Technology

Grace Wang started on Monday as president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the first person of color to lead WPI on a non-interim basis.

Massachusetts state agencies have coordinated with five other Northeast states to create a public-private partnership to attract federal dollars to build a clean hydrogen hub in the region.

Product Insight, Inc., an Acton-based product development firm, has leased 21,512 square feet of space at 80 Central St. in Boxborough, part of a 375,000-square-foot campus called Tech Central.

From fish being reeled in by anglers in Taunton to the drinking water at an elementary school in New Salem, so-called forever chemicals known as PFAS are everywhere, the questions and comments from lawmakers from various corners of Massachusetts at Monday's Joint Committee on Ways and Means budget hearing made clear.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute has entered into a research partnership with Honeywell Aerospace to examine methods involving hydrogen fuel cells to reduce the carbon footprint of the aviation industry.

A new bill aims to broaden access to a medical advancement that allows for more targeted and precise cancer treatment, but the legislation could encounter opposition from the insurance industry, which opposes coverage mandates.

The machines in here don’t look like the old science classrooms or even the classrooms we see in movies. Instead, it’s sterile and more like a command center. These machines aren’t for experimentation; they’re to see if your experiment works.

Westborough-based KPM Analytics acquired Utah-based Smart Vision Works, a company that creates systems using artificial intelligence to sort objects by size and defects for agriculture and food companies.

Marlborough medical device company Candela Corp. has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to use the company’s laster system to treat Melasma, a skin condition frequently arising during pregnancy, among other times.

Gov. Maura Healey is angling to attract federal dollars to Massachusetts for microelectronics and other tech advancements, despite the House appearing to not share her urgency.