The EPA May Extend the Use of Pesticides that Paralyze Bees
Later this year, the agency will decide whether to allow four chemicals, which have been banned in Europe, to continue being used on US farms......»»
Renesas to acquire Panthronics to extend connectivity portfolio with NFC technology
Renesas Electronics has announced plans to acquire Panthronics, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in high-performance wireless products, in an all-cash transaction......»»
Infineon and Delta Electronics sign MoU to extend long-term partnership from industrial to automotive applications
Infineon Technologies and Delta Electronics are expanding their long-term cooperation from industrial to automotive applications. On March 21, both companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will deepen their joint innovation activitie.....»»
Ugreen"s new docking station can extend M1 Mac displays
Ugreen has released a 9-in-1 docking station that can help extend an M1 MacBook's capability with external displays.New docking station from UgreenIt offers customers 100W fast charging, nine different connections to fulfill most needs, quick file tr.....»»
Changing temperatures shown to increase pesticide risk to bees
Temperature influences how badly pesticides affect bees' behavior, suggesting uncertain impacts under climate change, according to a new study......»»
Infineon and Delta Electronics signs MoU to extend long-term partnership from industrial to automotive applications
Infineon Technologies and Delta Electronics are expanding their long-term cooperation from industrial to automotive applications. On March 21, both companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will deepen their joint innovation activitie.....»»
F5’s multi-cloud networking capabilities simplify operations for distributed application deployments
F5 announced multi-cloud networking (MCN) capabilities to extend application and security services across one or more public clouds, hybrid deployments, native Kubernetes environments, and edge sites. F5 Distributed Cloud Services are differentiated.....»»
At least 67 people got botulism after trying to paralyze their stomachs
The aim was to slow digestion, but it instead led to life-threatening paralysis. Enlarge / Micrograph of Clostridium botulinum (credit: Getty | BSIP) Health officials in Europe are warning of an outbreak of botulism link.....»»
Apple cutting costs with bonus payment changes, hiring freeze
Apple's efforts to cut costs has led it to extend its hiring freeze into more areas, a report claims, as well as making changes to how it doles out promotions and bonuses to employees.Apple ParkWhile other major names in tech are performing mass layo.....»»
GM extends production halt at Mexico truck plant over supply chain issue
General Motors' Silao Assembly Plant that makes Chevrolet and GMC pickups will extend a production halt through March 20......»»
Taisic to build SiC wafer growth platform, extending services to non-Foxconn camp
Taisic Materials, a Foxconn Technology affiliate that has newly developed Taiwan's first homegrown 8-inch SiC wafer, will create an SiC wafer platform to break through SiC growth bottlenecks in cooperation with other peers and extend its business rea.....»»
Bees learn to dance and to solve puzzles from their peers
Two recent papers offer evidence of "social learning" and possible culture in bees. Enlarge / Bumblebees can learn to solve puzzles from experienced peers. Honeybees do the same to learn their waggle dances. (credit: Diego Perez-.....»»
Unlocking secrets of the honeybee dance language—bees learn and culturally transmit their communication skills
The Greek historian Herodotus reported over 2,000 years ago on a misguided forbidden experiment in which two children were prevented from hearing human speech so that a king could discover the true, unlearned language of human beings......»»
Agriculture needs fresh approach to tackle growing problem of insect resistance to biopesticides, new analysis finds
Insect pests which attack crops have extraordinary powers to develop resistance to greener pesticides and a new way to manage resistance risks is needed, according to analysis by University of Stirling scientists......»»
What do messy lawns have to do with bee food? A bee expert explains
Bees—honey bees and wild bees alike—are in trouble. Wild bee populations may have declined by 23% across the United States, according to one 2015 study that modeled their abundance between 2008 and 2013. Another study found that 25% fewer bee spe.....»»
Bumblebees learn new "trends" in their behavior by watching and learning
A new study has shown that bumblebees pick up new "trends" in their behavior by watching and learning from other bees, and that one form of a behavior can spread rapidly through a colony even when a different version gets discovered......»»
Infineon and UMC extend automotive partnership with long-term agreement for 40nm eNVM microcontroller production
Infineon Technologies and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) today announced a long-term strategic cooperation agreement to multiply capacity for the production of Infineon automotive microcontroller in order to serve the rapidly expanding aut.....»»
Bees follow linear landmarks to find their way home, just like the first pilots
Scientists have shown that honeybees retain a memory of the dominant linear landscape elements in their home area like channels, roads, and boundaries. When transported to an unfamiliar area, they seek out local elements of this kind, compare their l.....»»
Biopesticides should be preferred over chemical pesticides for fall armyworm control, study suggests
Safer-to-use and more environmentally-friendly biopesticides should be preferred to fight the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) pest instead of more harmful chemical pesticides, a new CABI-led study published in the Journal of Pest Science sugges.....»»
Bees" pesticide risk found to be species- and landscape-dependent
In a new study, ecologists have shown that bees' pesticide exposure depends upon their interaction with the environment, meaning different species face different risks in any given environment......»»
Weird world of Aussie bees: How one species creates gender balance in the nest
New Flinders University research gives insights into the fascinating world of Australian native bees, finding that one highly evolved species has been shaped by an unusual battle between male and female offspring numbers......»»