Microsoft Climate Research Initiative
Researchers working together to fight climate change
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Microsoft launches Climate Research Initiative to collaborate on climate change challenges
Microsoft is launching a new research initiative aimed at fighting climate change, the company announced Wednesday. The Microsoft Climate Research Initiative (MCRI) aims to harness the tech giant’s research and computing expertise as it collaborates with academic institutions.
In the news | UW News
Q&A: Making Earth-friendly electronics
The very components that make electronics fast and easy to use also make their disposal an environmental nightmare. Components of smartphones, computers and even kitchen appliances contain heavy metals and other compounds that are toxic to us and harmful to…
In the news | Data Center Frontier
Microsoft Explores Green Data Centers Made of Mushrooms, Algae
Microsoft has grabbed headlines with its “moonshot” research projects in data center technology, including storing cloud data in DNA and holograms and an undersea data module. This week Microsoft unveiled a new research project that rethinks data centers at a…