News for Physical Review Applied
ANNOUNCEMENT
2023 Journal Impact Factors
June 21, 2024
Clarivate Analytics has released the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, which provides journal impact factors and rankings for over 11,000 scholarly journals.
EDITORIAL
Editorial: Coauthor! Coauthor!
May 21, 2024
When determining the authorship list for your next paper, be generous yet disciplined.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2024
March 1, 2024
APS has selected 156 Outstanding Referees for 2024 who have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Partners with Research4Life
December 15, 2023
Offer includes Journal Access and waived article publication charges to Scientists in 100+ Lower and Middle Income Countries
ANNOUNCEMENT
2023 Nobel Prize in Physics
October 3, 2023
APS congratulates the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physics recipients Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L’Huillier “for experimental methods that generate attosecond pulses of light for the study of electron dynamics in matter.”
EDITORIAL
To Review Is to Be
September 25, 2023
APS Editor in Chief, Randall D. Kamien, discusses the importance and impact of journal reviewers.
ANNOUNCEMENT
First Published Content from PRX Life is Now Online
July 20, 2023
It is our pleasure to introduce the first published articles from PRX Life, the American Physical Society’s new interdisciplinary, open-access journal exclusively for quantitative biological research.
EDITORIAL
Editorial: Closing the Collection on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
May 17, 2023
Guest Editors Shanhui Fan and Zetian Mi reflect on the Collection upon its closing.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Signs Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)
May 16, 2023
The American Physical Society (APS), publisher of the Physical Review journals, is joining more than 20,000 individuals and organizations across 160 countries in a commitment to improve how researchers and their contributions to the scientific record are evaluated. APS is proud to mark the 10th anniversary of the Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) by officially signing on to the international initiative.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2023
March 6, 2023
APS has selected 153 Outstanding Referees for 2023 who have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. Stephen Nagler Named Lead Editor of Physical Review B
December 16, 2022
APS is pleased to announce that Dr. Stephen Nagler of Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been selected to succeed Dr. Laurens Molenkamp as Lead Editor of Physical Review B. The transition to Dr. Nagler will be effective as of February 1st, 2023.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Randall Kamien Named APS Editor in Chief
December 7, 2022
The American Physical Society’s Board of Directors has appointed Randall Kamien as Editor in Chief effective January 1, 2023.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Introducing PRX Life
December 1, 2022
APS is pleased to announce the launch of the newest Physical Review title, PRX Life. PRX Life will offer scientists from a broad range of disciplines—including physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and medicine—a high impact, fully open access journal dedicated to publishing outstanding research at all scales of biological organization.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Cloud quantum computing demonstrations in Physical Review Applied
October 6, 2022
With the recent availability of multiple platforms for cloud quantum computing, Physical Review Applied is formalizing some expectations for manuscripts reporting work that makes use of such platforms.
ANNOUNCEMENT
2022 Nobel Prize in Physics
October 4, 2022
APS congratulates the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics recipients Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger for their groundbreaking experiments using entangled quantum states, where two particles behave like a single unit even when separated. Their results clear the way for new technology based on quantum information.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Open Access Report Shares Perspectives from Physics Researchers
August 22, 2022
The American Physical Society (APS), along with AIP Publishing, IOP Publishing (IOPP), and Optica Publishing Group (formerly OSA), surveyed over 3,000 physical science researchers between December 2021 and January 2022 in an effort to understand their perspective on Open Access (OA) publishing. Their responses have been compiled into a report, which will help APS and other publishers better meet the publishing needs of the research community.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Nominations Are Open for APS Editor in Chief (EIC)
August 19, 2022
APS is now accepting nominations of members, including self-nominations, for the newly restructured role of APS Editor in Chief (EIC).
JOURNAL CLUB
On April 19, see how researchers built a fully connected probabilistic computer with magnetic tunnel Junction-based p-bits that can perform learning
April 7, 2022
One of the big challenges of current electronics is the design and implementation of hardware neural networks that perform fast and energy-efficient machine learning. Spintronics is a promising catalyst for this field with the capabilities of nanosecond operation and compatibility with existing microelectronics.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2022
March 1, 2022
APS has selected 146 Outstanding Referees for 2022 who have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Physical Review C Appoints Joseph Kapusta as Lead Editor
January 19, 2022
APS has appointed Professor Joseph Kapusta, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota as the Lead Editor of Physical Review C. Professor Kapusta takes the helm following the journal’s previous Lead Editor Benjamin F. Gibson.
ANNOUNCEMENT
PRX Energy Appoints Inaugural Lead Editor: David Scanlon
December 7, 2021
The American Physical Society (APS) is delighted to announce the appointment of David Scanlon, Professor of Computational Materials Design, University College London, United Kingdom, to the role of Lead Editor of PRX Energy, APS’s new, highly selective, open access journal covering energy science and technology. Professor Scanlon will serve as the inaugural Lead Editor of the journal, which will open for submissions December 7, 2021 and offer an introductory promotion in which all article publication charges (APCs) will be paid by APS through the end of 2022.
EDITORIAL
Editorial: Introducing the Collection on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion
October 15, 2021
Guest Editors Shanhui Fan and Zetian Mi introduce a collection of papers in Physical Review Applied on photovoltaic energy conversion, a subject of ever-increasing importance.
ANNOUNCEMENT
2021 Nobel Prize in Physics
October 5, 2021
APS congratulates the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics recipients Syukuro Manabe and Klaus Hasselmann “for the physical modelling of Earth’s climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming” and the other half to Giorgio Parisi “for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales.”
Professor Parisi has authored several papers with Physical Review journals. A selection of relevant papers from Physical Review Letters and Reviews in Modern Physics have been made free-to-read.
Patrick Charbonneau, Eric I. Corwin, Giorgio Parisi, and Francesco Zamponi, Universal Microstructure and Mechanical Stability of Jammed Packings, Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 205501 (2012).
M. Mézard, G. Parisi, N. Sourlas, G. Toulouse, and M. Virasoro, Nature of the Spin-Glass Phase, Phys. Rev. Lett. 52, 1156 (1984).
G. Parisi, Infinite Number of Order Parameters for Spin-Glasses, Phys. Rev. Lett. 43, 1754 (1979).
Paolo Rissone, Eric I. Corwin, and Giorgio Parisi, Long-Range Anomalous Decay of the Correlation in Jammed Packings, Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 038001 (2021).
Giorgio Parisi and Francesco Zamponi, Mean-field theory of hard sphere glasses and jamming, Rev. Mod. Phys. 82, 789 (2010).
Giorgio Parisi, Order Parameter for Spin-Glasses, Phys. Rev. Lett. 50, 1946 (1983).
ANNOUNCEMENT
Physical Review Journals Announce Inclusive Name Change Policy
September 17, 2021
The American Physical Society (APS) today released the details of its name change policy for the Physical Review journals. The policy is intended to make the world’s leading physics journals more inclusive and ensure authors retain ownership of prior work published under a different name.
EDITORIAL
Closing the Collection on Two-Dimensional Materials and Devices
June 30, 2021
Guest Editor David Tománek reflects on the joint Collection at its closing.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2021
February 24, 2021
APS has selected 151 Outstanding Referees for 2021 who have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Rapid Communications papers will now be Letters
November 23, 2020
Starting January 1, 2021, the Rapid Communications article type will be renamed to Letters. With this change, all eight Physical Review journals that had previously classified articles of the type “Rapid Communications” will adopt the practice of Physical Review Applied and now publish such articles as Letters. Learn more
EDITORIAL
Editorial: Promoting Inclusive and Respectful Communications
November 18, 2020
APS Editor in Chief, Michael Thoennessen, discusses a new opportunity for communicating authors to include their pronouns together with their contact email in order to promote a more respectful, inclusive, and equitable environment.
ANNOUNCEMENT
2020 Nobel Prize in Physics
October 6, 2020
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced the recipients of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, which has been awarded for discoveries about black holes, one of the most exotic phenomena in the universe. This year’s prize is awarded to Roger Penrose (University of Oxford), Reinhard Genzel (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, and University of California, Berkeley), and Andrea Ghez (University of California, Los Angeles).
ANNOUNCEMENT
American Physical Society, Max Planck Gesellschaft Pilot Transformative Agreement
July 7, 2020
APS and the Max Planck Gesellschaft (MPG) have finalized the terms of a strategic partnership that allows MPG authors to easily publish open access in all hybrid and gold Physical Review journals at no direct cost to authors. At the center of the collaboration is APS’s first “read and publish” pilot, covering the calendar year 2020, and building upon the long-standing relationship between APS and the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL).
EDITORIAL
Collection on Two-dimensional Materials and Devices
March 13, 2020
Guest Editor David Tománek introduces a collection of papers in Physical Review Applied and Physical Review Materials on two-dimensional materials and devices, in a snapshot of the leading edge of this hot field.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2020
March 2, 2020
APS has selected 147 Outstanding Referees for 2020 that have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts submitted to the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.
EDITORIAL
Editorial: It’s Already Been Five Years!
January 2, 2020
Editor Steve Forrest discusses Physical Review Applied’s first five years and looks forward to its future.
ANNOUNCEMENT
2019 Nobel Prize in Physics
October 8, 2019
APS congratulates the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics recipients James Peebles “for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology”, and Michael Mayor and Didier Queloz “for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star.” Read more in this update from APS News.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2019
February 26, 2019
APS has selected 143 Outstanding Referees for 2019 that have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts submitted to the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.
ANNOUNCEMENT
REVTeX 4.2 Released
January 11, 2019
The first update to REVTeX since 2010 is now available. REVTeX 4.2 includes bug fixes, improved functionality, and support for more societies and journals. For more information, please visit the REVTeX home page.
EDITORIAL
Closing the Collection in Memory of Mildred S. Dresselhaus
November 12, 2018
On the occasion of Millie’s birthday, we close her commemorative collection.
ANNOUNCEMENT
2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
October 2, 2018
APS congratulates the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics recipients Arthur Ashkin “for the optical tweezers and their application to biological systems,” and Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland “for their method of generating high-intensity, ultra-short optical pulses.” Read more in this update from APS News.
ANNOUNCEMENT
PhySH Now Publicly Available
September 11, 2018
PhySH, APS’s physics classification scheme, is now publicly available under a Creative Commons CC0 license. Created to provide a fully open, high-quality classification scheme for the entire physics community, PhySH groups concepts into a flexible hierarchy that organizes content by topics.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Assistant Editor, Physical Review Applied
August 2, 2018
Physical Review Applied seeks a dynamic and personable colleague for the position of Assistant Editor.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Program Announced for Physical Review Journals Symposium at Metamaterials 2018
May 15, 2018
The conference organizers and the editors of Physical Review are pleased to announce the program for the Physical Review Journals Symposium at Metamaterials 2018. This special session will feature four talks based on select works published in the Physical Review journals. In addition to this session, there will be a meet-and-greet event with the Physical Review editors.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Physics Physique физика Freely Available Online
March 22, 2018
As a service to the community, APS has made “Physics Physique физика” freely available online. This small journal published fewer than 100 articles between 1964-1968 and includes papers by many notable physicists, including J. S. Bell’s paper “On the Einstein Podolsky Rosen paradox.”
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2018
February 26, 2018
APS has selected 147 Outstanding Referees for 2018 that have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts submitted to the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.
EDITORIAL
Collection in Memory of Mildred S. Dresselhaus
February 20, 2018
Guest Editors Morinobu Endo and David Tománek introduce a body of papers to memorialize a pillar of the community, in the context of her life’s work.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Corrections in Physical Review publications
January 4, 2018
The Physical Review journals and Reviews of Modern Physics now make Corrections of minor errors in published papers.
EDITORIAL
A Tale of Two Anniversaries: 125 Years of the Physical Review and 25 Years of Physical Review E
January 4, 2018
Publisher Matthew Salter and Editor in Chief, Michael Thoennessen, kick off the 125th anniversary of The Physical Review and 25th anniversary of Physical Review E.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Physical Review Symposium at Metamaterials 2018 in Espoo, Finland
December 15, 2017
Together with the conference organizers, the editors of the Physical Review Journals are pleased to announce a special symposium of invited talks at Metamaterials 2018, highlighting some of the latest works within and beyond the traditional domain of metamaterials research.
EDITORIAL
A New Vision for PRApplied
November 15, 2017
New lead editor, Steve Forrest, describes the state of PRApplied and outlines his new vision for its future.
ANNOUNCEMENT
2017 Nobel Prize in Physics
October 3, 2017
APS congratulates Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish, and Kip S. Thorne for winning the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves.”
APS News Article
EDITORIAL
Materials Research in the Physical Review Journals
August 23, 2017
A discussion of the focus on materials related research in the Physical Review journals.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Stephen Forrest Selected as Lead Editor of Physical Review Applied
August 17, 2017
APS has appointed University of Michigan Professor of Physics Stephen Forrest as the lead editor of Physical Review Applied. Dr. Forrest has been the interim lead editor since May 2017.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Physical Review Symposium at Metamaterials’2017 in Marseille
August 14, 2017
Together with the conference organizers, the editors of Physical Review Letters, Physical Review X, Physical Review B, Physical Review Applied, and Physical Review Materials are pleased to announce a special symposium on August 28, dedicated to a few select works published recently in the Physical Review journals, within and beyond the traditional domain of metamaterials research.
The symposium will be followed by a meet-and-greet event with the Physical Review editors.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Cultivates ORCID Links
July 18, 2017
On July 18, 2017, APS, along with the Institute of Physics Publishing (IOPP), has taken an important step towards working more closely with the Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) system of unique identifiers by signing the ORCID open letter requiring the collection of ORCID iDs in their publishing processes.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Joins the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC)
July 11, 2017
Starting on July 11, APS will begin participating in the Initiative for Open Citations (I4OC), a collaboration among scholarly publishers to make information freely available about what papers are cited by a given journal article. This information had always been available to those subscribing to the Physical Review journals, but now the citation data will be open to all.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Michael Thoennessen Appointed New APS Editor in Chief
June 22, 2017
Nuclear physicist Michael Thoennessen has been selected to become APS Editor in Chief at the end of August 2017. Currently an Associate Director of the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams at Michigan State University (MSU) in Lansing, Michigan, and University Distinguished Professor of Physics at MSU, he was appointed following a vote of the APS Board of Directors on June 16.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Stephen R. Forrest Named Interim PRApplied Editor
May 1, 2017
APS has selected Dr. Stephen R. Forrest, Professor of Physics at the University of Michigan, to serve as interim Editor of Physical Review Applied. Steve will take over this role from Troy Shinbrot, and we would like to thank Troy for his service in guiding the journal since its inception in December 2013.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Physical Review Materials Open for Submissions
April 4, 2017
APS is now accepting submissions for Physical Review Materials, the newest member of the Physical Review family of journals. PRMaterials expands the scope of the existing APS journals beyond their current emphasis on the physics of materials and will begin publishing mid-2017.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Endorses March for Science
March 10, 2017
After a thoughtful, deliberative process involving an examination of the alignment of the values of APS with the goals of the March for Science on April 22 in Washington, D.C., the APS Council Steering Committee, on behalf of the Council of Representatives, unanimously voted to endorse the march.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mildred Dresselhaus, 1930–2017
February 22, 2017
The editors mourn the passing of former APS President Mildred Dresselhaus.
EDITORIAL
From the APS Editor in Chief
February 3, 2017
The journals of the American Physical Society welcome and will continue to welcome manuscripts from all countries, with publication based on scientific merit alone.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Lead Editor, Physical Review Applied
February 1, 2017
The American Physical Society is conducting an international search for a new Lead Editor of Physical Review Applied.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Launches Physical Review Materials
February 1, 2017
APS is excited to announce the launch of Physical Review Materials, the latest addition to the Physical Review family of journals. Targeted to start publishing in mid 2017, PRMaterials will provide a common publication and reference source to the expanding community of physicists, materials scientists, chemists, engineers, and researchers in related disciplines that carry out high-quality original research in materials.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2017
January 17, 2017
APS has selected 150 Outstanding Referees for 2017 that have demonstrated exceptional work in the assessment of manuscripts published in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees is available online.
GUEST EDITORIAL
Editorial: Building Quantum Networks
October 21, 2016
A quantum network can inherit features of robustness and scalability from its classical counterparts, but because each node and link has quantum capability, the overall network can achieve things that are effectively impossible with conventional technologies. The authors comment on aspects of current research, including hybrid atom-light architectures and quantum memories.
ANNOUNCEMENT
2016 Nobel Prize in Physics
October 4, 2016
APS congratulates David J. Thouless, F. Duncan M. Haldane, and J. Michael Kosterlitz for winning the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics for their theoretical discoveries using topological concepts.
APS WEBINAR
Webinar: Launching Your Career with an Industrial Postdoc
July 12, 2016
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
15:00—16:00 EDT
Raymond Beausoleil of Hewlett Packard Enterprise explains what industry postdocs are and how to successfully apply for them, in a moderated online discussion.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Jenny Nelson Wins Faraday Medal and Prize
July 6, 2016
The editors of Physical Review Applied are pleased to congratulate Editorial Board member Jenny Nelson for receiving the 2016 Faraday Medal and prize of the Institute of Physics (IOP). Well done!
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Selects Editor in Chief
June 23, 2016
Pierre Meystre of the University of Arizona has been appointed Editor in Chief of the Physical Review research journals.
EDITORIAL
An Important Milestone for Physical Review Applied
June 13, 2016
They say you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression. At the tender age of two, PRApplied receives an official impact factor.
ANNOUNCEMENT
In Memory of Peter D. Adams
April 20, 2016
We are saddened by the passing on April 16 of our dear colleague Peter Adams, one of the founders of the Physical Review family of journals. We offer our heartfelt condolences to his family.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces Outstanding Referees for 2016
March 2, 2016
APS has selected 146 Outstanding Referees for 2016 that have been exceptionally helpful in assessing manuscripts for publication in the Physical Review journals. A full list of the Outstanding Referees for 2016 is available online.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Appoints New Publisher
December 1, 2015
Asia-Pacific region publishing manager for UK Institute of Physics to join top management staff of the American Physical Society.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Neutrino Oscillations Nab Nobel Prize
October 6, 2015
APS congratulates Takaaki Kajita and Arthur McDonald for winning the 2015 Nobel Prize in physics for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass. Their prize-winning research is free to read in Physical Review Letters.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Expanding the Liquid Helium Purchasing Program
August 28, 2015
The APS Office of Public Affairs (OPA), in partnership with the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), have established the Liquid Helium Purchasing Program (LHeP2) to improve liquid helium purchasing for researchers who receive federal funding. OPA pilot tested LHeP2 with a small group and is now expanding the program to additional participants, with priority given to APS and ACS Members. Interested parties should contact OPA by September 25. Additional details and contact information is available on the LHeP2 website.
EDITORIAL
Overlooking Glass?
May 19, 2015
From any standpoint—historical, practical, or theoretical—glass physics is a field crying out for better appreciation, new applications, and stronger treatment.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mildred Dresselhaus Receives IEEE Medal of Honor
May 12, 2015
The PRApplied editors congratulate one of our Editorial Board members, Prof. Dresselhaus, who has been conferred IEEE’s highest accolade, the IEEE Medal of Honor, for her “leadership and contributions across many fields of science and engineering.”
APS NEWS
Editor in Chief of APS Journals Steps Down
May 1, 2015
Gene Sprouse, Editor in Chief of the APS research journals since March 2007, has stepped down from the position as of April 28, 2015. Read more in APS News.
EDITORIAL
Physical Review Applied at One Year
March 17, 2015
The editors reflect on the progress of the journal, including the publication of its first Review Article.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Soft Matters
February 2, 2015
Sharon Glotzer discusses the growth of soft condensed matter research, and the formation of the new APS Topical Group, GSOFT, in a Guest Editorial in Physical Review Letters
ANNOUNCEMENT
Physical Review Applied indexed in Web of Science
December 4, 2014
APS is pleased to announce that Physical Review Applied will appear in Web of Science (WoS) before the end of 2014. Coverage begins with Volume 1 (February 2014) and will be included in the 2015 Journal Citation Reports with an Immediacy Index. The Editors know the importance of having Physical Review Applied included in WoS and are excited to be accepted so quickly after its launch. A recent editorial provides guidleines for authors about the types of articles that should be submitted to Physical Review Applied.
EDITORIAL
PRX Takes on a New Role
October 9, 2014
APS Editor in Chief Gene Sprouse discusses the new role of Physical Review X as APS's highly selective and broadly accessible journal, that publishes a small number of key papers from all areas of physics in APS's nonprofit, science-first publishing tradition.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Congratulates the 2014 Nobel Prize Winners
October 8, 2014
The American Physical Society congratulates the 2014 Nobel Prize Winners in Physics and Chemistry.
Physics
The physics laureates Isamu Akasaki (Meijo University and Nagoya University), Hiroshi Amano (Nagoya University), and Shuji Nakamura (University of California, Santa Barbara) have been recognized for their work that led to the invention of the blue light-emitting diode, a fundamental stepping stone towards the realization of new environmentally friendly and energy efficient light sources.
Chemistry
The chemistry laureates Eric Bertzig (Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Stefan W. Hell (Max Planck Institute and German Cancer Research Center), and William E. Moerner (Stanford Univerisity) have been recognized for their work in improving the resolution of optical microscopy, in particular the development of a super-resolved fluorescence microscope.
“It’s a great year for optics,” said Pierre Meystre (University of Arizona Regents’ Professor of Physics and Optical Sciences, Physical Review Letters Lead Editor), “with blue LEDs winning the Physics Nobel yesterday and fluorescence microscopy winning the Chemistry prize today. It shows that wonderful things are happening in optics from saving enormous amounts of energy with efficient lighting to helping with life-saving medical advances that rely on super-resolution imaging. They are completely different technologies, but both light-based, and next year is the International Year of Light, so the timing couldn’t be better.”
Many remarkable papers from these scientists contributed to this development. These include Moerner’s seminal 1989 work on optical detection and spectroscopy of single molecules in a solid, which was published in Physical Review Letters. This paper is now freely available on our website.
Read More from APS:
- Physics APS News Update
- Chemistry APS News Update
- APS Press Release for Chemistry Prize
- W. E. Moerner and L. Kador, Phys. Rev. Lett. 62, 2535 (1989)
Nobel Press Releases:
EDITORIAL
Physical Review Applied after Six Months: Updates and Guidance
September 29, 2014
The Editor summarizes the journal's status and provides additional guidance for authors.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Launches Full-Text HTML
September 10, 2014
The American Physical Society has launched full-text HTML versions of more than 200,000 articles throughout the APS journal collection from as early as 2003. Users can now access APS content using high-quality navigation features and mobile-friendly math displays across a range of devices.
EDITORIAL
The First Papers
February 27, 2014
The first issue of Physical Review Applied opens with high-quality, intriguing work.
ANNOUNCEMENT
APS Announces 143 New Outstanding Referees for 2014
February 26, 2014
The editors of the APS journals have selected 143 new Outstanding Referees for 2014, out of more than 50,000 currently active referees.
EDITORIAL
Editorial: Troy Shinbrot Introduces Physical Review Applied
February 25, 2014
The Editors announce the members of the Editorial Board and look forward to providing a publishing home for those who work at the intersection of physics and engineering, as well as in the traditional areas of applied physics.
ANNOUNCEMENT
NOW ACCEPTING PAPERS
December 12, 2013
APS is now accepting submissions for Physical Review Applied, the newest member of the Physical Review family.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Troy Shinbrot Appointed Editor, Physical Review Applied
November 14, 2013
APS and Rutgers are pleased to announce jointly that Troy Shinbrot, a professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Rutgers, has been appointed Editor of Physical Review Applied, the newest APS journal.