>>13560924Condensed matter will lead to better solar panels and energy storage in the short term, whereas nano-optics are some far horizon shit that won't benefit us for decades.
Also, this gentleman is right
>>13560944Don't go into materials science out of some masturbatory sense of saving or improving humanity. Humanity does not want your help.
The only reason to get into materials science is because nature is a little bitch which needs to be brought to heel and perform tricks for our amusement.
