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In the news | OnMSFT
Microsoft’s new Climate Research Initiative is a multi-disciplinary collaboration project for researchers
While the US Supreme Court restricts the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to curb emissions in the United States, Microsoft just launched its Climate Research Initiative (MCRI) collective to “accelerate cutting-edge research and transformative innovation in climate science and technology.”
In the news | Bloomberg
Microsoft Targets Carbon Removal With Climate Research Effort
Microsoft Corp. has launched a climate research effort in a bid to build a network of participants to tackle some key problems affecting the environment. The Microsoft Climate Research Initiative will at first focus on carbon reduction and removal, carbon accounting and environmental resilience, the…
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…
In the news | Official Microsoft Blog
Supporting our customers on the path to net zero: The Microsoft cloud and decarbonization
Demand for data and digital services is expected to continue its exponential growth over the coming years, with global internet traffic projected to double by 2022[i]. The Microsoft cloud is the trusted cloud for everyday digital experiences at work and…
In the news | Fast Company
The data center of the future is made of algae bricks and runs on hydrogen fuel cells
Every year for the foreseeable future, Microsoft expects to build 50-100 new data centers to keep up with customer demand. That’s a challenge for a company that has a goal to soon be carbon negative—meaning it sequesters more carbon that…
In the news | Microsoft Green Tech Blog
Charting the path towards sustainable AI with Azure Machine Learning resource metrics
Today, we are announcing a new set of resource metrics available in Azure Machine Learning to help customers understand the computational and energetic costs of their AI workloads across the machine learning lifecycle. Azure Machine Learning is a platform that…
Machine learning, molecular simulation, and the opportunity for societal good with Chris Bishop and Max Welling
In this episode, Chris Bishop, Lab Director of Microsoft Research Cambridge, welcomes renowned machine learning researcher Max Welling to the Microsoft Research team as head of the new Amsterdam lab. Connecting over their shared physics background and vision for molecular…
In the news | Official Microsoft Blog
Made to measure: Sustainability commitment progress and updates
The climate is changing and calls to do something about it are intensifying. From the U.N. High-level Political Forum taking place this week in New York City to COP26 – the U.N.’s annual climate change conference in November – leaders…