Research

Kinect for Xbox 360 has certainly brought a new dimension to gameplay, courtesy of its 3D camera and audio sensors, but a new research project from Intel aims to do the same for younger children. Researchers at the company, alongside staff at the University of Washington are using 3D cameras and…

Unit Testing with Pex and Moles TRAINER: Peli de Halleux – Microsoft ResearchPex enables parameterized unit testing for .NET: given a unit test with parameters. Pex generates inputs that achieves high code coverage. Moles is a framework that allows to isolate unit tests from environment…

ScholarLynk is a new tool for scientists and other researchers which Microsoft Research is unveiling this week at ECDL, the European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. The project has roots in Lewis Shepherd’s 2008 project called “Research Desktop” which combined…

OK, right up front, I’m not so sure about the name, but these are scientists and engineers, not brand marketers, over there at Microsoft Research, so I’ll give them a pass. In any event, the “RearType” project is definitely an interesting idea, whether or not it makes it into mainstream consumer…

I met with Microsoft's Chief research and Strategy officer, Craig Mundie, to discuss how science and information technology can solve the worlds biggest problems. He focuses on the environment and demonstrates work from the Computational Science Group out of Microsoft Research…

Blogger Long Zheng noticed something cool at the National Retail Federation Convention & Expo this week – a digital screen that brings to mind the intelligent signage featured in the movie “Minority Report.” Many of us have long since looked to that popular sci-fi film starring Tom Cruise for…

Hey, take a look at the Trident Workbench from Microsoft Research.  It is a great idea, and with time it looks like it will evolve into a great tool for scienitists and researchers.It can be found at: Trident Workbench

Remember U Rank? Microsoft Research’s experimental search engine? The service is still around although it has probably been overshadowed by the much slicker Bing as of late. With U Rank, searchers can reorder search results, add notes, create lists of search results and share those lists with…

This year at the Microsoft Research Summit there were some life altering ideas showcased and some new projects which will change the way we interact with technology. There was also THIS FIX to the problems you may have been having with your Dance Dance Revolution game pad. Drew from…

I had to stop by and try on the 3D glasses at the WWT booth during this years Faculty Research Summit. If you think the WWT is cool- just wait till you see it in 3D.WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and…