TechFest Live!: Culturally Crucial
Andrew Blake, managing director of Microsoft Research Redmond, counts himself a vocal proponent of the value TechFest brings to his facility.
View ArticleTechFest Live!: Anatomy Lesson
Antonio Criminisi of Microsoft Research Cambridge explains the capabilities of his TechFest 2011 project, InnerEye: Visual Recognition in the Hospital.
View ArticleTechFest Live!: Fin
TechFest 2011 is history. For many affiliated with Microsoft Research, sleep beckons.
View ArticleA Search Engine for the Human Body
Microsoft Research software recognizes organs and other structures in medical images.
View ArticleWorking Magic on a Slate
Bangalore's Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan, of Microsoft Research India, is on MIT’s Technology Review list of young achievers. Her low-cost digital-slate solution impacts villagers across India in a big way.
View ArticleMicrosoft Biology Initiative Invites Participants to Workshop at RENCI
The Microsoft Biology Initiative will hold a two-day workshop on the Microsoft Biology Foundation, an open source Microsoft .NET library and application programming interface for bioinformatics...
View ArticleCalling All Kids: Microsoft Opens Kodu Cup Video Game Design Competition
Microsoft launches Kodu Game Lab software to help kids express creativity and learn skills needed for future jobs in science, technology, engineering, and math.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research Reveals Guts of Kinect Technology
Microsoft Research has released a paper the discusses the facts, science, and data that underlie the algorithms of Kinect.
View ArticleMeet Microsoft's Guru of 'Design Matters'
At Microsoft, Bill Buxton is a researcher who also has been charged with spreading the "design matters" message to engineers.
View Article3-D Models Created by a Cell Phone
With a few snapshots, this Microsoft Research project enables a user to build a detailed virtual replica.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research Cambridge ‘Kinects’ with Surgeons
Game-controller technology from Microsoft Research could be adapted to help surgeons interact with vital images during theater.
View ArticleVideo: Bill Buxton Talks About Speed Dating at MIX11
Bill Buxton of Microsoft Research discusses how integrated devices with things that "just work together," novel user experiences, and touch might all be in our lives to a much larger degree in the near...
View ArticleCambridge’s Blake: Big Things Ahead
Andrew Blake, new managing director of Microsoft Research Cambridge, likes what he sees at his lab, most notably its “incredible wealth of talent.”
View ArticleMicrosoft Scheme Sniffs Out Unused Wireless Spectrum
Microsoft researchers have designed a scheme for measuring whether licensed radio frequencies are being used so unlicensed devices can use it, something that may become necessary as demand for wireless...
View ArticleVirtual Reality Visionary Jaron Lanier on His Microsoft Gig: Kinect Is...
Jaron Lanier of Microsoft Research's eXtreme Computing Group discusses the excitement and the possibilities stemming from the Kinect motion sensor.
View ArticleWhoever Said All Innovation Should Be Monetised?
Akash Lal, 29, a research with the Microsoft Research lab in Bangalore, India, has developed a software testing programme that is at least 30 times faster than the existing models.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research Verified Software Milestone Award Recognises Altran Praxis...
Dr. Janet Barnes and Dr. Rod Chapman recognised for their leadership on the Tokeneer Project
View ArticleMaking Personal Computers Inclusive
As Indrani Medhi of Microsoft Research India says, computers must be adapted so that even those who cannot read can effectively use them.
View ArticleMicrosoft ‘TouchStudio’ Uses Phone to Program Phone
A new Windows Phone app from Microsoft Research enables uysers to write simple software programs for the phone on the phone.
View ArticleSecurity Researchers Exploit Logic Flaws to Shop for Free Online
Researchers from Indiana University and Microsoft Research have unearthed security flaws in third-party cashiers that could enable malicious shoppers to avoid payment for online purchases.
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