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Microsoft Research Makes Microsoft Biology Foundation and MODISAzure-Based Environmental Service Available to Scientists and Researchers

By Guest PostOctober 12, 2010Science, Technologyalgorithms, bioinformatics, biological web services, biometeorologist, blast, cloud computing, data-driven research, dennis baldocchi, DNA, escience workshop, informatics group, jeremy kolpak, johnson & johnson pharmaceutical research, mbf, microsoft biology foundation, microsoft biology initiative, microsoft research, modisazure-based environmental service, programming-language-neutral bioinformatics toolkit, protein sequences, researchers, rna, Technology, tony hey, windows azure

*Two new technologies are showcased at the eScience Workshop to fuel advancement of data-driven research in healthcare and environmental fields.*

BERKELEY, Calif. — Oct. 12, 2010 — With more than 200 researchers in attendance at the seventh annual eScience Workshop, Microsoft Research showcases two technologies that facilitate data-driven research: the Microsoft Biology Foundation (MBF) and a MODISAzure-based environmental service. (more…)

Cunning Machines: Researchers Give Robots the Capability for Deceptive Behavior

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 2010Weaponsalan wagner, algorithms, battlefield, cognitive deception, georgia institute of technology, movies, office of naval research, robot, robot deception, ronald arkin, terminator

A robot deceives an enemy soldier by creating a false trail and hiding so that it will not be caught. While this sounds like a scene from one of the Terminator movies, it’s actually the scenario of an experiment conducted by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology as part of what is believed to be the first detailed examination of robot deception.

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