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A New Way to Visualize Earth

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Layerscape, created by Microsoft Research, builds on WorldWide Telescope to give earth scientists a powerful new way to explore and analyze our planet.

Data Visualization Reaches New Heights with Layerscape

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On Feb. 16, Microsoft Research Connections announced the release of Layerscape, free research tools to enable earth scientists to visualize and communicate about large, complex data sets.

Local Scientists Develop Contact Lenses to Help Diabetics

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With microchips and computer circuits, Microsoft researchers are using contact lenses and tears to gain an easier reading of blood-sugar levels, particularly important for diabetics.

.NET Gadgeteer Stirs Excitement in British Schools

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Wouldn’t it be great if youngsters could build their own gadgets at school? This is exactly what more than 70 British students, aged 13-16, are doing by using .NET Gadgeteer, from Microsoft Research.

Social Search Social Builds Bridges

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With a pair of conferences occurring in the Seattle region in consecutive weeks, Microsoft Research Connections took the weekend between them to host a social for attendees to network, to exchange views, and to nurture research collaborations.

Here’s Looking at You (but I’m Still Texting)

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Microsoft researchers have created a prototype for a touch screen that can be used to send messages while it’s concealed in a jacket or pants pocket.

Inside Microsoft Research: Malvar Elected as Member of NAE

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Henrique Malvar, chief scientist at Microsoft Research, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering.

Microsoft Research Plays Matchmaker This February

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Recognizing the unique opportunity afforded by a couple of simultaneous conferences, Microsoft Research sponsored its Social Search Social, an event that will zero in on the conference-goers' common research interests.

Workshop Bolsters Chinese Research Uses of Kinect for Windows

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Microsoft Research Asia recently held a Kinect for Windows Workshop in Beijing, enabling Chinese faculty and students to explore research that uses Kinect for Windows.

The 10 Most Powerful Women in Boston Tech (plus 5 Up-and-Comers)

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danah boyd of Microsoft Research New England has been named one of the 10 most powerful women in Boston technology by The Boston Globe.

Parental Stalking Online 'Unwise'

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Parents should not stalk their children online, warns Microsoft Research New England's Danah Boyd, a leading U.S. cybersafety expert visiting Australia to lecture on teens' online privacy.

Microsoft Research Unveils 'Career Reflections Collection'

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Microsoft Research has made available an overview of highlights from its day of reflection from September's 20th anniversary of the organization.

Addressing the Need for More Women in Computer-Science Programs

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Microsoft Research is proud to support the NCWIT Academic Alliance Seed Fund and to fund the Microsoft Research Graduate Women’s Scholarship.

Getting the Mice out of the Operating Theatres

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If doctors could use natural user interfaces, like gestures, surgery could be quicker and safer. Kinect for Xbox 360 might be able to help.

Dalchau Wins New Phytologist Tansley Medal

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Neil Dalchau of Microsoft Research Cambridge has beedn named winner of the Tansley Medal, presented by New Phytologist.