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Innovation clusters: a Charter is born
How do you get a Silicon Valley - or three of them - in Europe? And what can policy makers do to help? These were the themes of an innovative round of...
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Europe must be open to the world
“The creation of a single European Research Area (ERA) - to mirror the single market with the four freedoms of goods, services, people and capital...
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The way ahead: the Global Lab
The much vaunted globalisation of business and politics has not by-passed the world of R&D.
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Collaboration matters
Even as part of the largest industry computer science research organisation, Microsoft Research does not have a monopoly of talent or ideas, making...
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Microsoft sponsors prestigious award for European research
One of Europe's leading pioneers in the field of medical image analysis has been awarded the €250,000 Royal Society and Académie des sciences...
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Eyes on the prize
Europe will see its first continent-wide prizes for academic spin-off entrepreneurs awarded in Stockholm on 5 December.
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Happy birthday, EMIC!
The European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC), in Aachen, Germany, opened five years ago. Since then, it has created an impressive track record in...
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Being Human: human-computer interaction in the year 2020
Computer technologies have suffused the world we live in. They have created change and continue to create change. This is manifest not only on our...
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Putting human values at the forefront
We spoke with Richard Harper, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge about the HCI 2020 ‘Being Human’ report.
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Tapping into computing’s sensitive side
Computing has come a long way since the invention of the diminutive mouse. Unlike the keyboard, which was an adaptation of old technology, the mouse...
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The Internet of things
Visit Alton Towers, the United Kingdom's biggest theme park, and you are offered a wristband. Wear it, and as you scream your way from Nemesis to...
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Advancing Europe’s goals in Embedded Systems
Microsoft, via its European Microsoft Innovation Centre (EMIC) in Aachen, Germany, is engaged in the ARTEMIS Joint Technology Initiative on scaleable,...
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Saving energy with home automation
As computers become more prevalent in our offices and homes, not only as PCs but also in media and entertainment devices and embedded in appliances,...
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Managing your household energy use
For most consumers, the amount of energy that each electrical appliance in a household consumes is hidden.
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Next generation devices: pocket supercomputers for doctors
Are we prepared for the next generation of embedded and mobile computing devices?
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What a GIG!
One of the gigs at this year's Roskilde Festival, the largest music festival in Europe, didn't take place on the stage but in the trash. Microsoft...
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WearIT
Handheld computers for issuing tickets, reading meters, recording environmental data or taking orders are commonplace. Now attention has shifted to...
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Microsoft Search Technology Center
FUTURES spoke with Jordi Ribas, head of the new Microsoft Search Technology Center.
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Collecting data on the environment
European Environment Agency and Microsoft Eye on Earth Observatory bring Europaan beach quality into sharp focus
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NGO capacity building for social innovation
“Technology can play a crucial role in enabling nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) to achieve their goals, share best practices, raise funds and...
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Grant funding helps instant messaging startup go global
Paris-based startup Miyowa enlisted the support of European Union Grants Advisor (EUGA) and successfully applied for government funding to develop...
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