The goal of the Editor’s Choice Articles project is to promote high-quality articles published in Applied Sciences (ISSN: 2076-3417). Please find below the list of articles carefully handpicked by the scientific editors of the journal, which we believe will be of interest to you. The full list of Editor’s Choice Articles can be viewed at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/editors_choice.

1. “Traditional and Advanced Curing Strategies for Concrete Materials: A Systematic Review of Mechanical Performance, Sustainability, and Future Directions”
by Robert Haigh and Omid Ameri Sianaki
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(20), 11055; https://doi.org/10.3390/app152011055

2. “From BIM to UAVs: A Systematic Review of Digital Solutions for Productivity Challenges in Construction”
by Victor Francisco Saraiva Landim, João Poças Martins and Diego Calvetti
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(19), 10843; https://doi.org/10.3390/app151910843
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/19/10843

3. “D-Band THz A-Scanner for Grout Void Inspection of External Bridge Tendons”
by Dae-Su Yee, Ji Sang Yahng and Seung Hyun Cho
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(19), 10859; https://doi.org/10.3390/app151910859
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/19/10859

4. “Mechanism of Burial Depth Effect on Recovery Under Different Coupling Models: Response and Simplification”
by Zhanglei Fan, Gangwei Fan, Dongsheng Zhang, Tao Luo, Xuesen Han, Guangzheng Xu and Haochen Tong
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(21), 11657; https://doi.org/10.3390/app152111657
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/21/11657

5. “Virtual Exhibitions of Cultural Heritage: Research Landscape and Future Directions”
by Huachun Cui and Jiawei Wu
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(22), 12287; https://doi.org/10.3390/app152212287
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/22/12287

6. “Development of Numerical Models of Degraded Pedestrian Footbridges Based on the Cable-Stayed Footbridge over the Wisłok River in Rzeszów”
by Dominika Ziaja and Ewa Błazik-Borowa
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(19), 10798; https://doi.org/10.3390/app151910798
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/19/10798

7. “Research on Slope Excavation Stability Based on PSO-BP Reinforcement Optimization Algorithm”
by Yu Zhang, Xuan Wang, Jiasheng Zhang, Xiaobin Chen, Honggang Wu and Yingrun Chen
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(21), 11726; https://doi.org/10.3390/app152111726
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/21/11726

8. “Cost-Efficient Injection Mold Design: A Holistic Approach to Leveraging Additive Manufacturing’s Design Freedom Through Topology Optimization”
by Julian Redeker, Hagen Watschke, Simon Wurzbacher, Josias Kayser, Karl Hilbig, Thomas Vietor, Okan Sezek and Christoph Gayer
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(20), 10923; https://doi.org/10.3390/app152010923
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/20/10923

9. “Dynamic Covalent Bonds in 3D-Printed Polymers: Strategies, Principles, and Applications”
by Trong Danh Nguyen, My Thi Ngoc Nguyen and Jun Seop Lee
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(21), 11755; https://doi.org/10.3390/app152111755
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/21/11755

10. “Design and Validation of 3D-Printed Personalized Seat Inserts for Truck Drivers”
by Boris Steenhuis, Mehmet Özdemir, Amir Anwar-Hameed and Yu (Wolf) Song
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(24), 12985; https://doi.org/10.3390/app152412985
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/24/12985

11. “High-Intensity Focused Pressure Wave Generation via Q-Switched Er:YAG Laser with a Water Layer Formed by the Coupled Lens for Optoacoustic Conversion”
by Dominik Šavli, Aleš Babnik, Daniele Vella and Matija Jezeršek
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(19), 10860; https://doi.org/10.3390/app151910860
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/19/10860

12. “Adaptive Dual-Frequency Denoising Network-Based Strip Non-Uniformity Correction Method for Uncooled Long Wave Infrared Camera”
by Ajun Shao, Hongying He, Guanghui Gao, Mengxu Zhang, Pengqiang Ge, Xiaofang Kong, Weixian Qian, Guohua Gu, Qian Chen and Minjie Wan
Appl. Sci. 2026, 16(2), 1052; https://doi.org/10.3390/app16021052
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/16/2/1052

13. “Novel Imaging Devices: Coding Masks and Varifocal Systems”
by Cristina M. Gómez-Sarabia and Jorge Ojeda-Castañeda
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(19), 10743; https://doi.org/10.3390/app151910743
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/19/10743

14. “Characterization and Spectroscopic Studies of the Morin-Zinc Complex in Solution and in PMMA Solid Matrix”
by Malgorzata Sypniewska, Beata Jędrzejewska, Marek Pietrzak, Marek Trzcinski, Robert Szczęsny, Mateusz Chorobinski and Lukasz Skowronski
Appl. Sci. 2026, 16(1), 91; https://doi.org/10.3390/app16010091
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/16/1/91

15. “Hybrid Neural Network-Based Maritime Carbon Dioxide Emission Prediction: Incorporating Dynamics for Enhanced Accuracy”
by Seunghun Lim and Jungmo Oh
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(9), 4654; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15094654
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/9/4654

16. “Thermal Behavior of Concrete: Understanding the Influence of Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Concrete on Rigid Pavements”
by Alka Subedi, Hyunhwan Kim, Moon-Sup Lee and Soon-Jae Lee
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(6), 3213; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15063213
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/6/3213

17. “Experimental Study of a Novel Prototype of Dual-Cycle Two-Phase Cooling System for a Data Cabinet”
by Hao Cheng, Tongzhi Yang, Yifan Zhao, Leixin Wang, Weixing Yuan and Kexian Ren
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(5), 2386; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15052386
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/5/2386

We would like to thank all of the research groups that authored these exceptional papers for their contribution. We sincerely hope you find these articles of Applied Sciences as useful and insightful as we have found them.