Coming Soon to a Lab Near You: Drag-and-Drop Virtual Worlds
The Computational Science group at Microsoft Research Cambridge aims to transform the way scientists study complex, ever-changing systems, such as the global carbon cycle and information processing...
View ArticleTools of the Trade: Scott Saponas, Microsoft Research
Scott Saponas of Microsoft Research Redmond outlines the equipment he requires to perform his work.
View ArticleFaster Servers, Services with FlashStore
Microsoft researchers have devised a method for using flash memory to “bridge” RAM and hard drives, accelerating computer performance.
View ArticleVideo: Patient-Friendly Apps
Patients want information, but hospital staffs are often too busy to answer questions. Microsoft researchers are developing new ways to deliver real-time, patient-friendly information.
View ArticleMachine Learning for Dummies
John Platt of Microsoft Research Redmond discusses the state of machine learning in 2011.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research's Dan Reed: Intellectual Amplification via Computing
Dan Reed of Microsoft Research's eXtreme Computing Group discusses computing systems' utility as an intellectual amplifier.
View ArticleMicrosoft's Observations and Research Directions of the Limit: A New...
Doug Burger of Microsoft Research discusses the ramifications of a new era of continuous computing.
View ArticleAcademics, Enthusiasts to Get Kinect SDK
On Feb. 21, Microsoft announced plans to release this spring a non-commercial Kinect for Windows software development kit from Microsoft Research, developed in collaboration with Microsoft’s...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Kinect: The New Mouse?
Kinect technology, according to Craig Mundie, Microsoft’s chief research and strategy officer, is the beginning of a new way of communicating with computers.
View ArticleVideo: Microsoft Shows Off 3D Talking Head Avatars
Microsoft has taken the wraps off some of the natural user interface projects currently in development within its research group.
View ArticleHow Kinect and Its Offspring Are Shaping the Future of Microsoft
The success of Kinect for Xbox 360 has underscored the potential of natural user interfaces being pursued by Microsoft Research.
View ArticleMicrosoft Study Finds Creepy Avatars Are a No-No in the Workplace
Kori Inkpen Quinn of Microsoft Research Mari Sedlins of the University of Washington have found that people are open to using avatars for workplace communication--depending on the choice of avatar.
View ArticleMaximum Overhang, Optimum Reward
Revisiting a classic problem mathematicians considered solved decades ago yields astonishing results—and a significant achievement for Microsoft researcher Yuval Peres and his colleagues.
View ArticleTechFest Live!: Welcome to TechFest 2011
Microsoft Research's annual technology showcase begins on the morning of March 8, and we'll be there every step of the way to bring you inside the event and the individuals who make it happen.
View ArticleTechFest Focus: Natural User Interfaces
Projects on display during TechFest 2011 show Microsoft researchers’ advances in natural user interfaces, ranging from improved medical imaging to virtual 3-D building blocks.
View ArticleSmall r, Big D: Microsoft Research TechFest Demonstrates the Future
Natural User Interfaces, to be a focus of Microsoft Research's annual TechFest this week, are ushering in an era in which computers are becoming more like us.
View ArticleTechFest Live!: A Family Affair
Staging an event such as TechFest is a significant responsibility. Nobody knows that better than Robert and Trevor Eberl, a father-and-son duo whohelp bring the show to life.
View ArticleTechFest Live!: Natural User Interfaces
Read about Microsoft Research's work on natural user interfaces.
View ArticleTechFest Live!: Rashid on the Impact of Microsoft Research
Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, says that the triumphs of the last 12 months represent just the continuation of an impactful tradition.
View ArticleTechFest Live!: A Cure for Fat Fingers
Researchers from Microsoft Research India have devised a solution to the "fat-finger problem."
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