What areas of electromagnetism and electricity need more research?

[Skynt]

I'm on my way to becoming an electrical engineer (freshmen in college) and I was wondering about the realm of the unknown. Are there things in terms of electromagnetism and electricity that we don't know? Like, are there areas of these fields that need more research and exploration?

 

[davidrit]

Maxwell's equations and circuit theory have been around a long time but no worries, there will be plenty for you to work on. Some areas include:

the continuous drive to smaller, cheaper, faster, less power
devices based on new materials e.g. organic circuits
devices enabled by extremely small size such e.g. carbon nanotubes
design based on computing capabilities e.g. 3 D EM simulations, multiphysics simulations
efficient conversion of energy from one form to another e.g. solar cells
novel devices based on quantum mechanics e.g. quantum computing