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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

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