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Artificial lungs almost a reality.
Some talented engineering teams in the USA have been able to get a step closer to being able to develop laboratory engineered lung tissue. This is great news for the future because it might be able to be used for people in desperate need of transplants. Both Harvard and Yale Universities have conducted tests on this and have made major leaps forward.
21st Century Business TV series will feature Global Environmental Engineering company.
Infrastructure partnerships increasing in the USA.
The type of partnerships that are on the rise are private-public infrastructure partnerships. This means that investors will now have more choice about what engineering projects they invest in. They used to be restricted to bridges, highways and the transit sector.
Head of the Department of Nuclear Engineering dies.
The former head of the Department for Nuclear Engineering died recently, on the 23rd of June. He was at the department from 1971 to 1975 and was a US navy veteran.
New USA plant looks for local demand
A new plant in America owned by Alstom is looking for local demand.
Will James appointed as president of Kentucky Toyota plant.
The motor engineering and manufacturing company has recently chosen a new president to run its plant in Kentucky. This has come as a result of bosses calling for more local autonomy and leadership.
LA Times reports that the Pasedena Freeway will get a new look.
The American Engineering record claims that this freeway was the first one in the West of America. The freeway will be renamed the Arroyo Seco Parkway and will undergo a series of improvements and changes. There will be new lighting, decorative low walls and an improved center divider.
