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Efforts under way to make Web more accessible (AP)

Efforts under way to make Web more accessible

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Imagine not being able to use a mouse to open a Web browser or a keyboard to type an e-mail. What if you couldn't distinguish colors on a computer screen or type the distorted letters in order to ...


Sensoring the World Wide Web

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CSIRO scientists will lead an international initiative to develop standards for sharing information collected by sensors and sensor networks over the Internet.





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The WWW technology was first made more widely available in 1991

World Wide Web conference opens, 20 years after its invention

Technology / Internet

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A global conference on the World Wide Web got under way in Spain Monday, 20 years after the invention of the global information medium that has changed the daily lives of people around the world.


Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the Web, poses during the 20 years celebration of the World Wide Web

Web founder fears 'snooping' on the Internet

Technology / Internet

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Tim Berners-Lee, one of the founders of the World Wide Web, said Friday that he was concerned about the emergence of user profiling on the Internet and "snooping."


British computer scientist and internet founder Tim Berners-Leepictured in 2008

www.20yearsold -- World Wide Web feels its growing pains

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created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The World Wide Web (WWW) on Friday marked its 20th anniversary and its founders admitted there were bits of the phenomenon they do not like: advertising and "snooping."


Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web

www@20: How the techies tamed the cyber zoo

Technology / Internet

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Huddled around a vintage computer, four of the creators of the world wide web were blissfully unaware of the audience as they demonstrated how, some 20 years ago, they spawned the exponential growth of the ...


Digital Democracy: The World Wide Web Consortium weighs in on government transparency

Digital Democracy: The World Wide Web Consortium weighs in on government transparency

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- On May 21, the day the White House unveiled its Open Government Initiative, it also launched the website data.gov, which put information like Medicare cost reports, residential energy consumption ...


New genes for lung disease discovered

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered five genetic variants that are associated with the health of the human lung. The research by an international consortium of 96 scientists from 63 centres in Europe and Australia ...


Semantic research sets world standards

Semantic research sets world standards

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created new tools for semantic technology development which are helping to set the next generation of official standards. The tools also unblock some key bottlenecks ...


The search -- computers dig deeper for meaning (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Search engine technology is in a state of flux as it digs ever deeper for new meaning. Europe is poised to reap the benefits of the new age of semantic search thanks to the work of European researchers.


Faster, better patent processing

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created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Processing patents is complex and time-consuming. Using semantic web technology, researchers have come up with a powerful tool to process patents faster and better.


Scientists discover genetic variant tied to increased stroke risk

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created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Millions of people have a genetic variant linked to increased risk of ischemic stroke, reports an international research team including scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in a study published ...



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