WorldWide Telescope: Creating Tours
The WorldWide Telescope is more than a virtual telescope of the night sky; it is a learning tool that allows users to interact with it in creative ways. Educators can create lesson plans within the…
WorldWide Telescope: Introduction to the User Experience
Learn how the WorldWide Telescope makes it easy to explore the universe from your own computer. The easy-to-use, interactive dashboard enables you to browse the universe in a freeform manner, providing you with a visually…
Synthesizing Biological Theories
This tool enables biologists and modelers to construct high-level theories and models of biological systems, capturing biological hypotheses, inferred mechanisms, and experimental results within the same framework. The main components of the tool are a…
Atlantic Rainforest Sensor Net Research
Rainforests are a precious commodity worldwide. Scientists are working hard to understand these complex systems and their impact on climate change. In November 2009, Microsoft Research, in collaboration with researchers from Johns Hopkins University and…