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Why accents from Tencent, Alibaba and JD.com dropped today

What happened Shares of Tencent (OTC: TCEH.Y), Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), en JD.com (NASDAQ: JD) fell 7.4%, 5.1%, and 4.3%, respectively, after the U.S. government took several actions against Chinese companies. So what President Trump has banned popular Chinese-owned social media platforms TikTok and TenC-owned WeChat, which go live in about …

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A titanate nanowire mask that can eliminate pathogens

Credit: Swoxid SA ‘Paper’ filter made from titanium oxide nanowires is capable of capturing pathogens and destroying them with light. This discovery by an EPFL laboratory could be used in personal protective equipment as well as in ventilation and air conditioning systems. As part of efforts to curb the COVID-19 …

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