Archive for February, 2009

Wave Hello to Your Children, Wave Goodbye to Fish

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Plus more from our roundup of stories from this year’s AAAS meeting

Original post by BJS

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Prepare for Truly Mobile WiFi

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Microsoft’s ViFi project uses smarter networking to eliminate Internet outages during travel.

Original post by Microsoft Research News and Highlights

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Minds, Machines, and Intelligence: A Conversation with Eric Horvitz

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Eric Horvitz,who joined Microsoft Research in 1993, discusses machine intelligence and adaptation, and the related tasks of information discovery, collection, and delivery

Original post by Microsoft Research News and Highlights

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Microsoft Uses Wireless Sensors to Track Data-Center Temperatures

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

The system, designed by Microsoft researchers, helps the company reduce the cost of cooling the dozens of data centers it operates.

Original post by Microsoft Research News and Highlights

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Microsoft Research India Takes Digital Tours to a New Level

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Microsoft Research India recently helped launched the India Digital Heritage Project, which aims to document Indian landmarks in a new way.

Original post by Microsoft Research News and Highlights

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Microsoft Gets 10,000th Patent

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

Curtis Wong of Microsoft Research has been granted Microsoft’s 10,000th patent, for technology used in computers such as Microsoft’s Surface that link a real-world object with a set of data or images stored on a computer.

Original post by Microsoft Research News and Highlights

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Microsoft Searches for Group Advantage

Monday, February 2nd, 2009

A new search algorithm looks for connections between people.

Original post by Microsoft Research News and Highlights

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Mesh-like Network of Arteries Adjusts to Restore Blood Flow to Stroke-Injured Brain

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

pA grid of small arteries at the surface of the brain redirects flow and widens at critical points to restore blood supply to tissue starved of nutrients and oxygen following a stroke, a study published this week has found.

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The Oceans’ Global Warming Hangover

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Models predict dead zones that would last for centuries
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Original post by Phil Berardelli

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Death March of the Penguins?

Sunday, February 1st, 2009

Shrinking sea ice may decimate penguin population that starred in 2005 movie
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Original post by Helen Fields

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