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Microsoft Research Blog
Rocket-fast embedded TypeScript for MakeCode Arcade
When we began developing Microsoft MakeCode, a computing education platform, it was all about making programming easier, more engaging, and just plain friendlier. After all, if we were going to inspire the next generation of…
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IoT hardware from prototype to production
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Decoding Multisensory Attention from Electroencephalography for Use in a Brain-Computer Interface
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) offer a non-verbal and covert way for humans to interact with a machine. They are designed to interpret user’s brain state that can be translated into action or other communication purposes. While…
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Highly Conductive Flexible Sensor Integrated With Personal Devices For Practical Bio-Signal Measure
Highly Conductive and Flexible Sensor Integrated With Personal Devices For Practical Bio-Signal Measurement and Applications Electrophysiological (EP) signal such as electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiography (ECG) is one of most important and widely used noninvasive method…
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ZooTracer source code
Use consumer video equipment to trace animal movement. Source code of the project that has been released in precompiled binary form in 2014 https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=52266
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Pointer Tagging for Memory Safety
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Project Alava: Programming Webs of Microcontrollers
The goal of Project Alava is to enable the easy construction, programming and debugging of microcontroller-based systems, followed by refinement to an optimized realization. High-level programming of the desired system in TypeScript using capability-based APIs…
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Antennas for light and their applications in classical optics, Dr Rupert Oulton, Imperial College
Gold particles with dimensions of about a hundred nanometres are resonant at visible wavelengths and thus serve as antennas for light. Over the past two decades, nano-fabrication technology has advanced to the point where a…
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Envisioning Fluid Cross-Device Experiences
The future of work is beyond the desktop, existing in a more natural environment where individuals can grab a pen to annotate a document on any device and share it effortlessly with others, including themselves. The future of work is identifying relevant information on the web or in email on a phone while commuting and…
