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GigaPath-Flash and GigaTIME-Flash: Toward population-scale discovery with efficient pathology foundation models

Microsoft ResearchResearchGigaPath-Flash and GigaTIME-Flash: Toward population-scale discovery with efficient pathology foundation models What if pathology foundation models could do more with less? GigaPath-Flash and GigaTIME-Flash cut computational demands while maintaining strong performance, opening the door to larger studies and broader exploration.

August 31
Broadening access to Skala creates a faster path to predictive DFT

Microsoft ResearchResearchBroadening access to Skala creates a faster path to predictive DFT Skala 1.1, the updated deep-learning exchange-correlation functional from Microsoft Research, provides greater accuracy, expanded accessibility across the computational chemistry ecosystem, and a living benchmark to trac

August 20
MindTopo reveals VLMs’ spatial reasoning abilities

Microsoft ResearchResearchMindTopo reveals VLMs’ spatial reasoning abilities A path, a fence, a knot. MindTopo sets a new benchmark for testing how AI understands topological relationships and highlights new opportunities to strengthen spatial reasoning and planning.

August 12
Introducing CARE-X: Towards Clinically Useful Radiology VLMs with Auxiliary Supervision, Reward-Aligned Learning, and Tool-Augmented Measurement

Microsoft ResearchResearchIntroducing CARE-X: Towards Clinically Useful Radiology VLMs with Auxiliary Supervision, Reward-Aligned Learning, and Tool-Augmented Measurement Radiology AI is evolving beyond report generation. CARE-X explores a unified approach that combines flexible reasoning, calibrated predictions, and measurement-based tools for chest X-ray interpretation.

August 11
Orchard: An open framework for scalable agentic AI

Microsoft ResearchResearchOrchard: An open framework for scalable agentic AI Orchard is an open-source framework for the research community to train and evaluate AI agents across task types. It reduces complexity while supporting strong performance from smaller models by enabling researchers to r

August 3
Echoverse: Deep, evolving environments for computer-use agents

Microsoft ResearchResearchEchoverse: Deep, evolving environments for computer-use agents Computer-use AI agents struggle with multi-step workflows like email and customer support. Echoverse trains agents in realistic environments rather than simply providing more training tasks, helping them improve as the t

July 30
EvoLib: Turning experience into evolving knowledge

Microsoft ResearchResearchEvoLib: Turning experience into evolving knowledge LLMs do not get smarter just by remembering more. EvoLib turns experience into evolving knowledge, taking reusable skills and insights that help models learn and adapt across tasks long after deployment.

July 30
Verifying Rust cryptography in SymCrypt, from standards to code

Microsoft ResearchResearchVerifying Rust cryptography in SymCrypt, from standards to code Cryptographic code supports vital protections in modern computing systems. Learn how a new method helps verify code as developers write it while preserving speed and adaptability as it gets implemented and evolves.

July 13
Aurora 1.5: Extending open foundation models for weather and Earth-system applications

Microsoft ResearchResearchAurora 1.5: Extending open foundation models for weather and Earth-system applications Aurora 1.5 adds 22 more variables, hourly temporal resolution, and probabilistic ensemble forecasting to the Aurora foundation model, making it more useful for real-world weather, climate, and energy applications.

July 9
Flint: A visualization language for the AI era

Microsoft ResearchResearchFlint: A visualization language for the AI era Short chart specifications are easy to write, but often produce uninspiring results. Flint is an open-source visualization language that offers a middle path, letting AI agents create expressive charts from compact, huma

July 8