WASHINGTON — Physicist Ernest Moniz has been sworn in as the nation's new energy secretary.The 68-year-old Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor took the oath of office Tuesday at the Energy Department. He replaces Steven Chu, who served as energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term. Moniz served as an energy undersecretary in the Clinton administration.Moniz said on Twitter that ...

Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented reality eyewear to laser communications systems. This spring, his mom, Penny Mills, let him drop out of 11th grade. She says she "could see how much of the work he was doing ...

The driver of the truck that struck and killed visting MIT scientist Kanako Miura as she rode her bicycle near Kenmore Square on Sunday has been identified, said two law enforcement officials. He is cooperating with investigators, one of the officials said. Miura was riding near the intersection of Beacon Street and Charlesgate West at about 3:30 p.m. when she ...

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology visiting scientist from Japan has been killed while riding her bicycle in Boston.    

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts microbrewery is creating a beer in honor of slain Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer Sean Collier.