Business
Tencent Music Raises Around $1.1 Billion in its U.S. IPO, Pricing at the Low End of Share Range
Tencent Music Entertainment Group, China’s leading music-streaming company said on Tuesday it raised nearly $1.1 billion for the company and selling shareholders in its U.S. initial public offering (IPO). As reported in Reuters, the price came in at the bottom end of the targeted range of S13-$15 per share. Tencent Holdings Ltd, one of the world’s largest gaming and social media company, priced its IPO at $13 per American Depository
Chemical
Researchers Developed Electrochemical Sensor for Fast Phenol Detection in Wastewater
A group of researchers from Harbin Institute of Technology has recently found an inexpensive and non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor that exhibits good selectivity, high sensitivity, stability, and reproducibility, which has potential use in detecting phenol in discharged wastewater. Results of the new discovery were detailed in a paper and published in journal NANO. Phenol is one of the commonly found organic contaminants in wastewater across the globe and it is necessary
Healthcare
Individuals at Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases Have Excess Abdominal Fat, Finds a New Survey
A recent European study finds that excess fat around belly or the middle of the body (central obesity) is common in people who are at the high risk of cardiovascular diseases. EUROASPIRE V is a survey of diabetes and cardiovascular disease prevention which forms a part of the European Society of Cardiology research program. Findings of the survey are featured at the World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Health in
Lifestyle
What Social Stress in Non-human Primates Indicates About Human Health?
In the recent years, several research have linked physical and social environment of an individual to their well-being. Today, social stress has become one of the most common problems that weakens the body and affects the immune system, leaving a person more vulnerable to sickness and other health issues. However, scientists have not yet understood the link between stress and health at the cellular level. In a new study, led
Technology
Researchers Developed New Models that Sense Human Trust in Intelligent Machines
In an approach to improve quality of the interaction and teamwork between humans and machines, researchers recently developed new ‘classification models’ that sense the level of trust humans have on intelligent machines they associate with. It has been a long-term goal for researchers to develop intelligent machines that can make changes in their behavior to better human trust in them. A team of researchers in School of Mechanical Engineering at
