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Microsoft Research general manager leaves longtime role

Kevin Schofield, Microsoft Research’s general manager and chief operations officer, has left the company’s research division after 17 years, he… Read More

A 20-Gigapixel Treasure Hunt: Microsoft Research project highlights Seattle artists

When Microsoft Research produced its first gigapixel panorama of Seattle’s skyline in 2006, it was an amazing success in image… Read More

How Microsoft Research’s first ‘artist in residence’ turned technology into art

What happens when you take an artist trained in computer science, and set him loose in a building with hundreds… Read More

Office Remote: Control Word, Excel, and PowerPoint docs with a Windows Phone

Microsoft Research today debuted a new tool called Office Remote that lets you control Office apps like Word, Excel and Powerpoint… Read More

See-through breakthrough: Microsoft shows how Terahertz scans can reveal hidden tags inside objects

Researchers from Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon University envision a new world in which hidden tags or watermarks will be embedded… Read More

‘Clashers’ music app stands out at Microsoft design expo, using Android and YouTube

The setting was the annual student Design Expo at the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit, which is one reason the project… Read More

New Microsoft Research chief defends autonomy and ‘blue sky’ research

REDMOND — Peter Lee, the computer scientist who is assuming worldwide leadership of Microsoft Research, assured a crowd of university… Read More

Five years later, Bill Gates back at Microsoft for talk today

REDMOND — Bill Gates has made public appearances at Microsoft relatively rarely since leaving his day-to-day role at the company… Read More

Microsoft updates ‘Socl’ network with new photo and video creation tools

Microsoft is rolling out a new set of features for “Socl,” the social network from its Future Social Experiences (FUSE)… Read More

‘This is madness’: Professor appeals to Obama after Microsoft Research recruit is blocked from U.S.

Why was a standout computer scientist from Jordan prevented from returning to the U.S. to defend his PhD thesis and… Read More

Is that bar busy? Microsoft enhances search results with ambient noise from phones

Data-collecting sensors are all the rage in the tech industry right now. Microsoft Research is testing a new use for… Read More

Will this go viral? Microsoft ‘Viral Search’ uses big data for social insights

What makes a tweet go viral online? And what does a viral trend actually look like? Those are a couple… Read More

Microsoft’s ‘Socl’ search experiment takes a new turn

Microsoft’s experimental social network, Socl, is rolling out a new design and updated tools more closely aligned with what early… Read More

Microsoft Research hires Carnegie Mellon leader as head of international labs

Microsoft Research today named noted computer scientist Jeannette Wing, the two-time head of Carnegie Mellon’s computer science department, to the… Read More

Microsoft project tracks hand from wrist, could alter how we control devices

Motion tracking and gesture controls have become common with the rollout of Microsoft Kinect and other sensor-based devices. But what… Read More

Microsoft to add 1,000 jobs, boost R&D in China

Microsoft plans to add 1,000 staff to its workforce in China over the next year, a move aimed bolstering its foothold… Read More

Microsoft takes Manhattan, recruits former Yahoo researchers for new NYC lab

Microsoft Research is opening a new lab in New York City, seeding it with a group of former Yahoo researchers… Read More

Microsoft ‘Beamatron’ inserts virtual objects into real world, using Kinect 3D model

Here’s another interesting project from Microsoft Research, blurring the lines between the physical and digital worlds using a Kinect sensor… Read More

Mayhem: Microsoft’s open-source app for controlling just about anything

The technologies shown at Microsoft Research’s annual “TechFest” science fair aren’t typically ready for public use. But one that emerged… Read More

Microsoft ‘Cliplets’ project blends video and still images

Microsoft Research is showing a new project called “Cliplets” that lets users turn video clips into something closer to a… Read More

Search by sketch: Microsoft seeks patent on ‘MindFinder’

It’s a little like playing Pictionary with a search engine — drawing a sketch and seeing if the algorithm can… Read More

Microsoft shows ‘Holoflector’ augmented-reality mirror

This afternoon at the Microsoft TechForum event in Redmond, the company’s researchers showed a series of prototypes and demos in… Read More

Microsoft ‘augmented projectors’ mix real and virtual worlds

If the concept video shown by Microsoft last week demonstrated a path to the future, think of this project as one… Read More

Better typing while walking, and other cool stuff from UW

OK, so maybe this isn’t the greatest invention for society, but purely as a technological trick, it’s pretty neat. A… Read More

Microsoft ‘HoloDesk’ project takes us closer to Star Trek

It’s not nearly as big as the Holodeck, but a Microsoft Research project called “HoloDesk” will look very familiar to… Read More

Hold on to your pants: Microsoft ‘PocketTouch’ enables device input through fabric

Microsoft researchers have come up with a way to make devices sensitive to touch input through fabric — for silencing… Read More

Excerpts: Microsoft Research chief Rick Rashid on the past two decades, and the future

Microsoft Research is marking its 20th anniversary this week, now encompassing some 850 computer scientists. Its leader, chief research officer… Read More

Microsoft Research demo: Augmented reality with Kinect, tablet, distributed computing

Here in Redmond this morning, Microsoft Research is marking its 20th anniversary as the company’s basic research unit. In addition… Read More

Microsoft Research overhauls Bing search backend with ‘Tiger’ project

Can Microsoft Tiger take a bite out of Google? The Redmond company tonight released the first details of a collaboration… Read More

Microsoft axes SVP title, says no muckety-muck shakeup

Microsoft has traditionally separated its squadrons of executives into “corporate vice presidents” and “senior vice presidents” — the latter title… Read More