July 2009 - Posts

SciScope app and code available for download
15 July 09 04:47 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Earlier today the code behind the SciScope site was made available at SciScope.CodePlex.com.  This enables others to make their datasets/repositories available and allow others to discover, download and utilize their data in a simple to use website.     Read More...

Filed under: Software, Cool Software, Research, Science, Virtual Earth

Project Tuva: Richard Feynman is now available to all.
15 July 09 11:15 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Project Tuva , an enhanced video player showcasing Richard Feynman’s “Messenger” lectures is available for all to try out.  It’s the way I’d like to view talks and related information – check it out.  Not only does it allow for web links, images, Read More...

Filed under: Cool Software, Research, Video, Silverlight, Science, Education

Project Trident: A Scientific Workflow Workbench available for download
14 July 09 04:58 PM | eScience | 1 Comments   

Project Trident CTP is now available for download .  Project Trident is a scientific workflow workbench MSR External Research has been working on for the past few years, which allows scientists to analyze large, diverse datasets.  It’s built Read More...

Filed under: Cool Software, Research, SQL Server, Science, Workflow

Environment and Energy Workshop at Faculty Summit 2009
14 July 09 04:35 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

For the past two days at the Microsoft Research Faculty Summit , we hare hosted a Environment and Energy Workshop to look at areas where computing and IT can help solve some of these grand challenges.  Output from the workshop will be posted on the Read More...

Filed under: Conference, Environment

Michael Jackson Memorial Concert Live in HD on the Web
07 July 09 08:14 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

Just heard that the Michael Jackson Memorial concert will be broadcast live in HD over the Web.  They will be using IIS Smooth Streaming and Silverlight , the technology that delivered on-demand video for the 2008 Sumer Olympics on NBCOlympics.com Read More...

Filed under: Video, Silverlight

Preview the upcoming Eclipse of the Sun in WWT
06 July 09 03:20 PM | eScience | 0 Comments   

On July 22nd there will be a total eclipse of the Sun that will last for over 6 mins that is visible from within a narrow corridor that traverses half of Earth.  One of the best regions to see it will be China and the organizers have published a Read More...

Filed under: Cool Software, WWT

eScience Workshop 2009 – Call for Papers
06 July 09 10:48 AM | eScience | 0 Comments   

The 2009 eScience Workshop will be held at the Gates Center for Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA,  October 15-17, 2009.  The call for papers closes on July 31, 2009 . Call for Papers We invite contributions from Read More...

Filed under: eScience, Research, Conference, Science