First edible sunscreen is already on sale

The days when going to the beach with sunscreen ago may be coming to an end. The Osmosis Skincare, a cosmetic company, produced the first edible sunscreen, the Harmonised H20.

According to Osmosis Skincare, the new sunscreen offers protection of edible 30 lasting factor, which means that exposure to sunlight can be longer without causing burns. Once ingested, the molecules of the liquid product spread in the skin, preventing the penetration of 97 percent of UVA and UVB, referred to in the British press.

The first sunscreen edible liquid will be released soon, in packs of 100 milliliters, with an approximate cost of €21. The product offers two options: self-Tanner and just protector. According to medical instructions of use, must be eaten two milliliters of product every four hours and must wait an hour after ingestion, to which the product kicks in.

The Harmonised H20 dermatological certificates still requires the competent authorities. However, the company that manufactures already has several testimonies of users satisfied with the new sunscreen â€" it is impossible, however, to prove the veracity of these comments.

The product is not for sale on the Portuguese market, but we, as sceptics militants, cheered every time the nose to these innovations. And the reader?

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Ego: the electric submarine for one person

The Ego is a electric submarine that aims to revolutionize the prospect of open water vessels, since it allows users to be face to face with several marine species at the same time that remain dry.

Equipped with an electric motor, the Ego reaches a top speed of four knots in four hours and can work between six to ten hours on a single battery charge. Its easy navigation system allows users with little or no navigational experience may lead the first submarine semi-compacto in the world.

The unit was built by Raonhaje, which plans to sell fleets of Egos to resorts and other tourist areas, but also to individuals, from the end of the year. Because of its strange shape and minimum depth requirements, the company still plans to offer moorings and custom hoists to interested buyers. The Ego is available in seven colors and was presented last week in Miami, at a fair of boats.

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Rock in Rio: still there are few who dare to go on two wheels

About two dozen bicycles are neatly parked in a room â€" built from pallets, sustainable style of Rock in Rio â€" called "bike shed". The muses of two wheels there deposited are faithfully guarded by several volunteers from the Portuguese Federation of Cycling and bicycle Users (FPCUB), awaiting the arrival of cyclists.

However, you must wait some time until an adventurer of two wheels for those stops. When is received with pomp and circumstance, with the photo as a celebrity. In the end, the photos will be assembled into a digital album of FPCUB.

This "bike shed" is a bicycle park with about 100 square metres â€" located next to the ticket office and cloakroom near the entrance of the enclosure â€" that works during the five-day Rock in Rio and offers cyclists a safe place to leave your two-wheeled vehicle while having fun inside the enclosure.

The EDP Bike Park, official name of the space, is an initiative of the organization that is integrated into the festival's sustainability project and has the support of EDP, Lisbon City Council and the FPCUB, as a way to encourage the public to travel to the Park da Bela Vista without recourse to auto.

Those who decide to go to Rock in Rio pedaling and leave bicycles in the "bike shed" are entitled to free minor repairs, made by FPCUB, which for the second time is combined at Rock in Rio in this initiative. How do you explain the President of FPCUB, José Manuel Caetano, the arrangements are not of great rides ". Repair of holes, placement of chains and repairing brakes are the main arrangements made. "The repairs are just so that the rider can come home", indicates the President of FPCUB the Green Savers.

The daily average of bikes coming to an EDP Bike Park not exceeded 50 in the first two days. If the day 25 were stationed about 40 bicycles in the Park, on the day in Lisbon hosted the Rolling Stones the number was lower. However, the FPCUB expects the bike rack get more vehicles this year than in the 2012 Edition, when hosted about 150 bikes in total number of days.

José Manuel Caetano explains the low adhesion of the festival-goers to bicycle as means of transport as a "cultural issue", since the use of two wheels is not yet widespread in the Portuguese population.

Although they are few who opt for two wheels to go these days to the "city of Rock", most festival-goers followed the advice of the Organization and are opting for public transportation, including the metro.

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Watch movies on television or streaming spends a lot less energy than DVD

Watch a movie or any other programming via television or streaming can avoid the emission of millions of tonnes of CO2, according to a study published in Environmental Research Letters. At issue is the business of purchase and rent a DVD, which require much more energy.

The problem is not the DVD itself, but rather in laptops and tablets, which are much more efficient in terms of power the DVD players, large consumers of energy. And there's more: rent or buy DVD requires the movement of vehicles, which helps to consume more energy and consume more carbon.

The study was carried out by researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Northwestern University and found that if all who watch the DVD in the United States had changed to streaming services in 2011, about two billion pounds of CO2 emissions have been avoided â€" at the same time, would have been saved 30 petajoules of energy, enough in electricity to feed 200 mi homes.

The researchers calculated that an hour of streaming requires 7.9 megjoules of energy, compared with 13 megajoules on DVD â€" and that their issue is 0.4 kilos of CO2, compared to 0.71 in DVD.

Americans watch too many movies and series, even those already finished for some time now. And although the DVD already being almost a historical object, the truth is that Americans watched 17.2 billion hours of content on DVD and 3.2 billion hours of streaming.

Streaming movies must be housed in banks of servers that consume a lot of energy. Still, they account for less than 1% of the energy used to consume the streaming from home, informs the Smithsonian Magazine.

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A shower that recycles water in real time – and save €490 per year

Water is one of our most essential goods. Even asism, will be a shower which costs € 4,300 (£ 13,000) the most economical solution to reduce the expense of this well? That's what we're trying to figure out this news.

It is common knowledge that mankind has a problem at the level of the water resources. In response, the entity that regulates Ofwat, the water services in the United Kingdom want this shower water recycler is obligatorily implemented in every house until 2020.

But what makes this shower that recycles water so special? The device was developed by Australian company Cintep, which aspires to the shower to help save more than a billion gallons of water until 2017. For every litre of water to enter the shower system, leaving more than three liters of water. Taking into account the results, technology can seem quite complex, but it's actually simple.

The water enters the shower system, as in any object of type, but as will falling, she's collected. Subsequently, the water is pumped into a series of filters. The process is done in real time, to ensure that the water remains hot, not taking longer than 30 seconds. According to Cinetp, the shower recycler allows you to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in 500 kilograms per year and energy in 960 kW. Depending on the use and number of users, the device has the potential to save €492 per year, based on an average eight-minute baths.

For the more sceptical with regard to the way in which the water is recycled, the shower has a pasteurisation system which raises the water temperature to 72 degrees Celsius to remove 99.99% of bacteria, reports the Guardian. Subsequently, it is not necessary to wait for the cold water to temper the hot water. The system is also equipped with a digital system which ensures the temperature and pressure of the water efficiently over the use and which can be adjusted via the internet.

According to the Australian company, it is only necessary to sell 2,500 units of the shower recycler to save billions of gallons of water until 2017.

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United Kingdom: traces of cocaine are contaminating drinking water

Cocaine use in the United Kingdom is reaching excessive levels. Traces of the drug were found recently in the bathrooms of Parliament; one of the leading clubs in the Premier League, the main Football League, is involved in a scandal with the drug; and a prominent banker was recently charged with possession of cocaine.

Cocaine, unlike many other goods is cheaper in the United Kingdom than in any other country in Western Europe. Thus, the Government estimates that 4.4% of the population between 25 and 29 years consumes cocaine powder.

Drug consumption in the United Kingdom is so high that it has affected the drinking water. Health authorities have recently discovered traces of concen­trations from â€" the way metabolized drugs â€" in four water treatment plants.

The drug was found during tests that were being carried out to assess the risk factors involving the possibility of medicinal products pollute drinking water. Traces of cocaine were identified in the water already treated, ready to supply the homes of British. However, the concentration of drug is not enough to affect who consumed.

Authorities still don't know the source of the contamination. "Especulámos Not on the source of traces and the investigation did not cover this aspect," said Sue Pennison, Inspector, to the Washington Post. In addition to the cocaine, the drug most consumed between the British is marijuana.

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British supermarket will sell balls fallen and ugly forms

The supermarket Waitrose will sell bags of tomatoes that have fallen naturally and others whose forms are irregular and ugly, according to the purchaser of this fruit for the British chain, Peter Cooke.

"When it comes to tomatoes, there is no reason why the beauty has to be associated with the smooth skin. All of our selections are different, and that's the real beauty, terms tomatoes that do not normally would be sold in this way to our consumers, "he explained.

The tomato, along with avocado, fresh product that creates more waste in the food industry. The Waitrose now sells several fruit and vegetables with the strangely, like carrots, potatoes, courgettes, strawberries, plums, apples and cauliflowers â€" and, according to the Guardian, will continue to put more and more so-called products made in their stores as a way to reduce waste.

In the case of tomato, a one pound box includes several species, from cherry to the baby, which typically are ignored because it fell on the ground or have a strange way. Each box costs €3,60 (R$11,20).

In recent years, associations and activists linked to food have criticized the obsession of supermarkets by perfect products â€" including the discretion of retailers, which leads to the creation of an endless mountain of food waste.

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