100 Top Global Thinkers 2012: danah boyd
danah boyd of Microsoft Research New England has been named to Foreign Policy's list of 2012's 100 Top Global Thinkers.
View ArticlePex: Microsoft Research's Unit Test Generator and Evaluator
Pex, a tool developed by Microsoft Research, provides three useful capabilities to support testing.
View ArticleOnly Kinect: Microsoft Boffins Build Minority Report-Style Tools
Big, expensive goggles no longer compulsory for augmented reality.
View ArticlePredicting the Effects of Changes on Living Systems
Jasmin Fisher of Microsoft Research Cambridge, working with individuals from Bar Ilan University, is trying to learn how to predict the effects of changes introduced into a living system.
View ArticleDeep Learning Aids Speech Analytics, Voice Recognition - Just the Beginning
Advances in an artificial-intelligence technique known as deep learning are helping companies like Microsoft create powerful speech analytics and voice-recognition software at a much quicker pace than...
View ArticleNew Video Series Starring Microsoft Research Head Launches
Craig Mundie, Microsoft chief research and strategy officer, discusses big data during the debut of his new, online video series, TechForum Insights.
View ArticleExcellent Idea of the Day: TB Tracker Halts Disease's Spread
A simple fingerprint reader and a netbook is enough to stop this infectious disease.
View ArticleTouchDevelop in Your Browser
The TouchDevelop Web App is a development environment to create apps on your tablet or smartphone, without requiring a separate PC.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research India: The Faces Behind the Fight Against TB
Bill Thies of Microsoft Research India discusses his passion for helping battle tuberculosis in India.
View ArticleBattling TB Using Microsoft Technology
Microsoft Research India has developed a biometric monitoring system to help patients complete tuberculosis treatment programs.
View ArticleEPA Cooperative R&D: Technology for Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration
Microsoft Research Connections has signed a cooperative research and development agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to help restore large aquatic ecosystems, such as Puget Sound.
View ArticleInside Microsoft Research: Helping Pregnant Women Avoid Anemia
A project from Microsoft Research India uses technology—in the form of mobile phones—to encourage pregnant women to protect their lives and those of their forthcoming children by following a healthy,...
View ArticleInside Microsoft Research: Take Socl for a Spin
Socl, a service that enables users to connect about shared interests, is sporting a new look.
View ArticleInside Microsoft Research: Four from Microsoft Research Named IEEE Fellows
Four computer scientists from Microsoft Research have been named Fellows of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
View ArticleOnline Social Science: Can the Web Graduate from Digital Petri Dish to...
Social scientist Duncan Watts of Microsoft Research New York City talks about how the Web can deliver on its decade-old promises of delivering researchers with unprecedented access to fodder for...
View ArticleDiversity Champions: Jennifer Chayes
Jennifer Chayes, managing director of Microsoft Research New England and Microsoft Research New York City, has been chosen by the Boston Glove as one of a dozen people who are breaking down diversity...
View ArticleLow-Energy GPS Sensing Looms Large
A project from Microsoft Research outlines a potential solution to the power and size problems posed by smartphones.
View ArticleNarwhal Helps Developers Visualize Data in WorldWide Telescope
Microsoft Research Connections has released a software library than enables the visualization of complex geospatial data.
View ArticleNew Tools Simplify Data Mining
Microsoft's Data Mining SQL team and Microsoft Research's Machine Learning and Applied Statistics have teamed up to deliver tools designed to make data mining much simpler.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research Lab in Cambridge Uses Datacentre Tools to Improve E1fficiency
For the IT team at Microsoft Research Cambridge, the operational efficiency and performance of the lab’s datacentre are crucial in helping the researchers solve tough computing problems.
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