Obama is going to open a wearable tech hub in Silicon Valley

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According to Venture Beat, the Obama administration is aiming to invest in an R&D lab in Silicon Valley. The plan is to create a "flexible hybrid electronics manufacturing innovation hub" that will cost more than $171 million. The institution is going to involve 162 companies, universities, organizations and labs including major names such as Apple, HP, Stanford and will target innovation in the field of wearable technology and flexible electronics.

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This is not the first location of its kind, as Obama has already established 6 similar centers around the United States, each one with a different focus from 3D printing to photonics.These centers aim to boost innovation in the country and move the technological evolution forward through advanced manufacturing. Another step in this direction was the order that the Obama administration issued earlier this year to start building what in 2025 will be the fastest computer on Earth and beat the record that China currently holds.

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