Police investigate homicide of MIT professor.

Authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro at his home near Boston, with no suspects in custody and no motive disclosed. Loureiro, a physicist and fusion scientist, led MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center and was known for his research on plasma and clean energy technology. His death has been described as a shocking loss by MIT officials and colleagues, with condolences extended by the U.S. ambassador to Portugal.

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