Microsoft Research News and HeadlinesKeep current with all the latest Microsoft Research news and headlinesUpgrading Humans- June 16, 2008 Human v2.0 is due out this century. Read an IM interview with Microsoft Research computer scientist Desney Tan, who wants to use technology to augment your operating system.http://research.microsoft.com/news/msrnews/newsDisplay.aspx?0rc=n&id=2031 Coming Soon to a Computer Near You- June 16, 2008 Innovations from the worlds largest software company deliver and dazzle.http://research.microsoft.com/news/msrnews/newsDisplay.aspx?0rc=n&id=2022 Association for Computing Machinery Honors Randy Wang and Digital Study Hall Team for Using Community-Generated Video to Improve Education in India- June 16, 2008 The Association for Computing Machinery will present the 2007 Eugene Lawler Award to Randy Wang and the Digital Study Hall team from Microsoft Research India for innovative use of cost-effective digital technology that helps improve the education of underserved children in South Asia.http://research.microsoft.com/news/msrnews/newsDisplay.aspx?0rc=n&id=2030 Understanding Climate ChangeOne Tree at a Time- June 16, 2008 Drew Purves, scientist at Microsoft Research Cambridge, co-authored two papers published in the latest issue of Science, discussing new techniques for understanding forest dynamics and how that understanding could help combat climate change.http://research.microsoft.com/displayArticle.aspx?0rc=n&id=2029 Using Crowdsourcing for Your Projects- June 11, 2008 While sitting upon mega-collections of social media, new-media artists are asking themselves, how can we leverage the amazing amount of social activity and content sharing happening online Microsoft Research's Scott Counts has some answers.http://research.microsoft.com/news/msrnews/newsDisplay.aspx?0rc=n&id=2028 Biomedical Informatics: Vision and Challenges- June 11, 2008 Microsoft Research's Dan Reed, a computational scientist known for his leadership in developing technology and science policy, envisions a device in every pocket, hooked into a distributed data infrastructure, that can alert users to urgent public health information.http://research.microsoft.com/news/msrnews/newsDisplay.aspx?0rc=n&id=2027 From the Ground Up: Piore Award Highlights Rashids Foundational Career- June 10, 2008 Microsoft Research senior vice president honored at 45th Design Automation Conference for contributions to modern operating systems and leadership in industrial research.http://research.microsoft.com/news/msrnews/newsDisplay.aspx?0rc=n&id=2026 Video: Microsoft Research, Silicon Valley Style- June 9, 2008 Roy Levin, head of Microsoft's Research lab in Silicon Valley, talks about the kinds of things his lab is working on.http://research.microsoft.com/news/msrnews/newsDisplay.aspx?0rc=n&id=2025 Task Market: Web Bazaar for Document Expertise- June 9, 2008 Task Market, a technology preview from Microsoft Research Asia, enables small businesses to get more done by connecting with document experts for Microsoft Office-related tasks.http://research.microsoft.com/displayArticle.aspx?0rc=n&id=2024 Video: Head of Microsoft Research Building Star Trek Future- June 4, 2008 Rick Rashid, head of Microsoft's Research labs and a major Star Trek fan, talks about what Microsoft's R&D labs are developing.http://research.microsoft.com/news/msrnews/newsDisplay.aspx?0rc=n&id=2021 |