President Obama said on Monday that Los Angeles will be the home of a new institute dedicated to developing sensors that make manufacturing more efficient. The institute will get $140 million in funding and is a public-private partnership with participation from companies like Google and General Mills. Manufacturers use about one-third of the energy in the U.S. -- and institute is tasked with making them less wasteful.
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