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The US multinational IT IBM plans to use the blockchain to help scientific research and provide a record of its results, a new patent application filed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office revealed November 8th.
IBM, originally filing the concept in December of last year, says it expects "the integration of a blockchain and the collection and analysis of data for open scientific research".
The application is the latest in an ever-increasing series of patents required by the company in the blockchain industry, the most recent award coming up last week for augmented reality games.
Now a completely more technical offshoot addresses what it describes as a lack of platforms offering "necessary controls and mechanisms" to safeguard scientific discoveries.
"Currently there are limited platforms that allow the sharing of information on scientific research and the transparency of data collection and analysis," reads the patent application, adding:
"Existing platforms lack the controls and mechanisms to enable reliable data, as there are few options to ensure that data is resistant to change."
More generally, the scientific sector will benefit in many ways from the advent of technology.
Several attempts have already targeted some aspects of the field, Cointelegraph, reporting at the beginning of this year on industry-specific blockchain tools for both pharmaceutical and genomics research data.
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