In honor of the International Year of Quantum, Physical Review Applied presents a curated Collection of cutting-edge research at the confluence of quantum information science and emerging quantum technologies.

This Collection offers an early glimpse into how artificial intelligence and machine learning can further unlock the potential of density functional theory, a highly successful computational method with broad applications.

Physical Review Applied is pleased to present a Collection on Phononics and Metamaterials, in which diverse developments in research on sound waves are gathered to offer a comprehensive view of both the state of the art and the challenges ahead. The Collection is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Sarah Benchabane (1980–2024), honoring her outstanding contributions to phononics and wave physics. Contributions to this Collection will be published beginning in 2025 and continuing into 2026. This Collection is being curated by Guest Editors Muamer Kadic, Daniel Torrent, and Abdelkrim Khelif.

Physical Review Applied is pleased to present a Collection on Physics-Inspired Computing, highlighting the rapidly evolving field of energy-efficient computing techniques, from hardware technologies to algorithms, where physics inspiration serves as the crucial link. Contributions to this collection will be published throughout 2025. This Collection is being curated by Guest Editors Kerem Camsari and Supriyo Datta.

The editors from Physical Review Letters, Physical Review X, Physical Review A, and Physical Review Applied have curated a short list of notable recent optics papers published in our journals. This compilation not only highlights research in our core publication areas, but also showcases select interdisciplinary and applied studies, illustrating the kind of submissions we encourage beyond the traditional or perceived scope of the Physical Review journals.

The Physical Review Journals want to be a home for chemists. It is our aim to publish work on electrochemistry and energy science (batteries, supercapacitors, and photocatalysis), nanoparticles and nanotechnology, metrology for analytical chemistry, and quantum information science for computational chemistry.

This retrospective Collection brings together influential research previously published across the portfolio. These papers, selected by our editors for their contribution to the field, have all undergone our standard peer-review process.

Editors from Physical Review Letters, Physical Review Applied, and Physical Review Materials have gathered several recently published papers in soft matter and polymer research in an effort to illustrate the kind of papers these journals are looking for in this topic.

Physical Review Applied is pleased to present a Collection on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, in recognition of the imminent need to harness solar energy, and the key role that Applied Physics plays in that endeavor. Contributions to this collection will be published throughout 2021 and into 2022. The invited articles, plus an editorial by Guest Editors Shanhui Fan and Zetian Mi, are linked below.

Physical Review Applied and Physical Review Materials are pleased to present the Collection on Two-dimensional Materials and Devices, highlighting one of the most interesting fields in Applied Physics and Materials Research. Papers belonging to this collection will be published throughout 2020. The invited articles, and an editorial by the Guest Editor, David Tománek, are linked below.

Physical Review Applied is pleased to present the “Collection in Memory of Mildred S. Dresselhaus,” documenting how the science she impacted lives on. Papers belonging to this collection will be published throughout 2018. The contributed articles, and an editorial by Guest Editors David Tománek and Morinobu Endo, are linked below.