Truly international in scope, Microsoft® Research is focused on a broad array of new technology challenges and issues. You’ll find our researchers in software labs on three continents, at work in over 40 areas of computer science. We’re building Microelectrical Mechanical Systems – creating machines smaller than the width of a human hair. We're developing the technology that will allow your computer to recognize not just your speech, but the shades of meaning imparted by inflection. We're even writing the code for the latest generation of video games. All together, it shows that Microsoft Research plays a central role in bringing advanced technology to businesses, organizations, and individuals.

During the past ten years, Microsoft Research has established a highly successful track record in technology transfer. Our research applies to virtually every product Microsoft ships, from Windows® 95 up to the latest .NET products. These practical benefits are the result of an orientation that keeps us focused on the seemingly limitless possibilities of technology to make our lives, and our world, a better place. Today, we’re doing the research that will help you in the near and distant future. With discoveries that will make work easier and more productive, leisure more fulfilling. Discoveries that demonstrate software is one of the greatest tools in our effort to realize human potential.