Exciting new areas of research?

[Nikitin]

Hey! I am going to choose my specialization soon in my engineering physics degree, but I am very uncertain on what I want to do. Only thing I know is that I want to work on something cutting edge.

So what areas of science and tech do you find exciting, and why? Do you know anything about employability in this field?

 

[jedishrfu]

Robotics and nano-tech especially medical nano-tech are pretty cutting edge.

Robotics seems to move along at a glacial pace with the latest push being the DARPA challenge.