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10 Careers For the Not-So-Distant Future

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Daily Galaxy has an interesting round up of hot careers for the future. Not too boring, and not too far fetched. All of the occupations jibe with trends we’ve been watching come down the line. 2012 is the year these jobs are predicted for, which is approaching fast. Give your boss notice now, and start brushing up on simulation engineering, robotics and space hospitality.

MSNBC’s 10 Careers for the future list:

•Organic food producers, retailers
•Computational biologists
•Parallel programmers
•Data technologists
•Simulation engineers
•Boomer companions, caretakers
•Genetic counseling
•Brain analysts
•Space tour guide
•Robot builders, tenders

[MSNBC via Daily Galaxy]

Air-Pollution-Eating Sidewalk Tests Begin

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Researchers at the Dutch University of Twente have developed a concrete brick capable of converting car exhaust into harmless amounts of nitrates. The special bricks are made with a cocktail of unique chemicals including titanium dioxide, a light-sensitive compound that increases the rate of breakdown of tail-pipe-producing nitrogen oxide. Currently in testing, the Univerisity of Twente will have actual pollution-breakdown results next year.

CNET – Dutch Paving Stones Clean Air Pollution