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…one of George’s pieces, called “Grip,” used Microsoft Research’s real-time 3D scene capturing technology to create an abstract interactive presentation of two human forms, which fall away from each other and then come back together…

George was invited to spend three months as the first-ever artist-in-residence at Microsoft Research’s Studio 99, where he’s had the company’s digital toolkit at his disposal to create new works of art.

Good thing, George says, that Microsoft has a ‘sense of humor about everything.’ In fact, that sensibility is exactly what enables something like an artist-in-residence program in the first place—which will in turn help Microsoft…

What if a wearable device could tell you when you need to step back from the keyboard and take a break before you respond to an email? Or if you could wear a device that…

It’s Ivan’s job to make sure every audio device from Microsoft sounds as perfect as possible. He spends much of his time testing every nuance of our audio components within the total silence of one…

DNA molecules can be programmed to execute any dynamic process of chemical kinetics and can implement an algorithm for achieving consensus between multiple agents.

In keeping with our mission to collaborate with top academic and scientific researchers to foster innovations in scientific inquiry, Microsoft Research Connections was proud to sponsor the 2013 KDD Cup, arguably the world’s best-known competition…

Computer scientists have uncovered architectural weaknesses in both the iOS and Android mobile operating systems that make it possible for hackers to steal sensitive user data and login credentials for popular e-mail and storage services.

Researchers at Microsoft Research India have proposed a new form of near-field communication (NFC) for mobile phones, one that even works on devices that lack any kind of specialized NFC hardware.

Dhwani uses the speaker and microphone on phones to securely exchange data, achieving speeds of up to 2.4Kbps.