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Low carbon: Public-private partnerships take up the challenge

Big challenges can encourage big solutions, and at the end of last year there was no challenge bigger than Europe’s response to the economic... More

Smart software improves environmental forecasting

Environmental scientists face many challenges in monitoring and understanding our planet’s changing climate. More

Computing the energy problem

In May 2009, a Brussels seminar examined the potential of computers to save energy – and the obstacles to realising that potential. More

Life support for the planet: Trees and climate change

Software tools that help researchers to study the role of forests in climate change could make it easier to understand a wide variety of natural and... More

Commission to propose Innovation Act

Is a European Innovation Act what’s needed to make Europe more innovative and strengthen growth and competitiveness in the EU? Policymakers,... More

EMBL’s Peer Bork recognised for work in bioinformatics

Peer Bork, who heads a team of bioinformatic researchers at the Heidelberg, Germany- based European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), has been... More

Albert II visits the Microsoft innovation centre in Mons

On 16 June 2009, the King of Belgium, Albert II, visited one of Belgium’s innovation hotspots, the Digital Innovation Valley in Mons. During the... More

Time to get going again

When the new Commission is appointed, it will find a raft of proposals waiting for it – all aimed at putting research, development and... More

HiBi workshop seeks answers to model questions

Fifty-five researchers met in Trento, Italy, in October to look for collaborative solutions to the limitations that are emerging in the way that... More

The swarm is coming… Making molecular computing a reality

Inspired by biology, Klaus-Peter Zauner is working on a radically new kind of computer. More

Keep it cool: the greening of Microsoft’s data centers

Microsoft’s first European “mega data centre”, which opened recently on the western outskirts of Dublin, uses 50 per cent less... More

The marriage of maths and ecology

A new research group in Paris aims to use optimisation theory to find answers to the challenges of ensuring an efficient and sustainable future. More

On the agenda: Bridging the industry-university gap

The EU’s education commissioner, Ján Figel’, is pushing for change in European universities – to the economic benefit of all. More

Putting computer science to work on biodiversity

As concerns about global warming grow, scientists are turning to sophisticated computational models to better understand and ultimately predict the... More

Green ICT: the industry must lead the way

The European Commission has called on national governments and companies to apply information and communications technology (ICT) solutions to improve... More

More intelligence on the streets

We are all thinking more carefully about our impact on the environment, and this applies to one of the biggest sources of CO2 emissions in particular... More

Small cameras that not only see, they watch!

Small computing devices, such as enhanced cameras, are becoming smarter and more capable: not only do they record visual input (video) but they are... More

‘Water Watch’ makes a splash with EU bathers

The European Environment Agency is pleased with users’ responses to its water quality site and plans to expand environmental features in the... More

The face in the crowd

Cost-effective face-recognition software has been the springboard for success for one company spun out from the Politecnico di Milano. It has also won... More

The virtual physiological human: The search for computing’s supermodel

Is this the ultimate challenge: to use computational techniques to construct a model of how the human body works? Nuala Moran takes a look. More

Modelling in four dimensions

From conception to birth, death and beyond, the human body is all about change. Thus, a key issue in modelling any aspect of the body is to move... More

Your tissue samples are in the email

It's a simple idea – digitise the results of microscopy and accelerate the healthcare process. One university hospital researcher decided to... More

The wearable camera that brings back the memories

Microsoft’s SenseCam helps advance the study of neuroscience by enabling memory recall and opening the pathway for the development of new... More

Going to extremes: The Research Information Centre

A joint venture between Microsoft Research and the British Library is looking to address the needs of researchers as ‘extreme information... More

No constraints

Youssef Hamadi: applied mathematics researcher and top-flight scientist, directing research projects in Cambridge and Orsay. It's an extraordinary... More

INRIA, gateway to a complex but rich research system

Frances's premier institute for computer science is now developing joint laboratories with international companies, including Microsoft, to tackle... More

Searching questions

Search is increasingly becoming the main way in which people interact with information online, no matter what form it takes or where it is stored... More

Optimising online services for thousands of different types of mobile phones

“The phone has a unique role. While the PC is the most powerful device, the phone is the most popular device… How do we bring all the... More

Windows Embedded collaborates with European businesses

In February 2008, Microsoft launched the Microsoft Embedded Systems Development Centre (MESDC) in Aachen, Germany. The MESDC was created to foster... More

Ready for innovation

Microsoft's European Growth and Innovation Day brought together policymakers and software developers in Brussels to see how the IT industry can help... More

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... More

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... More

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... More

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... More

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... More

Putting human values at the forefront

We spoke with Richard Harper, Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Cambridge about the HCI 2020 ‘Being Human’ report. More

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... More

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,... More

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,... More

Managing your household energy use

For most consumers, the amount of energy that each electrical appliance in a household consumes is hidden. More

Next generation devices: pocket supercomputers for doctors

Are we prepared for the next generation of embedded and mobile computing devices? More

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... More

WearIT

Handheld computers for issuing tickets, reading meters, recording environmental data or taking orders are commonplace. Now attention has shifted to... More

PHAROS: Lighting the way for European audiovisual search

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Microsoft Search Technology Center

FUTURES spoke with Jordi Ribas, head of the new Microsoft Search Technology Center. More

Collecting data on the environment

European Environment Agency and Microsoft Eye on Earth Observatory bring Europaan beach quality into sharp focus More

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... More

Rewarding enterprise on campus

It’s a familiar story: invented in Europe, commercialised abroad. More

Developing tomorrow’s embedded computers

Research and development in highly complex fields – such as embedded computer systems – relies heavily on partnerships in which the... More

How creativity toolkits and virtual collaborative environments accelerate each other

Computing pervades everyday life: whether used in business or leisure, by individuals or communities, it offers opportunities for new ways of living... More

Coming to your screen: the high-definition Internet

In an era of continual Internet innovation, one of the biggest trends is the Internet’s rapid growth as a platform for rich, high-definition... More

The new ‘HD view’ of photography

Just when you thought there was nothing new in pictures, along comes HD View and explodes all your preconceptions about what photography can do. More

Photosynth: creating 3D photographic experiences of time and place

The Photosynth experience justifies the use of the old truism: it has to be seen to be believed. More

Hail the conquerator and release the sheep

Earlier this year Microsoft Research Cambridge, in partnership with Microsoft’s XNA Game Studio team, Lionhead Studios and Rare Ltd, brought... More

Interfacing with robots: do robots do what we want them to do?

Programming an industrial robot is still an annoying task that requires too many details and expert knowledge. Each robot unit needs to be installed... More

Archiving for the family

One of the current projects of the Socio-Digital Systems Group atMicrosoft Research in Cambridge is ‘Family Archive’. This work arose from... More

Exploring the globe

As more and more people share data and opinions over the Internet, geographic and location information is becoming an increasingly important dimension... More

Browsing the real world

New geoweb applications such as Microsoft’s Virtual Earth are at the confluence of two massive innovation trends – user-generated content... More

The 3-D city

Football supporters and other visitors to this summer's Euro2008 football championships in Austria and Switzerland can enjoy a new experience as they... More

Computerised excavations in Pompeii

Imagine a search engine capable of recognising the details of paintings rather than words. This is the challenge facing a joint Microsoft/INRIA... More

Model your own climate

Few research issues are as significant as trying to work out how climate change might affect the environment. Unlike many scientific experiments, this... More

When geographic intelligence goes mainstream…

“When I'm making plans for my spare time, the most convenient way to do it is to ask for the location and places of restaurants, tourist sites... More

Complexity: tackling large systems in science and engineering

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Verifying 50,000 lines of C code

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Barcelona supercomputing center and Microsoft create joint research centre for parallel computing

On 18 January 2008, Microsoft and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) announced the creation of the BSC – Microsoft Research Centre, which... More

When computers come to the aid of mathematics

“Mathematics must make a great leap forward”: this is the challenge that Georges Gonthier has set himself. More

A lifeline for systems biology

It is a fact universally acknowledged: the pharmaceutical industry needs a new drug development paradigm. Systems biology promises the ability to... More

Genomics and proteomics: the emerging role of machine learning

Computing and communication technologies have already had a massive impact on today's healthcare system. Even so, there is great potential for these... More

A look in the crystal ball: Craig Mundie on the future of computing

The free lunch is over For the past 20 years the computer industry has grown on the back of ever-increasing clock rates. In line with Moore's law,... More

Systems biology under the microscope

You can't capture the thrill and excitement of a football match by describing the individual players. Similarly, it is not possible to understand... More

Europe’s place on the IT map

In the global village, goes the standard economic theory, every region should have its own set of specialised skills to trade with the rest of the... More

A push to reform the way EUROPE does research

“EUROPE has a team of star players, but it is not a star team.” That frank assessment of EUROPE's weaknesses and strengths in research was... More

The researchers’ directive

Implementation of the Directive by member states is essential to the paradigm of ‘brain circulation' and the development of the European... More

The next phase of the IPTV revolution

Merely a concept at the start of the century, Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) has already completed the first stage of its growth, moving from an idea to... More

Microsoft mediaroom: Microsoft’s connected TV services platform

Driven by computer and network technologies, TV is undergoing a paradigm shift that is not only changing TV itself but also how people consume media... More

European Microsoft innovation center (EMIC): overcoming information overload and ‘the crisis of choice'

Year by year, the flood of content is rising all around us: television channels, books, music and the Internet - where not only traditional media but... More

Livestation the ‘spark of live’ TV on your computer

Back in 2001, Matteo Berlucchi, an Italian entrepreneur and academic, was ploughing through his email inbox trying to sort out the important messages... More

Internet telephony: global innovation in the heart of europe

Today, the efficient and innovative distribution and processing of information is at the core of all business activity – so the effects of new... More

A 2020 vision for global research libraries

Global Research Library 2020 (GRL 2020) is an initiative of the University of Washington Libraries and Microsoft Corporation to bring together global... More

The tablet PC and mathematics

The Tablet PC has broadened our concept of how we use a personal computer: a mobile computer with a screen that allows for inputs via a pen or... More

Pushing the boundaries in graphics hardware

The folks at RARE, one of the iconic pioneers in computer gaming, like to joke that the quiet surrounds of their headquarters, deep in the UK... More

“What if …?” - Breaking new ground in enterprise resource planning visualisation

What if you could get assistance for your complicated business decisions by simply going through various What-If scenarios and having them visualised... More

Sophisticated graphic website and advert-tracking software set for 2008 launch

The phenomenal growth of online advertising is driving demand for smarter tools to track results: enabling advertisers to see clearly how many people... More

Virtualisation technology transforms old mining site in Portugal into a leading centre for scientific education and research

Thanks to a unique partnership between the public, private and academic sectors in Portugal and Brazil, the decommissioned pyrite mine in Lousal, in... More

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