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Read current computer science articles on everything from computer programs to detect cancer genes and control vehicle maintenance to embedded software.", "language": "en-us", "pubDate": "Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:05:01 EST", "lastBuildDate": "Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:05:01 EST", "ttl": "60", "image": { "title": "ScienceDaily: Computer Programming News", "url": "http://www.sciencedaily.com/images/logosmall.gif", "link": "http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/computers_math/computer_programming/", "description": "For more science articles, visit ScienceDaily." }, "atom:link": { "-xmlns:atom": "http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom", "-rel": "self", "-href": "http://www.sciencedaily.com/rss/computers_math/computer_programming.xml", "-type": "application/rss+xml" }, "item": [ { "title": "Human, artificial intelligence join forces to pinpoint fossil locations", "link": "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121151554.htm", "description": "Traditionally, fossil-hunters often could only make educated guesses as to where fossils lie. The rest lay with chance. But thanks to a new software model, fossil-hunters' reliance on luck when finding fossils may be diminishing. Using artificial neural networks, researchers developed a computer model that can pinpoint productive fossil sites.", "pubDate": "Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:15:15 EST", "guid": { "-isPermaLink": "true", "#text": "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111121151554.htm" } }, { "title": "Galaxy DNA-analysis software is now available 'in the cloud'", "link": "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/111108201552.htm", "description": "Galaxy -- an open-source, web-based platform for data-intensive biomedical and genetic research -- is now available as a \"cloud computing\" resource. 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They get too hot and run slowly because they are used inefficiently. At the same time, transistors are becoming so small that they will ultimately become unreliable. 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However, it is only those telecommunications companies that bought up in government auctions the inexpensive licenses to operate at particularly frequencies of the spectrum that will be in strong position to dominate in the consumer and enterprise markets.", "pubDate": "Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:51:51 EDT", "guid": { "-isPermaLink": "true", "#text": "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111021125142.htm" } }, { "title": "Wearable depth-sensing projection system makes any surface capable of multitouch interaction", "link": "http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111017111557.htm", "description": "OmniTouch, a wearable projection system developed by researchers, enables users to turn pads of paper, walls or even their own hands, arms and legs into graphical, interactive surfaces. OmniTouch employs a depth-sensing camera to track the user's fingers on everyday surfaces. 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