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DNA molecules can be programmed to execute any dynamic process of chemical kinetics and can implement an algorithm for achieving consensus between multiple agents.

In keeping with our mission to collaborate with top academic and scientific researchers to foster innovations in scientific inquiry, Microsoft Research Connections was proud to sponsor the 2013 KDD Cup, arguably the world’s best-known competition…

Computer scientists have uncovered architectural weaknesses in both the iOS and Android mobile operating systems that make it possible for hackers to steal sensitive user data and login credentials for popular e-mail and storage services.

Researchers at Microsoft Research India have proposed a new form of near-field communication (NFC) for mobile phones, one that even works on devices that lack any kind of specialized NFC hardware.

Dhwani uses the speaker and microphone on phones to securely exchange data, achieving speeds of up to 2.4Kbps.

The best thing about the Autographer is the software that comes with it, which allows you to store and organise the vast amount of pictures you generate by date and location and create time-lapse movies.

The company, which brought gesture controls to the living room via its Kinect sensor for Xbox 360, is now thinking about bringing them to the car via smartphones.

Researchers at Microsoft and Rice University have developed a way to make digital camera sensors far more energy-efficient.

Rick Rashid has a lot on his plate. As the chief research officer at Microsoft Research, the division he founded in 1991, Rashid is charged with overseeing some of Microsoft’s most daring and diverse projects.…