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Top Solar Energy Facts and Statistics (2024)

Solar energy has become increasingly popular in American households within the last decade. Solar adoption is soaring, with 4.7 million systems operating as of 2023. Thanks to federal and state incentives, the cost of solar panel systems is becoming more accessible to homeowners. In this article, we outline solar energy facts and statistics to spotlight the present and future powered by the most abundant energy source on Earth.
28
Mar
2024
www.thisoldhouse.com

How does learning something new not overwrite what we know?

A collaborative working group of neuroscience researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh examine what happens in the brain when it’s presented with learning a new task, but also asked to recall a familiar one.
26
Mar
2024
engineering.cmu.edu

‘Algorithms in the Wild’: Pitt’s new class uses real-world data to impact positive social change

Ever since his postdoc, Amin Rahimian has been interested in the implications of algorithmic economies and the data behind how society operates on a larger scale. Now, as an assistant professor of industrial engineering at the University of Pittsburgh who recently won a Pitt Cyber Accelerator Grant, the 36-year-old Four Mile Run resident translated that interest into a unique class. Thanks to a collaboration between the University of Pittsburgh and the Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center, his students got to create human-centered algorithms to solve real problems in our region.
26
Feb
2024
technical.ly

Can a Veteran Oil Man Clean Up the Railroad Commission’s Mess?

Pitt Engineering alumnus Bill Burch is running to raise awareness of groundwater contamination
23
Feb
2024
www.austinchronicle.com