Chemistry areas close to physics (Alternative power sources, new materials)

[hakama]

Hello,

I would like to continue my career in a perspective field of the chemistry science (master's degree and/or science institute/laboratory). I am looking for an area in chemistry (I have a bachelor's degree in that) which would have cross-points with physics – my passion. Which items/fields in the science of chemistry and new technologies would you recommend? Pure theory is not for me - my talent is in applying, inventing, new ideas, improvement > experimental and researching character.

I hold interest in the following areas:
1. Alternative power sources:
- methods of gaining, converting, storing and generating;

2. Phase conversion, thermal processes, specific chemical and physical effects (and their respective applications), processes and apparatuses, energy efficiency, green chemistry, recycling, space technology:
- knowledge of materials, thermal dynamics, bionics, mechanics, biotechnologies, etc.

2.1. Studying the properties of new materials, effects and their respective applications

Thank you

[EdEarl]

The future is uncertain, but many say nanotechnology is an upcoming field. How much chemistry is involved, I do not know. However, these videos seems relevant, but not much physics (sorry):

Edited May 30, 2013 by EdEarl

[Enthalpy]

- Don't specialize too much. You'll have to change your activity half a dozen times in a career, as most people do. Learn as much as you can as long as this is relatively cheap and convenient!

 

- Get a scientific and technical culture as broad as possible. This is one basis of creativity.

 

- New energies for sure. Storage would be more useful than production, which is beginning to work now.

 

- Nanotech yes... One word for completely different things, so the first task is to distinguish them.

 

- Biotech! Love or hate it, but it's one predictable future, so one should learn biology...

 

- Every engineer or researcher needs as much knowledge as possible about materials, mechanical engineering and production, languages, maths, computers.