Articles about Microsoft Research

Illustration: Stylized microchip incorporating the look of a whole-slide pathology image

Microsoft, Providence and UW make use of generative AI for digital cancer diagnosis

Researchers at Microsoft, Providence Health System and the University of Washington say they’ve developed a new artificial intelligence model for… Read More

Leading like a scientist: Microsoft’s Jaime Teevan on the new mindset for the future of work

Success as a leader in the new era of work requires not just empathy but also a willingness to experiment.… Read More

Microsoft open-sources farm technologies, planting seeds for data-driven sustainable agriculture

Microsoft Research is releasing the underlying code for a series of agricultural technologies under open-source licenses, encouraging soil specialists, plant… Read More

An engineer’s journey from fighting crime on the dark web to leading ‘societal resilience’ at Microsoft

Chris White believes in the power of technology to, if not save us, at least make the world a better… Read More

Microsoft remote work study: Average length of workweek has increased 10% during pandemic

A Microsoft study examining technology usage by its employees has revealed a decrease in cross-company communication, and sparked a lively… Read More

Microsoft Research to open Amsterdam lab focused on molecular simulation, led by noted physicist

Microsoft Research will open a new lab in Amsterdam led by Max Welling, a physicist who specializes in molecular simulation,… Read More

Tech Moves: Startup Haven grows team to lead new fund; PSL promotions; F5 Networks adds execs

— Startup Haven, a community for entrepreneurs founded by Seattle startup vet Bob Crimmins, launched an investment fund called Startup… Read More

Software tools for mining COVID-19 research studies go viral among scientists

One month after the debut of the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset, or CORD-19, the database of coronavirus-related research papers has… Read More

Microsoft taps Eric Horvitz as first chief scientific officer; Peter Lee takes over Microsoft Research

Microsoft today named its first chief scientific officer, promoting longtime research leader and technical fellow Eric Horvitz to the newly… Read More

Artist Kate Thompson with Rosalind Franklin portrait

Artist pays tribute to DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin with DNA-laced paint and DNA-coded images

Art imitates life, but few works of art reflect their subject as thoroughly as the portrait of DNA pioneer Rosalind… Read More

Microsoft and Univ. of Washington join Georgia Tech team in $25M DNA data storage project

The University of Washington and Microsoft will take part in a federally funded effort to develop data storage techniques using… Read More

AI2 joins forces with Microsoft Research to upgrade search tools for scientific studies

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, also known as AI2, is partnering with Microsoft Research to widen the sphere of… Read More

Slowly but surely, the internet of things is rewriting the Farmers’ Almanac as agriculture connects

One of the first industries to grasp the potential of the internet of things was agriculture, where changing weather and… Read More

Microsoft is turning down some sales over AI ethics, top researcher Eric Horvitz says

Concerns over the potential abuse of artificial intelligence technology have led Microsoft to cut off significant sales, says Eric Horvitz,… Read More

Microsoft’s new portable smart mat aims to beam real items into the digital world

Microsoft’s research arm is working on a portable mat that can sense objects and then project them on to a… Read More

Microsoft and UPMC unveil virtual AI assistant that listens in and takes notes on doctor’s visits

Every day, doctors and nurses across the country do a complicated dance around patient care. They turn back and forth… Read More

DNA data storage system rises past 400 megabytes — find out how to store yours

Scientists from the University of Washington and Microsoft are improving their system for preserving digital data in strands of synthetic… Read More

Former Microsoft Research chief Rick Rashid on the rise of ‘invisible’ tech, robotics, AI, and Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — So much has changed, in this city and in the technology world, since Rick Rashid arrived in 1979… Read More

Geek of the Week: Take a break, and read about Jaime Teevan’s Microsoft research on working less

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is famous for creating a culture of workaholics in the early days of the software giant.… Read More

The art of artificial intelligence: Microsoft bot draws what you describe, pixel by pixel

Want to order up a drawing? Say you want a picture of a bird with a yellow crown and black… Read More

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Microsoft using artificial intelligence to teach a machine to stay aloft

Paying attention to the “rise of the machines” increasingly means scanning the skies for things other than conventional aircraft or… Read More

Human and computer vision unite to help Microsoft engineers stop traffic deaths

In the U.S., car crashes kill roughly 40,000 people a year. That’s a loss of life equivalent to four to… Read More

Microsoft’s next-generation HoloLens glasses may make you look like Clark Kent

Today, Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented-reality headset has a geeky RoboCop vibe, but someday it could become more like a pair of eyeglasses suitable for Superman’s… Read More

Tech Moves: Meet Microsoft Research Labs’ new director; Accolade adds key execs; and more

In a surprise move last week, Jeannette Wing — a noted computer scientist and corporate vice president of Microsoft Research — announced she… Read More

UW, Microsoft and Twist Bioscience double down on DNA data storage experiments

Twist Bioscience says it’s extending its collaboration with Microsoft and the University of Washington on a project aimed at perfecting… Read More

IBM plans to deliver ‘industry first’ quantum computers via the cloud

IBM today unveiled plans to build commercially-available quantum computer systems for business and science that will be accessed via the IBM… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana will now keep you accountable for promises you forgot you made

Cortana wants you to keep your promises. Microsoft’s virtual assistant, available on platforms including Windows 10, iOS and Android, has some… Read More

Microsoft researchers lay down a big bet on topological quantum computers

Microsoft says it’s moving ahead from just talking about quantum computing to building an actual quantum computer, based on the… Read More

Microsoft’s cancer moonshot: Debug the disease as if it’s a computer glitch

Microsoft researchers are doing a bug bash on cancer, complete with software code names like “Project Hanover.” Some of them… Read More

Video: GeekWire’s 5 most buzzworthy stories of August, on New Day NW

GeekWire’s Monica Nickelsburg caught up with New Day NW host Margaret Larson to share some of our hottest stories from… Read More