Topic: Science

Despite the perception about a lack of work, there are jobs that employers can’t fill. Applicants may lack training, or the jobs may not pay enough. Whatever the reason, jobs in many major sectors going unfilled.

China’s government has spent billions in recent years in building a top-notch research establishment, hoping to keep its best scientists working here and lure back those who are abroad. And the effort is beginning to pay off. The New York Times reports.

In 2010, the average U.S. worker had been with his employer for 4.4 years. Jobs just don’t last like they used to, but it’s still possible to stay with one profession over the long haul. Certain vocations will never go away. Click ahead to see what some of them are.

The 2012  expo will be the last for Microsoft, which begs the question — is the tech world moving too fast for a big, annual event?

International scientists said on Tuesday they had found signs of the Higgs boson, an elementary sub-atomic particle believed to have played a vital role in the creation of the universe after the Big Bang. 

Audi and MIT have teamed up to create  a website that tells users how the roadways and drivers’ moods in their city compare to others nationwide and how urban planners can improve the transportation system.Index findings can tell planners which road segments to improve for the most efficient results. It can also reveal how drivers change their motoring routines when they have more information

BGI, based in China, is the world’s largest genomics research institute, with 167 DNA sequencers producing the equivalent of 2,000 human genomes a day, the New York Times reports.

Innovators question the status quo, observe like anthropologists, network for new ideas, and experiment. In short, innovators consistently act differently to think differently.

For the first time in roughly a century — since the transition from the one-room schoolhouse to the classroom- and age-based school — a dramatic change in the basic way we structure our educational system is afoot.

Life may begin at 40, but job searches at that age can be discouraging, even though older workers bring experience and discipline to the table. CNBC.com spoke with experts in tech, human resources, and finance to determine which professions are best for workers over 40.