Lisbon may become the next capital of technology” – News up to the Minute (press release)

Lisbon is in countdown to the Web Summit, the mega-conference of entrepreneurship and startups, technology-based, that will make you reach the capital of our country personalities and leaders of some of the largest companies in the world. The fact that Lisbon be the 'home' of the Web Summit for the next three years prompted the british publication The Guardian to point out the capital as the "next capital of technology".

Among the more than 50 thousand people and 200 million euros for the Portuguese economy, the Web Summit can be the event of the presentation of Lisbon for many startups and technology companies looking for infrastructure that support its growth.

"Lace cheap, vibrant cultural environment, levels ridiculous of sunlight and a high quality of life may have attracted young talents from any part of the world in recent years but the country still lives in the shadow of the financial crisis of 2007 and 2009, the recent political turmoil and economic growth economic has been slower than expected", says the Guardian.

Aware of the importance of the Web Summit to Portugal, the minister of Economy, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, points out that the idea that if you want to spend is that the country "has an economy based on knowledge and an entrepreneurial community that is growing."

Caldeira Cabral refers to The Guardian that Portugal is attracting young entrepreneurs because of the "financial system and tax structure very competitive for startups, but also because of the style and quality of life that entrepreneurs are [in the country]".

“A day of great satisfaction”: this was the dominant note of the speech of the mayors present at the ceremony of laying the first stone of the new Station of Treatment of Waste Water of the Faro-Olhão inlet. It fell to Carlos Manuel Martins, secretary of State of the Environment and ex-president of the Board of Directors of Águas do Algarve – place the first three bricks of a work that should be completed by the end of 2018.

The new wastewater TREATMENT plant, located next to the Ria Formosa, will serve 113 200 inhabitants of the municipalities of Faro, Olhão and São Brás de Alportel, cost close to 22 million euros and to use an innovative technology, which Carlos Manuel Martins even helped develop.

“This wastewater TREATMENT plant will use a technolo gy that I own, as president of the Sintejo, I have promoted a process of research and development and which does so much good evidence already given, more at international level than national. This is the work of great feedback, made from the root, which will use this technology, after the pilot study that was done in the WWTP Frielas”.

According to Carlos Manuel Martins, “the technological solution that existed here greatly depended on the nature, because the human intervention in the management and operation was of low level. If there was a situation more turbulent, there were few mechanisms to respond quickly to these circumstances. What are we going to here do is a process more industrialised, whether by physical, either via chemical or mechanical, with the capacity of human intervention, so that, in time, we can fix any situation that arises, such as that which is typical in the Algarve: the seasonality”.

The secretary of State added that this new wastewater TREA TMENT plant will allow treatment of the “larger loads, a larger flow rate”, also giving a greater guarantee of the quality of the water discharged at the end of the process. “We are talking about a system far more sophisticated, capable and flexible,” she said.

The importance of this work was highlighted in particular by the mayors of the municipalities that will take advantage of it. Teresa Correia, delegate of the Chamber of Faro, says that the new WWTP comes “to solve a problem that for years and years is in degradation. The Ria Formosa was threatened because of a problem that dragged on and I had to solve”.

Already, António Pina, president of the Chamber of Olhão, considered this “a day of great satisfaction for all, in particular for lovers of the Ria Formosa”. The mayor highlighted the role of Carlos Manuel Martins at the launch of the work, a time that, when the process was launched, this was the president of the Board of Directors of the company Águas do Algarve: “the merit of the decision it is up to you, and to always be tied to this decision.”

Already Vítor Guerreiro, mayor of São Brás de Alportel, stated that this was “an important moment for the Algarve” and that allows a region “more clean, more attractive and better for all.”

News minute-by-Minute – Lisbon may become the next capital of the … News Minute (press release)

Lisbon is in countdown to the Web Summit, the mega-conference of entrepreneurship and startups, technology-based, that will make you reach the capital of our country personalities and leaders of some of the largest companies in the world. The fact that Lisbon be the 'home' of the Web Summit for the next three years prompted the british publication The Guardian to point out the capital as the "next capital of technology".

Among the more than 50 thousand people and 200 million euros for the Portuguese economy, the Web Summit can be the event of the presentation of Lisbon for many startups and technology companies looking for infrastructure that support its growth.

"Lace cheap, vibrant cultural environment, levels ridiculous of sunlight and a high quality of life may have attracted young talents from any part of the world in recent years but the country still lives in the shadow of the financial crisis of 2007 and 2009, the recent political turmoil and economic growth economic has been slower than expected", says the Guardian.

Aware of the importance of the Web Summit to Portugal, the minister of Economy, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, points out that the idea that if you want to spend is that the country "has an economy based on knowledge and an entrepreneurial community that is growing."

Caldeira Cabral refers to The Guardian that Portugal is attracting young entrepreneurs because of the "financial system and tax structure very competitive for startups, but also because of the style and quality of life that entrepreneurs are [in the country]".

Lisbon can become “the next capital of technology” – News up to the Minute (press release)

Lisbon is in countdown to the Web Summit, the mega-conference of entrepreneurship and startups, technology-based, that will make you reach the capital of our country personalities and leaders of some of the largest companies in the world. The fact that Lisbon be the 'home' of the Web Summit for the next three years prompted the british publication The Guardian to point out the capital as the "next capital of technology".

Among the more than 50 thousand people and 200 million euros for the Portuguese economy, the Web Summit can be the event of the presentation of Lisbon for many startups and technology companies looking for infrastructure that support its growth.

"Lace cheap, vibrant cultural environment, levels ridiculous of sunlight and a high quality of life may have attracted young talents from any part of the world in recent years but the country still lives in the shadow of the financial crisis of 2007 and 2009, the recent political turmoil and economic growth economic has been slower than expected", says the Guardian.

Aware of the importance of the Web Summit to Portugal, the minister of Economy, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, points out that the idea that if you want to spend is that the country "has an economy based on knowledge and an entrepreneurial community that is growing."

Caldeira Cabral refers to The Guardian that Portugal is attracting young entrepreneurs because of the "financial system and tax structure very competitive for startups, but also because of the style and quality of life that entrepreneurs are [in the country]".

Technology – the Project of neuroscience, the national laboratory for the … – Diário de Notícias – Lisbon

Mindreach is one of ten projects selected in the category “Born from Knowledge” to go to the conference in Lisbon

Imagine a headset with electrodes that allow a user to control a wheelchair. Or even with a bandolete or a cap. The cap that is today in the laboratory of neurosciences of the Champalimaud Foundation, in Lisbon, can become any one of these objects, keeping the electrodes and the goal: to use brain activity to give orders to units.

The project is called Mindreach, and integrates the list of winners of the government initiative Born from Knowledge, that ensures the participation of academic researchers in Web Summit, one of the largest international events of technology and entrepreneurship, which will take place from 7 to 10 November, in Lisbon.

Nuno Loureiro is the spokesman of the team of four people who, through experience, has noticed that both mice and people “are able to model the brain activity, at the same time that they are experiencing an increase in control of a particular task”. That is, the practice enables people to control a small ball in a computer game, a drone or an aircraft simulator, as they have proven to the scientific experiments made with such a cap.

In the future, with props more practical and aesthetic, such as the bandolete, a headphone or a cap, the uses can go from the control of a wheelchair to an application in diseases such as attention deficit. “Supposedly the final look will be the least intrusive possible, and even what we say fashion, that can pass for a headset (headphones) or a kind of a bandolete, or may even be a cap, with four or five electrodes for making the pickup of the signals of the brain”. The idea is to have “a device miniaturized and without the need to use gel”. “On a day-to-day and to the general public we have in mind an application to games”, says Nuno Loureiro.

The demand of a passport to the Web Summit arose from a need that the researchers had to disclose the project and to receive feedback from technology specialists and others linked to the business environment. In addition, seek “partners who want to collaborate”. And the house work is already being done, in particular with the resource to the application that has advanced with contacts recommended, in the sequence of the references and characteristics given by the researchers. “This application makes things a little bit easier,’ to save time in the consultation of lists of participants.

The first place of the contest “Born from Knowledge” has been assigned to the Audio-in GPS, a location technology global to interior spaces. The goal of this initiative was to stimulate innovation and the ability to learn, understand and undertake based on the training, in scientific research and knowledge. In total, the government has promoted six initiatives to stimulate the Web Summit. One of the contests was the Road2Web Summit, in which they were chosen 66 startups to represent Portugal at the event. The idea is to show the best that Portugal has to offer.

On Thursday were recorded 48 to 100 people at the event, but the organization hopes to reach out to 50 thousand. As DN reported, is provided more security than a high-stakes game of the Champions League: will be mobilized about one thousand officers. The general pass, which started to cost 900 euros, is now in 1245 euros.

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Network technology promises to increase efficiency in the production – Canal Rural

Was released on the last Thursday, in Cuiabá (MT), a network of technologies to the agribusiness that promises to increase the efficiency of the gate to the inside with the use of technology, offering practical solutions to the bottlenecks of the field. Baptized of AgriHub, the initiative was a partnership between the Federation of Agriculture and Livestock of the State (Famato), the Service of Rural Apprenticeship (Senar) and the Institute of Mato Grosso of the Economy Agropecuária (Imea).

Representatives, entrepreneurs, researchers and farmers exchanged experiences and needs that fit in perfectly with this network technology to the agribusiness. The rural producer Rodrigo Pozzobon traveled Smile to Cuiabá to accompany the launch of AgriHub and said that he was satisfied with what he learned at the event. "What most caught my attention is the pro-activity, because we can participate in this technology that is happening in the world and we see that technology output of the Silicon Valley coming. She will arrive to us and the field will be more technological," he said.

The proposal is to create a network between the rural producer and offers technological solutions for the field. The AgriHub is a network of innovation of agriculture and livestock that understands the need of the producers and connects them to all the startups, investors, and researchers. So, we want to make the AgriHub a meeting point where the technological innovation of agriculture will develop and, for this, we are counting on this first step with three fronts: the first is to form a network of producers who will be able to receive and test these technologies, the second front is to help all those entrepreneurs who have ideas for agribusiness but has not yet started to develop, then we will help them, and a third front is the connection AgriHub, that is where we will put the producer in contact with technology more mature," said the superintendent of the Imea, Daniel Latorraca.

In the vision of the president of Aprosoja Brazil, Mark of the Rose, the collaboration may generate various impacts on brazilian agriculture. "It will probably help you in the diversification of new products required for agriculture and livestock, in addition to the reduction of costs. The innovations of today are so open and you do not hide it. You have researched and found that has a result, then you open and everybody can give opinion, improving the quality and and under height of the product," he said.

Already the superintendent of the Senar-MT, Otávio Celidonio, believes that this is a great opportunity for Brazil to invest in startups that, according to him, will bring improvements through innovation and creativity.

Portuguese award-winning at the International exhibition of Science and … – business Newspaper (press release)

The project 'Active Bio Control and Elimination of Vespa Velutina', developed by two students, earned them an honorable mention during Mostratec, held from 24 till 28 October, in Novo Hamburgo, Brazil. It is the largest Science Fair in Latin America, which this year brought together about 900 projects, of which 650 for basic and secondary education.

This work had already highlighted the 10.Th National festival of Science, sponsored by the Foundation of Youth, in the past month of may. The national project "created an innovative and effective system for the capture and elimination of wasps velutinas, so as to prevent the propagation of the species and control the imbalances they cause to the ecosystem".

"it’s more a recognition for Portugal and for Education in Science in our country," says Ricardo Carvalho, Executive president of Youth Foundation. Also to John Vieira, teacher supervisor of the project was a pride and a rewarding experience by the fact that they allow, also, "contact with teachers from many parts of the world, as well as a huge opportunity to understand the Science that is done in schools of various countries represented."

For Francisca Ribeiro da Costa and Milena Pereira, the feeling of pride was also huge as well as, "an experience of sharing unforgettable with the rest of the students present, this is one of the largest fairs in the world".

Open the Web Summit to “rip” the waves in Ericeira – FROG 24

More than 200 participants, five speakers and 12 hours of activities will mark the start of Web Summit, in Ericeira, a weekend dedicated to surfing, the 5 and 6 November, prior to the event technology.

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The surfer Tiago Pires, the surfers of giant waves Garrett McNamara and Andrew Cotton, the model and surfer Anastasia Ashley and the chief executive officer of the mobile application Wickr, Nico Sell, will be the speakers.

The Ericeira was chosen to inaugurate the technology conference Web Summit, event technology takes place from 7 to 10 November in Lisbon, bringing together sportsmen and women to participate in the Surf Summit.

During the two days, 5 and 6 November, the surfing event is presented by the organization as a “unique opportunity for the biggest names in technology get to know an environment that combines sport, technology and the sun, along the Portuguese coast”.

“We’re very excited about the ‘buzz’ around the Surf Summit this year. It will be an amazing experience for attendees, bringing together the best technology, sport, adventure, for two days of networking, in a local world-class. It is the perfect way to be prepared for the Web Summit itself,” reveals the ceo of Web Summit, Paddy Cosgrave.

During the two days, participants will have also the opportunity to surf the best waves in Europe along side some of the surfers most well-known in the world.

activities include mountain biking along the Mouth of the Use, yoga on the beach of Ribera D IIhas, and ‘standup paddle boarding’.

in The evening, dinner and talks will be held in a structure built with a view to the ocean, followed by a party held in the disco Hedgehog.

The Web Summit is a global conference technology, which transferred from Dublin to Lisbon and in which they are expected 50,000 participants from more than 150 countries, including more than 20 thousand companies, seven thousand presidents-executive and two thousand international journalists.

Nano4 in the Web Summit with an eye on globalization – FROG 24

Make the molecular diagnosis of diseases through a system “quick and simple” nanotechnology is the function of the Nano4 Global, a company of Lisbon, which, after 12 years of research is now looking to launch globally.

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Pedro Baptista, professor at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology, New University of Lisbon, explained to Lusa news agency as founded the company, jointly with Alexandra Fernandes and Filipe Assoreira, and how the project became a company, officially formed only at the end of last year.

“it Is a company that aims to trade the research done over the last 12 years in the College, use of nanotechnology for molecular diagnosis, diagnosis of human diseases, identification of pathogens,” he explained.

After the academic work to have reached its “state right-of-maturation” the founding fathers now want more investment and international projection, making use of the true name of the company: Nano4 Global.

“our goal is to provide the Nano4 and its potential. If all goes well, I would like to be at the Web Summit looking for a more advanced level of investment for globalization,” said Peter Baptista.

The Nano4 Global was one of the 67 'startups’ elected to represent Portugal at the Web Summit, one of the largest technology events in the world that is held in November in Lisbon.

“We are looking for more investment. This ecosystem is very fragile and these are companies that are taking their first steps, and the Web Summit is an excellent forum, not only presentation, but also learning with other companies,” said Peter Baptist.

The responsible acknowledged that there is great support of the State in companies in this area at an early stage, but that later turns out to not be enough.

“you need an initial investment to start with the research and prove that the project can go to the market. Later, when the project is already matured, it needed another capital injection to be able to globalize and export the project, and it is in this phase that many companies cannot stand,” he explained.

On the Nano4, Peter the Baptist, explained that the company focuses primarily on the diagnosis.

“The idea is to have a system quick and simple and allows you to do so, in a way very close to the patient, a diagnosis of the disease, whatever it is,” said the responsible, stressing that, in less than 20 minutes, it is possible to have a result to be reported to a central laboratory.

The company works already with some hospitals, like the Hospital of the Capuchins, and others associated with the monitoring of tuberculosis.

“at This moment we are also working with the institute of production and supply of material diagnostics and diagnostic reagents in Latin America for the introduction of technology which will then be distributed to the entire Latin America and some southern states of the United States,” he added.

The Web Summit is a global conference technology that will take place this year in Lisbon (and in the following two years, with possibility of two more years), where are expected over 50,000 participants, from over 150 countries, including more than 20,000 companies, up to 7,000 presidents, 700 investors and 2,000 international journalists.

Hackathon Farfetch: Technology (literally) in the centre of Porto – the Magazine BIT, computers for all.

The Avenida dos Aliados, in Porto, is the stage that that is the first hackathon the public Farfetch. In the press conference, held today in the morning, José Neves, the CEO of this global company in the fashion e-commerce luxury, welcomed by the fact that there have been 300 entries. Of these, only 180, that have demonstrated a degree of innovation higher, will fight for the € 12,500 prize.

such As? "Easy." In this real marathon of programming, developers had to form teams between three to five elements, there is no requirements in terms of technological knowledge or skills.

The 10 best ideas will be presented tomorrow. Now, it remains to give the "rope" to the fingers and to the imagination… and program.

The dynamics of the city

Rui Moreira, president of the municipality of porto, says that it is precisely this dynamic that you want to "your" city. "Farfetch was born here, in this environment, and is one of the that has helped us to build this ecosystem. This is the city that we want and that we promise to the future".

in fact, José Neves is said to be with great satisfaction that attends to the dynamism of this ecosystem in the Portuguese technology, now enhanced by the event Web Summit, which will take place in the coming month of November, in Lisbon.

THE CEO admits that being at what is one of the most iconic of the city is exciting, since he was born and did all his academic career at the Faculty of Economics of Porto. "Has a symbolism too large. Was in Porto, I started my professional career".

The executive says that this will be the first of many marathons of programming, although it has not specified when will be the next and if you will have as a backdrop the city of porto.

Celebrate innovation

As to the competition, all 180 participants are distributed for 12 teams, some internal, that is, composed only by elements of their own Farfetch, and the remaining external. "It is an event open to the outside," said José Neves.

For now, the teams are only the national but in the press conference, the executive admitted to extend the scope to an international scale.

"The idea is, during the course of these 24 hours, and programmers to give wings to their imagination, their ability of innovation and technology. We want to celebrate entrepreneurship and innovation".

at the conference was John Vasconcelos, the Secretary of State of the Industry, which focused that Portugal needs of the entrepreneurship and innovation of the Port.

As to the Farfetch, welcomed not only the hackathon, but mainly by demonstrating to a generation of Portuguese that is possible, being Portuguese, from Portugal, to create a global business.

"And I am a witness that already in all around me talk about this project. And speak with respect, with consideration and this is commendable. We need more of these ambassadors that are proud of their Portuguese," said the Secretary of State.

At the end, the Chief Technology Officer, Cipriano Sousa, it started working from day one with the CEO, José Neves, decided, themselves, to get their hands to work and… schedule, as of the rest illustrates the image.

Tomorrow, at 10 o’clock, the ten teams selected will present their projects. B!T will be present and although we do not know which ones are best, one thing is certain: the imagination of the participants as to the names of the teams, is itself revealing. We can not fail to mention the team "copy & pastries" and "Chicharros of the Douro Canarinhos".

Tourism and its relationship with technology and innovation – Journal of Commerce

The change that the technology and the innovation they brought to the routine of the people is a fact more noticeable in many segments of the economy; or it would be better to say "in all segments"! This new scenario has promoted a drastic change in the way consumption and on this subject we could write texts that are endless. However, such assess the impact of these changes on the tourism segment?

This new scenario (not so new) within the chain of tourism has often been the subject of several discussions, especially in relation to the interference of technology within the tourism, its positives, negatives, and also by the possibilities it provides for people on the go, as autonomy, speed, connectivity, integration, and security, among others.

To measure this change, a reflection quickly back to the past, through the present and a proposed projection of the future can help us. The process of setting a trip 30 years ago was another, because there was little influence of the technology, so we chose a destination for the budget after a long period of the economy, from reports of positive experiences shared by family, friends, and by the traditional agencies and tour operators. And when we got to the destination, we had local guides, taxi drivers, points of information, and receptionists of the hotels. The possibilities of experiences were limited in comparison to what we have today, that does not mean to say that the trips were the worst, because in the past the travel was a mega event which required many preparations and advance.

In today’s scenario, for those passionate about travel, travel continues to be a great event. So, what has changed? Already we no longer need so much time to schedule, today information is at our fingertips, or better, in our hands! Now we were able to make a last minute trip for anywhere in the world, we have the feeling that the world has become smaller, so as it says in the book, 'The World is Flat – A Brief History of the twenty-first Century', written in 2005 by Thomas Friedman.

it Seems to be unanimous that the technology helps a lot, although not eliminating the traditional information of friends, family, taxi drivers, drivers of Uber, travel agents, guides, hotel receptionist, among many others. We have indeed the feeling of greater power of choice, since there are various options such as website, blogs, apps, push and social media.

Depending on the need it is possible at times to be in three national capitals on the same day, to schedule a last minute trip and consume the holidays safely and quickly, all this with the help of technology. But, when we analyze this scenario and we compare Brazil with other countries, we realize that unfortunately we are not so prepared.

There is a enormous potential to enlarge the understanding, sharing and belief in the importance of technology in the current scenario and the future. Arguably, the hotel market nationally is going through a time of maturing, but it will not be possible to evolve without understanding that the world has changed and is better than lamenting the changes and crises, it is necessary to use the technology for our benefit. Will the high costs of technology in tourism are not caused by the inability of understanding and investment in technology? Isn’t it time to understand that the investment in technology is a process innovation that, in addition to providing the improvement of the travel experience of people, inevitably, or certainly, will bring benefits in the medium to long term for the financial health of the entire chain of tourism?

The technology brings the opportunity of approaching the people, the customers, seem to be antagonistic, but with technology it is possible to shorten the distances, cultural differences and understand with a lot more assertiveness, which are the behaviors and the desire of the people. This new scenario is much more complex than before, and depends on a lot of investment, but the result also has superior chances to travel for leisure or business!

And in the future? We will continue to rely on the help of people, because the services and experiences depend very much on the human relationship, but it is necessary to open the mind to live with this change. Let’s think and discuss more on this topic?

*Director of Marketing and Sales of Vert Hotels

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Fujitsu develops technology for low power consumption to 5G – Bitmag

The Fujitsu Laboratories, the arm of research of Fujitsu, has developed a prototype wireless built-in to the technology of encoding the inter-subarray of low energy consumption for transmissions of more than 10 Gbps in base stations (Cell sites) 5G, and access points. The prototype, according to the japanese manufacturer, keeps power consumption levels similar to that of Wi-Fi, even with speeds of 10 Gbps simultaneous transmissions to multiple devices.

While awaiting the definition of what will effectively be the standard of mobile communication 5G – the expectation of the International Telecommunications Union is to occur until 2018 – Fujitsu works with focus on the use of wave millimeter range, and multiple antenna elements to transmit simultaneously signals of beams for each device.

the prototype was able to was to decrease the interference in the sending of signals to multiple devices (beamforming hybrid). This method hybrid reduces the number of circuits (that consume a lot of energy) that control analog and digital, but at the same time, presents problems of interference and, consequently, reduction of transmission speed.

Fair in sao paulo brings together the inventions of students of technology – Globo.com

In Sao Paulo, the National Newspaper visited an exhibition of inventions of students of the Institute Mauá of Technology.

Light up a light. An action that can be simple for a lot of people, but not for those who have physical disabilities. The instrument has been designed for those people who have limitations: a camera attached to a pair of glasses reads the movement of the eyes. With the help of a computer program, this movement gives orders to carry out simple tasks, such as, for example, turn on the light.

"The program also plays a few phrases pre-defined as: mother, father, I want water, I’m thirsty, I’m hungry," explains Lucas Henrique Bordonal, student of electronic engineering.

The students are also concerned with climate change. The idea is to take advantage of the markers that are on top of the buildings to guide the planes, and put inside a card. It is a sensor of humidity, temperature and pressure.

"If we know, for each region, whether it will rain more heavy, or if it will rain, we can mobilize the personnel of the fire department to, in the case of falling the tree, the staff of the garbage can to spend in a region before the rain", says Luca Di Pasquale, student of electronic engineering.

And if you have a disaster, a shelter to be used in the areas of homeless. The inventors ensure that it is better and more resistant than a tent conventional.

Now Luke, who is also a surfer, invented a device that measures with precision the size of the giant waves in the championships of surfing.

"it Is a sensor that captures the height of the surfer with the accuracy of one-half percent margin of error. It is a measurement of the precise scale of the surfer and I can project this measure to the whole wave,” says Lucas Castro, student of electronic engineering.

Already a device can be put in speed bumps to transform movement in clean energy. The account that the students made was the following: assuming that 70 thousand bikes spend per month on 400 miles of capacity, if each kilometer you have two devices, it is possible to light up 600 led bulbs for six hours per day for up to a month.

"the weight of The bike plus the weight of the cyclist and cause lower spine, which is connected to the generator that transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy," says Marcela Melo, student of mechanical engineering.

Brazilian technology ensures analysis of soil in just 30 … – News Agricultural

the System uses artificial intelligence and database online to make the assessment to the jet; Today, according to the developers, the process can take days, and generate waste which pollute the environment

Evil would give time to fetch a cup of coffee and voila (!), there would be a full analysis of the soil, in 30 seconds, with data on the characteristics and fertility of the earth, fundamental for a good productivity. Is that it promises a new technology, created by Embrapa in partnership with the private sector. The system, which was called SpecSolo, uses sensors that pick up the vibration of the molecules in the soil sample and crosses this information with a huge online database to get the result.

Today, according to the developers, this entire process can take days, and generate waste which pollute the environment. "The solution is one of the greatest innovations in the analysis of soils of the past five decades in Brazil," says the chief-general of Embrapa Soils, Daniel Vidal Pérez.

The project also has an expert system to generate recommendations for fertilizing and liming according to the main manuals available in the country. The technology caters to different audiences, such as labs, cooperative societies, sugar mills and alcohol, bodies of research and rural extension companies in precision agriculture, and consultants.

Read the full news story on the site Gazeta do Povo

Source: Gazeta do Povo

MacBook Pro: the new notebook from Apple brings bar interactive above … – EXAME.com (press release) (Subscription)

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MacBook Pro: new laptop of Apple brings bar interactive above the keyboard (Stephen Lam/Getty Images)

São Paulo – "it Is crazy to have a technology 45-year-old around." So it was that the Apple began his explanation about one of the most important changes of the new MacBook Pro.

as Well as rumors already pointed to, the notebook Apple now will come with a control bar interactive above the keyboard. The location is where were the traditional function keys. According to Phil Schiller, the company’s executive, the technology of decades old no longer makes sense.

"That technology can provide to improve the experience of using our notebook?", it was the question that Apple engineers if they did.

The result of this is the Touch Bar, a small bar of touch-sensitive screen. In summary, the bar fits by bringing functions that are convenient according to each application that is being used.

In the demonstrations performed on stage, it was possible to see how it works within programs such as Safari, mail or Photos–all of the Apple itself.

In Safari, for example, it is possible to give commands like back or forward page. Inside the E-mails, she takes on different roles depending on where the user is.

While you fill in the recipients, it is possible to see suggestions and select an e-mail there. While writing the message, it is possible to enable functions such as text italic, or bold.

In summary, the Touch Bar will serve to prevent that it is necessary to use the mouse cursor or keyboard shortcuts for the realization of small actions.

TouchID

In the corner far right, is this a sensor TouchID—much like the one that holds the start button of iPhones and iPads. The button has coverage of sapphire crystal, which promises strength and durability. It serves to make the reading of the fingerprint.

it Will be possible to unlock the MacBook Pro using digital instead of passwords, for example. It will also be possible to authorize in-app purchases that are synced with the TouchID.

Distance, technology and innovation in the case of fashion – the Observer

The digital technology should make geographical distance irrelevant. The companies that have to manage the distance turn to the support of digital technologies, but at the same time to stimulate the innovation, companies often have to reduce the distance. In the european industry of fashion, we find companies that manage a portfolio of complex multiple locations.

After a long and strong wave marked by the offshoring in countries with a low cost, such as China, have emerged limitations to this model: the hidden costs in logistics, quality, and coordination, counterfeit, negative impact on the environment, poor working conditions and the acceleration in the change of trends. A recent study conducted by the Boston Consulting Group shows a reduction of the gap between the cost of labour in China and in the United States, due to an increase in labour costs in China and the productivity in the USA. The programme is expected therefore, a wave of reshoring in various industries.

at The same time, the development of technologies came to simplify significantly the global communications. There were those who even would have predicted that digital technology would become irrelevant to geographical distance. The cloud, as well as innovation platforms online are becoming the offshoring simple.

we Can find arguments in favour of the reshoring, as well as elements which show that the technology is making it easier to work from a distance. What is the best strategy in a perspective of innovation? What is the role played by technology?

by focusing on The innovation capacity of enterprises, the offshoring has been perceived as a challenge. In the fashion industry, for example, the product innovation is directly linked to the production process. As a consequence, the design should not be separated from the production. For this reason, it is recommended co-locating the two activities, which for many means the maintenance of the production process in the country of origin. In this sense, innovation is more an argument in favor of reshoring. An in-depth study of 20 european companies that operate in the area of fashion, conducted by CATÓLICA-LISBON and ESCP Europe Lectra Chair, shows a more complex scenario. In the first place, more than a clear change to reshoring or offshoring, the fashion companies in europe are adopting what we call the "multi-shoring", that is, a portfolio of complex multiple origins, according to the products and their level of innovation. One of the com panies, for example, conducts a third of its production in Europe (including Portugal) and two-thirds in Asia, and in some cases the same product is manufactured in Europe in small series at the beginning and for the replenishment at the end of the season, and in Asia in large volumes, during the season.

in Conclusion, the fashion industry shows that the distance between the design and the production to an innovation optimized, can be managed in different ways, be it through effective reduction of the geographical distance, or of the use of technology to minimize the effects of distance, and many times, both. These strategies can serve as an example for other industries that want to use offshore, without compromising on innovation.

Associate Professor, Católica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics

Apple: Technology “revolutionize the driving experience” News up to the Minute (press release)

Yet it was not this that Apple has confirmed that it is developing its own system for driving stand-alone. However, the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, disclosed to Bloomberg that the car industry can benefit from the integration of technology.

"I can’t talk about rumours. But, as you know, we look for ways to improve the experience of consumers in different product groups. We are always looking for new things and the space vehicle in general, is an area in which it is clear that many technologies are or will be available or will be able to revolutionize the driving experience," said Cook.

The latest rumors the purpose of the project the autonomous driving of the Apple, known as Project Titan, stated that the technology of Cupertino had given up to build your own car, preferring to focus on the software system that would be in your base. It is not known if in the future Apple will continue with the creation of the vehicle or if, on the other hand, will opt for a partnership with a manufacturer that already exists.

Technology brings back the ABBA – Radio Commercial (press release)

October 26, 2016 at 16:56Technology brings back to ABBAABBA will be back in 2018, not in flesh and bone, but in digital format. The ABBA will join Simon Fuller, a british businessman who has been linked to technology and popular culture, having been the manager of the Spice Girls.

The quartet of Swedish most famous on the planet was separated in 1982 and has always refused multiple offers to tours return. The last tour of the ABBA ended in 1980, in Japan. The group had long periods of absence to live, despite the collection of successes which he lived, especially in the 70′s.

More details about this virtual return will be in 2017. The four members of ABBA were joined on stage this year for a small performance at a gala in Stockholm.

SIBS and Beta-i launch the first accelerator for companies … – the Observer

THE SIBS – the entity that manages the multibanco payment in Portugal – will launch the first program in the Portuguese acceleration of companies working in the area of payments, in partnership with the association for the promotion of entrepreneurship in the Beta-i. Applications for the SIBS PayForward start on 7 November and will finish on the 31st January 2017.

"for 30 years, the SIBS was founded as a startup, having managed to impose itself as one of the most innovative companies in the sector of FinTech [financial technology]. The time has come to contribute to and catalyse some of that innovation to the ecosystem, a sort of pay it forward, to create this opportunity for more startups can help you innovate in the context of payment solutions or other financial solutions that are supported in information technologies," explains Madalena to Cascais Thomas, chief Executive of SIBS, in a statement.

The acceleration program lasts eight weeks, between early April and June 2017, and will have access to consultants from the SIBS, a platform of more than 200 mentors and more than 500 <> > > > > startups. The 10 finalists will participate in several workshops and counseling sessions, which are relevant to the development of the business model.

"The industry of payments is an area with a huge dynamism and innovation, which has been accelerated as a result of digitisation and technological revolutions. Has been a strong investment, about $ 3.7 billion in 2016, a growth of over 60% compared to the previous year," said Pedro Rocha Vieira, the leader and co-founder of Beta-i.

SIBS and Beta-i launch the first accelerator fintech – the Observer

THE SIBS – the entity that manages the multibanco payment in Portugal – will launch the first program in the Portuguese acceleration of companies working in the area of payments, in partnership with the association for the promotion of entrepreneurship in the Beta-i. Applications for the SIBS PayForward start on 7 November and will finish on the 31st January 2017.

"for 30 years, the SIBS was founded as a startup, having managed to impose itself as one of the most innovative companies in the sector of FinTech [financial technology]. The time has come to contribute to and catalyse some of that innovation to the ecosystem, a sort of pay it forward, to create this opportunity for more startups can help you innovate in the context of payment solutions or other financial solutions that are supported in information technologies," explains Madalena to Cascais Thomas, chief Executive of SIBS, in a statement.

The acceleration program lasts eight weeks, between early April and June 2017, and will have access to consultants from the SIBS, a platform of more than 200 mentors and more than 500 <> > > > > startups. The 10 finalists will participate in several workshops and counseling sessions, which are relevant to the development of the business model.

"The industry of payments is an area with a huge dynamism and innovation, which has been accelerated as a result of digitisation and technological revolutions. Has been a strong investment, about $ 3.7 billion in 2016, a growth of over 60% compared to the previous year," said Pedro Rocha Vieira, the leader and co-founder of Beta-i.

Technology company for hospitals Vitta announces merger with Katu – Administrators

The developer of technologies for the management and payments to clinics and hospitals Vitta announced on Tuesday the merger with the Katu Systems, the owner of ClinicWeb, the creator of electronic medical records in cloud computing technology.

the value of The deal was not revealed. The merger, in which the Vitta is the majority, creates one of the largest national technology in health care, serving approximately 9 million patients. The company estimates it will sell 1.4 billion reais in 2017 with the payments system to electronic medical records.

The system used by networks such as the Einstein and the Hospital of the Heart, moves about 400 thousand tests per month. The solution dispenses paper forms for prescribing, and is part of networks of medicine as Onofre and Raia Drogasil.

as for the requests for examinations are integrated into the networks as Fleury and Sabin. When the result is ready, the doctor can view it, eliminating the withdrawal of tests by the patient.

Vitta has already received contributions of more than $ 3 million and has between investors Arpex Capital and Finvest.

Also there is SAP technology for retail stores, supermarkets, and stadiums … – SAPO Tek

today Who went to the Estoril Congress Centre can know a little better the ecosystem of the SAP and, in particular, its focus in the area of innovation. In this respect, the technology has several solutions under development.

One of them has in view the "shop assistant of the future" and in the present takes the form of Pepper, a robot expressive eyes that one day will ask you everything and anything when you go shopping. But it is for their good. The goal is to enrich the customer experience, based on interaction and the ability of analytics.

In the space of a Live Experience of the SAP Innovation Forum, Pepper – who hours before had gone up to the main stage, during the intervention of Carlos Lacerda, for greet assistance – greeted the customers in a candy store and it was them questions. Through the answers, he recommended the products that most match your preferences.

Pepper “Bull Eyes” is based on the latest generation of SAP software, namely an e-commerce platform, applications, customer interaction, and analytical solutions developed by team of SAP Hybris.

The intention is that it be used for companies to relate in an innovative way with your customers, applying to various other industries besides retail, such as hospitality and the public sector.

A little more to the side of the Pepper, there was also a space of shopping, but here the solution is addressed to the managers of the store. By incorporating a number of solutions from SAP, the Live Retail Experience is intended to be a support tool in the daily activity of this professional. Consists, above all, a way of connecting the physical world within a store with its corresponding digital world and, thus, to ensure a shopping experience that is consistent to the client.

Through it, the manager can "see" the activity inside the store in the perspective of the retailer, through a set of analytics that detail the real-time information, the second vectors as diverse as the analysis of promotions or movements in the store (heatmapping), crossed with other dimensions, such as productivity and retention.

The navigation through the various areas gives you access to more detailed information, as well as allowing decision-making, in particular to launch a promotion for a certain category, whose sales are below plan, for example.

In the space Live Experience also had a football stadium, but with the power of real-time computation of SAP HANA combined with the Internet of Things.

The intention is that the solution Live Stadium simplify the various operations, and transform the real-time information in a unique experience, customized and integrated. Is constituted by the multiple stages of a game, from the preparation of the stadium, to drive fans to the stadium, the end of the game and the abandonment of the stadium.

Why tech giants are investing in energy … – BBC Brasil

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Image caption Apple, Amazon and Google are among the tech companies making ways for the branch of the power supply

most people see Apple as a manufacturer of smartphones, tablets and computers, and not as a supplier of electrical energy.

But this concept began to change in August, when the giant of Silicon Valley was authorized to sell the power generated from a solar power plant in California, which was acquired by the company in the past year.

Apple has invested in renewable energy in other times and states that their main goal is to make all of its operations are carried out using 100% energy sourced from renewable sources.

Another technology giant, Amazon, has just announced the construction of a new wind power plant with a capacity of 253 megawatts in west Texas.

Already, Google has invested in the Generation System of Solar Energy Ivanpah and recently joined the company SunPower to offer solar panels for homes.

Interests

But why these companies are so interested in renewable energy?

“These big corporations, the electricity is one of their main expenses,” says Ash Sharma, an analyst of solar energy at IHS Technology. “Keep this cost to a low price is crucial for them.”

Today, data processing centers consume a huge amount of energy. In addition to having to maintain the servers in operation 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, the equipment need to be stored at a low temperature – something that, by itself, already represents a high cost.

And for that Google has an interest in selling solar panels for homes?

The company said that want to map “the potential solar of the planet” – data issued from these panels, including the capture, could provide information on future strategies of energy.

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Image caption wind Energy is also one of the bets of the giants to try to reduce their electricity costs

Popularization of solar energy

The price of solar energy has been falling more rapidly than some experts had predicted.

In an energy auction in Abu Dhabi, in September, a consortium of sino-japanese promised to build a solar power plant that could produce energy at less than 2.5 cents per kilowatt/hour – far less than the average price of energy from gas and coal in the United States, and the promise of cheaper in terms of solar energy has already made.

Sharma believes that the fall in the price is strongly related to a boom in the manufacture of solar panels.

“China has increased so gigantic its production capacity and today responsible for about 80% of all solar panels manufactured in the world,” explains the analyst.

As the cost of building solar plants falls, the world comes from watching the a multiplication of megainstalações.

According to Sharma, a few years ago a project of 50 megawatts would have been considered something great. But now, there are several plants ready to produce hundreds of megawatts or more.

Among them is the largest plant in the world, capable of producing 750 megawatts and is located in Madhya Pradesh, India. She was christened university rewa Ultra Mega Solar and should be completed in the coming year, according to the authorities of the country.

Price drop

in Addition to these megaprojects, the new research promising for improving the cells of the solar collector are being carried out.

Some panels new, use synthetic materials that mimic the crystal structure of the mineral perovskita – this cheapens the manufacture of the cells, and should increase the efficiency of the panels.

solar energy accounts for only 1% of the total global energy resources. But the continuous increase in supply should make this number change soon.

Sharma believes that the changes will also have a lasting impact on prices. His company, IHS Technologies, it is estimated that the cost of solar energy should drop “about 30%” in the coming year.

The giants of Silicon Valley are among the largest and most powerful corporations in the world. Therefore, it is no surprise that they are making ways to the field of energy – they know very well that everything that they produce depends on it.

Understand the advantages of the technology of dynamic creatives in … – Administrators

The context and the relevance of the message are words of order between the brand managers and marketing professionals. Increasingly search for a communication that makes sense not only to a large audience, but also at the level of the individual. With the growth of users 100% connected on their mobile devices, it becomes even more important to take into account the time that the party will be affected for that engagement to occur in a natural way.

The digital medium has shown every day new technological possibilities that contribute to that the user has the genuine interest in clicking on advertising, and also that their attention is aroused by it. One of the more recent innovations is the use of Dynamic Creative Optimization or dynamic creatives, especially when combined with media platforms for programmatic mobile.

Recently this technology has been used in the Bank’s strategy and the Original. The main innovation of this solution is to allow that in the same campaign be used to the same creative concept with parts and messages adapted to different contexts. In this case, were created more than 40 pieces with messages customized according to the neighbourhood or region in which people would be impacted. The platform, from geolocation services, identified the latitude and longitude where the smartphone stood, and fired the piece that made sense for that same location, making the communication highly relevant.

Below I highlight the main advantages of using the technology of Dynamic Creative Optimization campaigns mobile:

· Customization of the message on a large scale: the technology allows the delivery of multiple pieces of a campaign, while maintaining the creative concept and expanding the relevance of the message for each profile of the target audience on a large scale.

· flexible Communication: with a good dose of planning, brands can enjoy this technology anticipating different parts based on climate conditions and location of the hearing, for example, by allowing a timing of delivery even more suitable to the time of the user.

· New strategies: the different combinations and possibilities to reach specific audiences with variables based on available data such as weather, location, profiles of the target, among other possibilities, allow brands to be more creative and able to devise strategies that before were not possible.

· Improvement of the metrics: of course, the more relevant the message, the greater the chance of success of a campaign. According to a survey consulting firm, emarketer, the use of DCO, the advertising has improved indicators of engagement and CTR, thus ensuring a greater ROI.

· the Optimization of the execution: it is no longer necessary to create a campaign for each message. With this technology, in a unique campaign it is possible to create multiple messages with the same creative concept, ensuring optimization on the execution time of the teams involved.

Alberto Pardo – CEO and founder of Adsmovil