Microsoft Research scientists helped more than 500 students from Seattle schools get an introduction to software development May 23 on the first App Day hackathon.

Microsoft Research scientists helped more than 500 students from Seattle schools get an introduction to software development May 23 on the first App Day hackathon.

At the Microsoft Research D.C. TechFair, the software giant displayed some of its most cutting-edge innovations. Here’s a look at the programs and tools on display.

New data-visualization apps from Microsoft Research have been added to Apps for Office, where people can download them for free to obtain new ways to take a look at their data collections.

Microsoft Research brought a wealth of new technology to show on May 21 during the biennial D.C. TechFair.

Microsoft researchers share a look at future trends and technologies changing the face of computing May 21 during the biennial D.C. TechFair.

The excitement of breaking barriers and discovering frontiers: This is how P. Anandan, managing director, Microsoft Research India, described "research," a path less travelled by students in India.

In this podcast, Lucas Joppa of Microsoft Research Cambridge argues that modeling and the software that enables modeling, but scientific software can create problems for the scientific community.

Forget the sequins. Cold, hard data predicts that Europe will vote for Denmark at the Eurovision song contest on Saturday, says a top researcher at Microsoft.

Richard Banks of Microsoft Research Cambridge is exploring the design implications of slow technology.

A new delivery concept from Microsoft Research uses the location of random strangers to TwedEx parcels directly to you – wherever you are.

Duncan Watts, principal researcher at Microsoft Research New York City, has been appointed as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large at his alma mater, Cornell University.

Just in time for the release of the latest Star Trek movie, the language Klingon, familiar to all admirers of the long-lived TV and film franchise, is now supported by Bing Translator, with help from Microsoft Research.

Microsoft Research Connections and the São Paulo Research Foundation are hosting an eScience Workshop from May 13 to 15 in São Paulo.

David Rothschild of Microsoft Research New York City discusses his data-based predictions for the Eurovision song contest.

Kevin Schofield, general manager of Microsoft Research, discusses that group's contributions to the movie Iron Man 3.

Kati London, newly arrived at Microsoft Research’s FUSE Labs, brings a unique perspective to her social-oriented explorations.

Microsoft researchers are investigating whether Twitter could help spot signs of postpartum depression in new mothers based on changes in how and what they tweet.

Wearable computer prototype uses context to determine information displayed.

An Interactive Belt-worn Badge with a Retractable String-based Input Mechanism, a note from Microsoft Research Cambridge accepted for CHI 2013, describes a computing prototype device designed to provide quick, easy access to useful information.

'If you're aware there's a computer there, we've failed,' says Bill Buxton of Microsoft Research.

Economists who correctly predicted President Obama's re-election nine months before the election attribute their forecasting success to "small data."