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Putting Threats to Wildlife on the Map
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research In an era of rising temperatures, shrinking ice caps, and widespread drought, the world’s attention is focused on environmental concerns. It seems like every business, every organization, every government has plans to “go green,”…
Kinect Launches a Surgical Revolution
By Douglas Gantenbein, Senior Writer, Microsoft News Center Medical imaging today gives surgeons an ability to obtain a virtual peek inside the human body in a way that rivals the campy 1966 movie Fantastic Voyage, in which a team of…
A New Way to Get Climate Information
By Douglas Gantenbein, Senior Writer, Microsoft News Center Climate scientists, environmental scientists, governmental officials, shipping companies, business owners, farmers—all need access to accurate information about the weather. The challenge certainly isn’t the availability of data about weather. Climate scientists are…
In the news | NewScientist
Total recall: Diary of a lifelogger
It sounds like the ultimate vanity project, but a camera that records your every moment could make you happier and healthier.
Gonthier Earns EADS Foundation Honor
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research On Nov. 22, in a Parisian ceremony at the Institut de France, Georges Gonthier, a principal researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge, was awarded the 2011 EADS Foundation Grand Prize in Computer Science. The…
In the news | Scientifc American
Photographic Memory: Wearable Cam Could Help Patients Stave Off Effects of Impaired Recall
Nana technology could compensate for failing memories among people with Alzheimer’s disease, amnesia and other difficulties by taking over some of the brain work
Awards | IEEE
Steve Hodges and Andrew Fitzgibbon awarded the IEEE ISMAR 10-year award for Kinect Fusion
Steve Hodges and Andrew Fitzgibbon was awarded the ISMAR 2021 Impact Paper Award for the paper they published 10 years ago. It was the second most highly cited ISMAR paper.
Kinect Body Tracking Reaps Renown
By Rob Knies, Managing Editor, Microsoft Research By any standard, Kinect for Xbox 360 has proved to be a technological sensation. Kinect, the controller-free interface that enables users to interact with the Xbox 360 with the wave of your hand…
Top Researchers Inspire Interns
By Janie Chang, Writer, Microsoft Research Each summer, Microsoft Research facilities from around the world welcome a fresh crop of interns. Microsoft Research considers the intern program a vital part of its interactions with the academic world, with some facilities…