By changing the way data is encoded into Web pages and transmitted among them, we may soon develop highly reliable, efficient new ways of locating useful information. These tools would not replace the Internet search engines we use so often, but would add a new dimension to our ability to find things online. In fact, that’s the goal of the Rensselaer Tetherless World Research Constellation. The constellation, which formally launches this year, aims to revamp the entire Web’s ability to handle information in ways that would benefit everyone from casual browsers to leading-edge academic researchers.  Read more