President Obama has issued an executive order to protect 6,677 km2 (1.65 million acres) of land from development. The land in Utah encompasses 5,463 km2 (1.35 million acres) around Bears Ears Buttes, and in Nevada, 1,214 km2 (300,000 acres) around Gold Butte in Nevada.

Researchers have discovered that silver nanowires have a 4,000-times higher conductivity than the silver nanoparticles commonly used in printed electronics. Because nanowires don't need to be melted together to be conductive, printed electronics could soon be created on cheaper materials, increasing their potential applications.

According to an energy expert, the proliferation of solar energy is going to allow for cheap and effectively infinite energy, with prices plummeting to as little as a penny per kW. Solar energy is slowly being integrated into major infrastructure projects, which will only help speed it along the path to energy dominance.

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