Connecticut, 26 other states join flexible tech research group

Statescoop: Flexible hybrid electronics could help make technology more mobile than ever before, and now dozens of states are pitching in to invest in the field.

On Aug. 28, the Department of Defense awarded San Jose, California’s FlexTech Alliance $75 million to lead a “Manufacturing Innovation Institute” for the emerging technology. An additional $96 million will come from some of the 27 states, 96 companies, 11 nonprofit organizations and 41 colleges participating in the project.

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