman said.