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We spent all the time making accounts, that if how much money we have for birthdays, if so much money for the expenses of light and water, as much for a leisure weekend… and sometimes, happens, that does not leave the accounts.

But the technology is there to get accounts and why today we present an application that go you round accounts.

Clear account is the perfect app to keep your accounts in order. It has a very simple interface, optimized so you have to make a few clicks. In addition to functions normalitos as a powerful multi-currency, multiple accounts, planned transactions and synchronizing with ‘the cloud’ for multiple devices of his family, includes things that not you’d expect from a ‘serious’ app, how to draw elegant icons category with their own fingers.

From now carry accounts at home will be much easier than we thought us to us, and almost, even in a fun way. This app is available in Spanish on the App Store for free, however this trial version is limited to 30 transactions, so that if we want to introduce more, will have to buy a full version (this can be done directly from the application itself).

The Cuentas Claras app is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and for its correct operation will be necessary iOS 4.0 or higher.

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Dec 22

Technology Uses

By Spanish Technology News

A revolutionary technology that uses special nanoparticles to generate steam from water and solar energy has been presented. The new method for creating ‘solar steam’ is so effective that it can even produce steam from water so cold its temperature is very close to the freezing point.

Technology has a total energy efficiency of 24 percent. By way of comparison, solar photovoltaic panels typically have an efficiency of around 15 percent. However, the team of specialists that has created the new technology, the laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP, by its acronym in English), ascribed to Rice University in Houston, Texas, expected that the first use of the new technology will not be to generate electricity but for purification of water in developing countries.

The efficiency of solar steam from water generation is due to the nanoparticles that catch the sunlight to produce heat. When submerged in water and exposed to the light of the Sun, particles become hot so swiftly that they vaporize the water almost instantly, thus generating steam.

The team of the researchers Naomi Halas (Director of the LANP) and Oara Neumann believes feasible to increase the efficiency of new technology to refine the technology.

Steam is one of the world most widely used industrial fluids. Approximately 90 percent of the electricity is produced through steam. In addition, the steam is also used to sterilize surgical instruments and hospital waste, as well as to prepare food and purify water.

The efficiency of the solar steam could allow it to be inexpensive to produce even a small scale, without the need for large industrial installations.

The inhabitants of developing countries will be the first to see the benefits of solar steam. A group of Rice University has already manufactured an autoclave that works with solar steam and that is capable of sterilized medical instruments in hospitals that do not have electricity.

Naomi Halas, chemistry, physics, electronics and computing, engineering and biomedical engineer, is among most cited chemists in the world in technical articles. Laboratory that she directs is specialized in developing and studying hover particles with light. One of the creations of Halas, gold Nanoshells, already relates to the test in several clinical trials to evaluate its possible use as a cancer treatment.

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Dec 21

Central Invests $ 20 Million In Technology

By Portuguese Technology News

City Hall opened, this morning, the central monitoring, which will monitor the quality of public services, public transport, water supply and solid waste disposal. The plant is run by the Public Services Regulatory Agency Delegates of Campo Grande.

City Hall is expected to reduce the cost of optimizing investments and results. Technology is a great ally of central. The mass transit bus, for example, will be monitored in real time, including what is happening inside the vehicle and on what timetable it will pass by a certain point. “The technicians also can guide motorists to modify its route in the event of an accident, for example,” explained the Mayor Nelson Trad.

According to the representative of the Consortium Along (which operates the public transportation), this technological structure will require an investment of $ 20 million. “The user will be photographed when passing in the turnstile. Then, there will be the intersection of this image with the photograph used in the portfolio. If they don’t match, this will generate a procedure for it to explain why your wallet is being used by another person “, explains João Rezende.

In a short time, the user will have access to a range of applications that will make your life easier. From your mobile phone, you’ll know the timetables of buses pass at the point of embarkation or terminal that is closest. To do so, simply send a message (torpedo) addressed to central monitoring and, in a matter of seconds, you will receive the reply.

“We will control in real time the actual number of buses in circulation. We will be able to determine the replacement of vehicles in the event of accident or mechanical problem, strengthen the fleet with cars recently, if the passenger demand exceed initial expectations, “says the Mayor.

Marcelo Amaral is convinced that the use of technology also helps in solving problems that lead people to choose by car or motorcycle, rejecting the bus: the wait time, the delay of the trips and overcrowding. “Knowing that in a few minutes will pass another bus, the passenger will have the opportunity to embark on a vehicle less crowded, that will come soon.”

In the case of services of Waters Guariroba, maintenance and operation of all water and sewage system, controlling the level of the wells and reservoirs, the flow and the quality of the water, leaks, among others.

Already in treatment and disposal system, it will be possible to monitor, for example, the route is made by trucks, how long and at what speed and the amount of garbage that will be carrying among other things.

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Dec 19

　Because Of Such A Situation Was Difficult

By Japanese Technology News

　Because of such a situation was difficult. Most of the audience is 193 nm Immersion Lithography Raph’s had flocked to the program session. The venue is presented by visitors towards “risk and need not proceed to the 157 nm. If you soak in water between the lens and the wafer, using refractive index water （ 1.44 ） can increase the resolution 193-nm lithography. It’s possible using liquid refractive index is larger than the to further improve “and had to explain.

　Blatchford said the “Immersion Lithography rough program is spread with astonishing speed. Because as soon as proved by practical technology, adopted by many enterprises rushed “and said.

　Immersion Lithography rough penetration of advanced so rapidly that was a technique based on the proven principles of “liquid immersion examination （ Immersion Microscopy ）”. Liquid immersion examination history as far back as United Kingdom scientist Robert Hooke, predicted the existence of the 1600s. 1800S in Italy astronomer, said that Giovanni Battista Amici optical researchers even showed off the demo, this theory has been established in the early 1900′s.

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Dec 14

Technology To Analyze

By German Technology News

With the voices of CDU/CSU and FDP the German Bundestag has rejected today Alliance ‘ 90 / the Greens on the subject of fracking the application of the Federal group. The request foresees a moratorium of at least two years for the use of fracking technology to analyze the risks of the technology. The use of toxic chemicals should be completely prohibited with the request for the protection of drinking water. Wesel district, candidating from I voted the MPS Sabine Weiss against the motion of the Greens, just as against similar applications of the SPD and left.

She turns it against drinking water and environmental protection in our region. The duplicity of the Coalition is hard to beat: while the members of the Union and FDP always in their constituencies as fracking critics, they remain completely inactive for over two years in Berlin. The requests of the opposition were rejected, without which the coalition would have made their own proposals. Alliance ‘ 90 / the Greens in the District of Wesel sharply criticise the decision of MPs Sabine Weiss. The fracking technology is subject to many risks, which are not sufficiently explored. These include among other things the possible contamination of the groundwater with toxic chemicals, earthquake and an immense land. Sabine Weiss and their FraktionskollegInnen must be wondering now, how they serious about their criticism of the fracking technology.

As also German Minister of environment Peter Altmaier, Mrs. White goes through a metamorphosis of the fracking critics for the fracking proponents on the journey from Wesel to Berlin apparently. This image is symptomatic of the Union and FDP. When it comes to priority always the interests of industry ahead of citizen participation and environmental protection. Alliance ‘ 90 / the Greens will continue, however, for a moratorium and a fundamental reform of the antiquated German Bergrechts, to enhance transparency, citizen participation and environmental protection in the mining industry.

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Nov 23

Solar Technology

By Italian Technology News

Researchers at Rice University have developed a new revolutionary technology that uses nanoparticles can convert solar energy directly into steam.

GreenReport-the “solar steam” developed by the Laboratory for nanophotonics (Lanp) of Rice would be so effective that it can produce steam from cold water. Details of research (Solar Vapor Generation Enabled by Nanoparticles) were posted on AcsNano and research is supported by the Welch Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Technology has an overall energy efficiency 24% versus 15% average energy efficiency of solar panels, but the two inventrici of solar steam do not think the first use of the new technology will be to produce electricity, but water purification and sanitation in developing countries. The project manager, the Director of the Lanp Naomi Halas, pointed out that «it is a lot more electricity. With this technology, we’re starting to think about solar thermal energy in a completely different way».

The efficiency of solar steam is caused by light captured from nanoparticles that convert sunlight into heat. When they are immersed in water and exposed to sunlight, the particles of heat so quickly that vaporize immediately water and create steam. The Halas is convita “overall energy efficiency of solar steam can probably be increased when technology will sharpen. We’re going from macro-scale warming, warming up to the nanoscale. Our particles are very small, which means they have a very small surface area to dissipate heat. This intense heat to generate steam locally, just under the surface of the particle and the idea of generating steam locally is truly counter-intuitive. ”

About 90% of the electricity is produced by steam and the steam is also used to sterilize surgical instruments and medical waste, for preparing food and purify water. Most of the steam is produced in large industrial boilers, and according to Halas and his collaborator Oara Neumann «efficiency of solar technology could allow steam to steam to become economically even at much smaller levels. The populations of developing countries will be among the first to see the benefits of solar steam».

Rice students have already created a “solar-powered steam/autoclave can sterilize medical instruments and in dental surgeries that don’t have electricity and Halas was awarded the Grand Challenges of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for an ultra-small system to treat human waste in areas without sewers and electricity.

The Neumann stressed that ‘ The “solar steam” is notable due to its effectiveness. Didn’t need acres of mirrors or solar panels. In fact, its footprint can be very small. For example, the “window light” of our demo was only autoclave few square centimeters “.

Another potential use might be to supply hybrid systems of air conditioning and heating using sunlight during the day and produce electricity at night. Halas, Neumann and his team have also conducted experiments in distillation and have discovered that the solar steam is about two and a half times more efficient than existing distillation columns.

“We’re not changing any of the laws of thermodynamics-concludes the Halas-we’re just boiling water in a radically different way».

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Nov 19

Building Technologies

By German Technology News

A new RF fire detection system from Siemens offers failsafe and reliable fire protection. The system of swing (Siemens wireless next generation) a fail-safe network combined with the best possible fire detection. It works with the mesh technology, which achieves the same reliability of cable-based solution. With the patented technology of ASA (advanced signal analysis) detects fires under various environmental conditions also swing and prevents expensive at the same time false positives.

Fire alarm systems may be fooled not by water vapour or cigarette smoke, should but reliably protect people or high-quality equipment. In addition, the installation of the system in buildings where wiring is not possible or not desirable is a challenge. Radio systems are used here, which so far but were not same security wired systems.

Siemens uses a fail-safe network mesh technology – a standard for secure wireless transmission proven already in IT. Thereby, each unit with its neighbor devices communicates so that at least two redundant paths to the transmission of information at the disposal. Because each device has two frequency bands with multiple channels, can be the network troubleshooting even ‘cure’, by automatically changing channel or frequency band or directs information about other devices to the fire alarm control panel.

Swing is so reliable that it will not be deterred by water vapour in commercial kitchens or welding operations in production halls, in hospitals, museums or cleanrooms for but highly sensitive responds. The ASA technology allows this accuracy. The multi sensor detectors have two temperature sensors and two optical infrared sensors. Thus, they detect heat and smoke. Depending on the environmental conditions, the detector is equipped with special ASA parameters so that it reacts more sensitively or robust. To do this, can access the system on a stored library with thousands of fire tests for various types of fire, interprets the signals in real time and then dynamically adjusts the parameter sets.

A swing radio network is quick and easy to install. The detector can be placed to even in the running. Therefore is the system for historical buildings and museums, industrial buildings with varying usage or trade fairs and exhibitions.

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Nov 04

Geox Brings Shoes With Special Amphibiox Technology

By German Technology News

Waterproof footwear is important again in the autumn. Who wants to get feet finally already wet when it rains and the standing water on the road? Matching this, Geox brings shoes with special Amphibiox technology on the market, which will ensure that we be in worst weather of dry foot at the finish.

The technology

Unlike other waterproof footwear that prevent the Hautatmung, the shoes from the Geox Amphibiox series allow the air circulation through the body and also the sole. So the moisture given off by foot, can escape and increases the comfort of the shoes because you in the shoes not sweat or freezes.

At the same time, the shoes are but also completely waterproof, because the diaphragm that allows the escape of moisture, is micro-porous and thus prevents the ingress of liquid.

Since the micro-porous membrane of the Geox Amphibiox technology on the inside of the upper shoe is attached, the shoe lining can hold no water is. This remains the shoe easy and ensures great comfort when walking and running.

The Geox Amphibiox collection

In the new collection, there will be both shoes and jackets for men and women.

Jackets

When the jackets you can make two styles: on the one hand, there are more appropriate cut outdoor jacket, the fashionably tailored models for Office and leisure. All are covered black, where there are two versions with color bright used art fur trim on the hood at the Lady jackets. The customer can choose between fixed or detachable hood.

Shoes

The customer between numerous models can choose among the shoes. They are kept in covered, classically elegant colors from light brown to black.

For men, there are fashion boots, ankle boots, shoes and a sneaker model all high quality in optics. They have neither plump nor boring, but very elegant and classic. Rafinierte underline this impression details. While some models to address the outdoor concept rather appear, others are designed so that you as well can wear them in everyday life like on a ball.

For the ladies, the selection ranges from high boots over ankle boots to pumps and soon. Again, the models have classic and high-quality, so that you can wear them at leisure, and also in the profession.

As a whole is something both the ladies and the Mr shoes for everyone, so the Geox Amphibiox collection definitely is worth a look, if you are looking for high-quality shoes, that you can wear for many different occasions.

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Nov 02

Technology Transfer

By Portuguese Technology News

On Wednesday (31) was signed the agreement for the transfer of technology developed by a researcher at the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Inpa/MCTI), Ernest Roland Vetter, the water Box, for the company Hightech components of the Amazon. The signing took place during the closure of the 1st Workshop on Innovation Academy/company Interaction.

The prototype of the technology was tested within the premises of Inpa and, since 2008, is installed in five indigenous communities near the Juruá River, in Amazonas State. We have developed this equipment and we saw during the research that is of paramount importance, especially to the interior of the State, helping to maintain the health of the population, said Vetter.

The research was devoted to studying method for disinfection of water through ultraviolet radiation type c. it is a system capable of making dirty water from rivers and lakes into germ-free drinking water, and that has already been tested successfully in villages in the Amazon region. Innovation can be considered as a method to protect against bacteria and other harmful microorganisms, which in some cases can produce negative effects not only for humans, but also for the environment.

Currently, the Inpa has 71 52 patent applications and products in the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI/MDIC). There are also four technology transfer processes for companies: full fifteen flour; procedure for grant of zerumbona isolated from the essential oils of ginger root (Zingiber zerumbet)-bitter; pharmaceutical composition comprising extract of ginger-bitter; and, now, the Water Purifier.

The Director of Inpa, Adalberto Val, emphasized the importance of the products to be available for transfer to the private sector and, especially, for companies located in the Amazon region, in particular in the State of Amazonas. The sustainable development path passes effectively for income generation, social inclusion and fundamentally by aggregation of this region to the national agenda, he explained.

Nanoscience And Technology

By Portuguese Technology News

Brasília – Imagine a fabric that does not wet, an outfit that can warm or cool depending on the variation of time or which is also insect repellent. Looks like science fiction, but these products are part of everyday life. They are just some of the examples of the use of nanotechnology presented to participants of the national week of Science and technology (SNCT). The event, which will be closed on Sunday (21), occurs simultaneously in various cities of the country.

Nanoscience and nanotechnology are recent terms in the world of science. They refer to the study and manipulation of tiny structures like molecules and atoms, i.e. on the nanoscale. “Imagine a hair. Now, imagine this thread split a thousand times. Is the working range of nanotechnology “, explains the physicist and Ph.d. in nanotechnology, Nasser Hasan.

Hasan is one of those responsible for the Mobile School project of Nanotechnology, Senai, which aims to disseminate knowledge relating to nanoscience and nanotechnology, through direct contact with experiments and products developed with the aid of this technology. “We are disclosing to people what is nanotechnology, many people do not know that it exists. We want to change this, show that it is not just scientist, “says Hasan.

Among the experiments of the school, is a cardboard, subjected to manipulation of nanotechnology, which does not absorb water. The high school student, Marcos Nogueira, was surprised with the experiment that simulates the groundsheet or hydrophobic, as call the nanocientistas. To know that the technology is already used in clothing and footwear, Marcos was euphoric. “Neither imagined that already sell clothes as well!”

The applications of nanotechnology are present in computer chips, cosmetics, healthcare industry, in the development of food, other. “Brazil cannot do without innovation. With nanotechnology we create innovation and change people’s lives. We want to motivate people to enter the area. Today it is impossible you speak in an area without putting the prefix nano: nanomedicine, nanofármacos, Nano-foods, “says Hasan.

With the theme of green economy, sustainability and poverty eradication, the 9th National Science and Technology Week includes discussions on food and nutritional security, renewable energy, biodiversity, water, recycling, education and technologies. In total, 96 public and private institutions participating in the week. The places and the schedule can be found at the website of the Ministry of science, technology and Innovation. Admission is free.

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