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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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EPICS in IEEE has played a key role in expanding the global reach of projects in which engineering students bring their learning and skills to bear in addressing challenges faced by their local communities,” says Leah Jamieson , 2007 IEEE president and a cofounder of EPICS at Purdue, which is in West Lafayette, Ind. “It

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Fairbanks Morse Engine and Achates Power team up on opposed-piston engines

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while meeting the most stringent, global vehicle emissions standards. The benefits of two-stroke, opposed-piston designs are well-known: fewer moving parts, less maintenance and reduced operating costs. After more than 4,500 hours of dynamometer testing, the company has demonstrated brake thermal efficiency of 47.8%

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China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

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Nexen has a joint venture shale gas project in Poland and is exploring for shale gas in Colombia. Nexen will complement CNOOC’s large offshore production footprint in China and extend CNOOC’s global presence with a focused on conventional oil and gas, oil sands and shale gas. Earlier post.).

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