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Twenty-one years later, in 2015, the IEEE member founded Psyonic , which designs and builds advanced, affordable artificial limbs. I loved everything about engineering, programming, and building things," he says. "I From that encounter, Akhtar decided that one day he would develop affordable artificial limbs. Akhtar is the CEO.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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The European Commission, the European Union’s executive body, has refused to bless Gazprom’s proposed 55 bcm/year Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project, citing existing surplus Gazprom pipeline capacity into Europe and insufficient future demand for Russian natural gas. by Dalan McEndree for Oilprice.com. The emergence of the U.S.,

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