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Microsoft Research

DuoSkin touch slider

Microsoft Research and MIT unveil DuoSkin, the latest in smart tattoos

Smart tattoos made out of super-thin electronics have been a thing for years, but now the technology is getting closer to… Read More

Microsoft tries to outdo Apple with new AI-powered iPhone camera app

In a bid to improve on the native iPhone camera app, Microsoft Research today released a new smart camera app for iPhone,… Read More

Handpose

Video: Microsoft Research touches on something big with hand gesture recognition

The desire to reach out and touch objects in virtual reality appears to be becoming a much more realistic prospect thanks… Read More

Cancer research

Microsoft analysis of search data could lead to method of alerting people to seek medical guidance

Searching the internet for more information on medical symptoms you’re suffering from may not be the best way to address a real health… Read More

Project Emerge AI program

Second-opinion software: Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz on how AI can save patients’ lives

Someday soon, your physician may be second-guessed by an artificial intelligence program – and you’ll probably be healthier for it, according to… Read More

Project Florence

Good morning, sunshine: Microsoft project helps your plants talk back

Your house plants are definitely sending you a message when they wilt or drop leaves on the floor. But what… Read More

Holoportation demonstration

Microsoft Research shows off ‘Star Wars’ holoportation with HoloLens

As Microsoft gets set to ship its HoloLens development kit, it’s previewing a “Star Wars” application called holoportation that takes full advantage of the… Read More

Microsoft’s Minecraft to be used as artificial intelligence testing ground

Minecraft will be the backbone for a new platform designed to help test and improve artificial intelligence applications, Microsoft announced… Read More

Stratospheric view

Get in touch with the stratosphere through Microsoft’s Pegasus II balloon mission

How high can the Internet of Things go? Microsoft Research plans to extend the IoT into the stratosphere with its… Read More

Cortana gains scheduling smarts as Microsoft pushes research group to get projects out of the lab

Personal assistants of the world beware: Cortana just learned another one of your tricks. Microsoft’s AI assistant for Windows 10 will… Read More

DNA strand displacement tool

Encoding data in DNA for millennia? UW and Microsoft Research are on it

Data storage is getting better and better, but the final frontier for the long-term preservation of digital bits may well… Read More

As pollution in Beijing reaches extreme levels, here’s what Microsoft Research is doing to help

When I was traveling through Beijing earlier this month on a GeekWire reporting trip, my throat became itchy with mucus and my… Read More

Why people in China love Microsoft’s Xiaoice virtual companion, and what it says about artificial intelligence

Dr. Hsiao-Wuen Hon is speaking quickly inside a Beijing boardroom, excited about the conversation topic. He’s rattling off statistics and talking… Read More

"Machine Learning"

Inspired by Microsoft Research projects, top sci-fi writers share ‘Future Visions’ in new e-book

When you’re developing technologies that sound like science fiction, why not use science fiction stories to show what you’re up to? That’s… Read More

Microsoft’s new “emotion-sensing platform” can recognize human feelings by analyzing photos

Microsoft just revealed a new tool that’s capable of analyzing photos to identify human emotions. For example, imagine sitting in a… Read More

Driverless car

‘Hyper lanes’ for driverless cars? Microsoft Research’s Eric Horvitz on the future of A.I.

“No human drivers wanted”: That just might be the road sign for the high-speed highway transit lanes of the future,… Read More

See-through snapshots: Microsoft and UW tech takes pictures that are more than skin deep

They may not be X-ray specs, but the University of Washington and Microsoft Research are working together to let you… Read More

Reporter John Markoff and Microsoft Research head Peter Lee talk self-driving cars, robots taking the SAT and the AI of Hollywood

From self-driving cars to computers that can create new meals, artificial intelligence is only getting better. But what will an… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: ‘Geek Heresy’ with former Microsoft researcher Kentaro Toyama

This week on the GeekWire radio show: A conversation with Kentaro Toyama, the author of “Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change… Read More

Home ‘data furnaces’ have arrived, heating spaces with excess server heat

If you live in the Netherlands and have a fiber connection, you can now use the cloud to heat your… Read More

Microsoft launches its own ‘Hyperlapse’ video smoothing technology for Android and Windows

Microsoft is releasing a new set of video technologies, Microsoft Hyperlapse, that can turn long, jittery first-person clips into smooth, time-lapse videos.… Read More

Facebook adds 3 former Microsoft Research employees to Artificial Intelligence team

Facebook is strengthening the ranks of its artificial intelligence research team with the addition of six new employees, including three… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: ‘The Computing Universe,’ and what’s next for the miracle of technology

Surrounded by technology in our everyday lives, it’s easy to overlook the everyday miracle of computing. Mobile devices have put the equivalent… Read More

Geek of the Week: Kentaro Toyama explores ‘Geek Heresy’ in the developing world

Computer scientist Kentaro Toyama is a former Microsoft researcher who co-founded the company’s India research lab, working in the country for many years before becoming a UC… Read More

A real ‘Hyperlapse’: How Microsoft’s culture needs to change next

A few weeks ago, Microsoft researchers unveiled Hyperlapse — an impressive project that turns first-person videos into smooth, stable time-lapse scenes using some advanced computer science.… Read More

Microsoft researchers make long GoPro videos watchable with ‘Hyperlapse’ project

Action cameras like the GoPro have made it easy to capture first-person perspectives from daily adventures. But as Microsoft researcher… Read More

Can a wristband prevent sexual assault? UW concept brings sensors to the party

You’re at a club, dancing to a great DJ, and suddenly your wristband vibrates, signaling that one of your friends hasn’t… Read More

Microsoft’s motion-sensing PC keyboard enables typing, swiping and gestures

A newly surfaced Microsoft Research project embeds an array of sensors into a physical keyboard to let users interact with… Read More

Microsoft researcher Leslie Lamport wins Turing Award, the ‘Nobel Prize’ of computing

The 2013 A.M. Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science, has been given to Microsoft Research’s Leslie Lamport, whose… Read More

24 data-driven Oscars predictions from a Microsoft researcher

If you want to look smart at your Oscars viewing party tonight, one Microsoft researcher has some good advice. David… Read More

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