Applied Physics

The application of various branches of physics in other fields of science, technology, and industry is described as applied physics; alternatively, it is a term describing areas of physics which are intended for particular/specific, practical or technological uses.

One notes also that many areas of research and development () include both applied physics and applied mathematics, thus also including their overlap area known as Computational Physics as an increasingly important component that cross-fertilizes these two related fiels of applied physics and mathematics. Historically, computers were made possible by a combination of technical developments in physics and electronics, paralleled by mathematical developments in computer architecture design and programming based on improved mathematical/logical algorithms. A fact that is often forgotten is that John von Neumann who contributed greatly to the mathematical foundations of quantum theory in physics was also closely involved with the design and building of the first computers. Thus, applied physics and applied mathematics are very broad, allied fields that have already made, and continue to make a huge impact on practical applications and technology development.

The following is an incomplete list of applied physics areas, followed by already existing, significant resources:

1. Electrical Engineering
2. Computer Engineering
3. Nuclear Engineering
4. nuclear reactors design, operation and safety
5. Nuclear Medicine
6. Aeronautics and ship design
7. Nucleonics
8. Accelerator design and operational theory
9. Electrochemistry
10. energy Generation for practical utilization, Electrotechnics
11. Hydrogen Generation and fuel cell designs
12. Geophysical Technologies
13. Physical Chemistry
14. Biophysics
15. Applied Quantum systems (APS)
    1. quantum computers/ and quantum automata/
    2. Nucleonics
    3. Laser technologies
    4. Quantum Biochemistry
    5. Quantum Chemistry
16. Soil Physics
17. Agricultural Biotechnology
18. Environmental and `Green physics'
19. Nanoelectronics
20. Nanomaterials
21. Nanocomputer Design and testing
22. Scientific Instrumentation design and testing
23. Medical imaging and diagnosis
24. Medical, pharmaceutical and agricultural applications of radioisotopes
25. Radiochemistry