Studio 99 Melds Art and Science
For decades, there have been artist-in-residency programs within scientific and academic communities. An exhibit in Redmond, Wash., presents the results of Microsoft Research’s collaborations with its...
View ArticleAvoiding Vulnerable Passwords—and Rules, Too
Microsoft Research has released a free tool to help you avoid choosing bad passwords
View ArticleWhat Can Happen in an Hour of Code?
Tools from Microsoft Research help students discover the magic of computing.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research PM Gives ‘Hour of Code’ to Local Seattle Community Every Day
Frank Martinez of Microsoft Research is used to giving back to his community, so it’s not surprise that he is involved in the Hour of Code event being promoted during Computer Science Education Week.
View ArticleSocl Creativity Goes Mobile
Socl, the creative-expression engine from Microsoft Research, now has apps available for Windows Phone, Android, and iPhone.
View ArticleCairo Lab Makes Arabic Contributions to Office
Members of Advanced Technology Labs Cairo have delivered a much-improved Arabic-language experience for users of Office 2013.
View ArticleA New Spin for Photosynth
A long-term collaboration between Microsoft Research and the Photosynth product team constructs smoothly realistic 3-D views rendered from still photographs.
View ArticleBlake’s Gibbs Lecture Focus: Machines That See, Powered by Probability
Andrew Blake of Microsoft Research will outline significant achievements in the field of computer vision and will discuss the central role of probability during his Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture, Jan....
View ArticleMicrosoft Research’s Lauter Named Next AWM President
On Feb. 1, Kristin Lauter of Microsoft Research will start her term as president-elect of the Association for Women in Mathematics.
View ArticleZhengyou Zhang: Microsoft Research’s Latest ACM Fellow
Zhengyou Zhang of Microsoft Research has been named a member of the Association for Computing Machinery’s 2013 class of Fellows.
View ArticleMicrosoft Research Team Creates Seattle Gigapixel ArtZoom, an Interactive...
Microsoft Researchers have created the Gigapixel ArtZoom project to present an interactive image of the city of Seattle that offers astounding detail—and several surprises.
View ArticleFinding More Space in Spectrum
When researchers such as Ranveer Chandra get creative with wireless protocols, it’s possible to reuse unoccupied spectrum, give Xbox games an edge, let mobile devices run longer, or provide Internet...
View ArticleMicrosoft Adds Momentum to 'Open Science'
Microsoft Research's policy of freely sharing research submitted to conferences or publishers on an online site is evidence of continued momentum toward "open science."
View ArticleFeeling Mad? New Devices Can Sense Your Mood and Tell — or Even Text — Others
Work on affective computing at Microsoft Research is exploring how wearable devices can help monitor stress in people's lives.
View ArticleLab of Things Keeps Growing
Much progress has been made on the Lab of Things, a flexible platform for experimental research from Microsoft Research.
View ArticleKinect Assists Stroke Victims with Home Rehab
Microsoft's real-time motion-sensing technology could make rehabilitation more successful and more fun.
View ArticleFrom Flying Robots to Energy-Efficient Memory Systems
The Swiss Joint Research Center, a collaborative effort between Microsoft Research and two leading Swiss universities, began Feb. 5.
View ArticleBuilding Cloud Virtual Machines for Research
Microsoft Research is soliciting proposals for its latest round of grants for the use of Windows Azure in scholarly research.
View ArticleMicrosoft Pays 5M CHF to ETHZ and EPFL for Research on Flying Robots and New...
Over five years, Microsoft Research will provide five million Swiss francs of funding to support IT research projects at Swiss universities ETH Zurich and EPFL.
View ArticleMicrosoft's Gigapixel ArtZoom Is a Digital 'Where's Waldo'
From the rooftop of a downtown Seattle condominium, researchers from Microsoft spent a clear October day using two-way radios and cameras with long lenses to create a large scale panorama for their...
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