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Research on Wood and Lignocellulosic-Based Materials for Cultural Heritage

edited by

Federica Antonelli

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5797 | Submission Open

Keywords: wooden cultural heritage; wood degradation; conservation and preservation of wooden artefacts; technological innovation in wood study; new products for wood preservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Precision Manufacturing Technology

edited by

Zixuan Wang

and Cheng Fan

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5523 | Submission Open

Keywords: atomic scale manufacturing; ultra-precision machining; additive manufacturing; micro/nanomachining modeling; process optimization; surface and subsurface

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Additive Manufacturing and Machining Technologies for Engineering Materials

edited by

Pierpaolo Iovane

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5253 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; engineering materials; 3D printing; process optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Recent Developments and Emerging Trends in Dental Diseases and Dental Materials

edited by

Felice Femiano

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5239 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; dental diseases; oral health; biocompatibility; dentistry; restorative materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Novel Approaches for High Speed Optical Communication

edited by

Roger Dorsinville

and

Amin Malek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5135 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical fiber communications; free-space optical; artificial intelligence; optical wireless communication and energy-efficient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Integrating Multi-Omics Microbiome Research into the One Health Approach: Probiotics, Functional Foods, and Farm-to-Fork Concept

edited by

Anna Kostka

and

Ana López Moreno

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5088 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; farm-to-fork; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotic; functional food; gut microbiota; gut microbiome

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Recent Advances in Electrical Engineering: Emerging Research and Perspectives

edited by

Jingang Wang

and Pengcheng Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5077 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical engineering; renewable energy; signal processing; telecommunications; control systems; networked systems; electromagnetics; bioengineering; emerging technologies; advanced materials; experimental validation; theoretical contributions; artificial intelligence (AI); applied engineering solutions; engineering applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Advances in Computer Graphics and 3D Technologies

edited by

Lihua You

and

Zhidong Xiao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5061 | Submission Open

Keywords: geometric computing; computer graphics; computational geometry; physically based modelling; computational photography; 3D reconstruction; shape matching; shape and surface modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Advancements in HVAC Technologies and Zero-Emission Buildings

edited by

Abdo Abdullah Ahmed Gassar

and

Erwin Franquet

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4954 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero emission performance; indoor air quality; heat pump technology; renewable energy integration; smart control systems; thermal comfort optimization; energy management; smart zero-emission design; zero-emission building lifecycle; AI and IOT applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Advances and Applications of Antioxidant Activity of Natural Compounds from Plants

edited by

Fernanda Barbisan

and Marina Prigol

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4746 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antioxidants; advances in antioxidant research; bioactive compounds; oxidative stress

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Advanced Photonic Metamaterials and Its Applications

edited by

Edik U. Rafailov

and

Tatjana Gric

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4657 | Submission Open

Keywords: metamaterial; metasurface; graphene; effective medium; anisotropy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Applications of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Geoscience

edited by

Yuzhu Wang

, Xiaoping Mao, Junqiang Zhang and

Zhangbing Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4531 | Submission Open

Keywords: geosciences; geoinformatics; machine learning; deep learning; artificial intelligence; knowledge discovery; knowledge graph; large language model; remote sensing; spatial analysis; environmental modeling; geological data mining; big data analysis; big data processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Secure Cloud Computing Infrastructures

edited by

Andrey Brito

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4422 | Submission Open

Keywords: trusted platforms and trustworthy infrastructures; confidential computing and its limitations; trusted execution environments; attestation and interoperability; formal verification; validation and performance evaluation of trusted hardware; supply chain security; threat analysis; abstractions and runtimes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Intelligent Optical Signal Processing in Optical Fiber Communication

edited by Junhe Zhou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4410 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical signal processing; optical fiber communication; optical communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optics and Lasers)

Building Materials: Assessment of the Radon Exhalation and the Radiological Risk Due to Natural Radioactivity Content

edited by

Francesco Caridi

, Stefania Da Pelo,

Giuliana Faggio

Michele Guida

and

Silvestro Antonio Ruffolo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4398 | Submission Open

Keywords: building materials; radon exhalation; environmental radioactivity; radiation protection from healthcare to environment and scientific research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in Deep Learning and Intelligent Computing

edited by Jinyang Guo and

Giacomo Fiumara

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4299 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; deep learning; intelligent computing; efficient methods; generative large model

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

New Technologies and Theories Applied in Oil and Gas Development Under Complex Conditions

edited by

Bo Zhang

and

Tengfei Sun

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4133 | Submission Open

Keywords: well structure optimization design; well control in complex formation; well integrity evaluation; detection and mitigation; drilling technologies and equipment to increase ROP; methods for the further enhancement of oil and gas recovery; AI and big data applied in oil and gas development; wellbore cleaning in long horizontal well and large-size wellbore; new materials applied in drilling; fracturing; production and cement; the optimization of well construction for underground energy or CO2 storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Internet of Things

edited by

César A. Collazos

Juan Calleros

and

Huizilopoztli Luna García

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3965 | Submission Open

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence of Things; edge computing; machine learning in IoT; predictive analytics; IoT data security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Eye-Tracking Techniques and Its Applications

edited by Lucia Madleňáková and

Radovan Madleňák

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3883 | Submission Open

Keywords: eye-tracking technology; hardware and software; calibration and validation techniques; data collection and analysis; cognitive psychology and neuroscience; human– computer interaction; marketing and consumer research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Sports Medicine and Physiology: Bones, Arthrosis and Muscles

edited by

Julio Martin Ruiz

and

Antonio Ammendolia

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3677 | Submission Open

Keywords: bone; osteoarthritis; muscle; fitness; conditioning; strength; agility; mobility; stiffness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Power Electronics and Motor Control

edited by

Yong Chen

and Bin Guo

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3596 | Submission Open

Keywords: power devices; power electronic topologies; power electronic control; electromagnetic compatibility; motor; advanced motor controller chips; electric driver; advanced control algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Compressive Strength, Impact Damage and Crushing Behavior of Materials

edited by

Maria Pia Falaschetti

and

Enrico Troiani

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3435 | Submission Open

Keywords: crashworthiness; impact damage; compressive strength; experimental tests; numerical simulations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Impact Behaviour of Composite Materials

edited by Raúl Muñoz and

Chongdu Cho

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3415 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; impact loading; finite element; buckling; damage tolerance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Advances in Wood Processing Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Martin Kučerka

Alena Očkajová

and

Richard Kminiak

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3167 | Submission Open

Keywords: wood processing technology; processing of ecological wood composites; first stage wood processing; second stage wood processing; advanced properties; natural fibres processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Science and Engineering)

Advancements in Fire Safety Science and Engineering: From Fundamental Understanding to Practical Applications

edited by

Chuanbo Cui

and

Hao Shao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3131 | Submission Open

Keywords: ventilation technology; gas prevention and control; fire prevention; dust prevention; mining safety; innovative safety management concepts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Research on Radiotherapy and Oncology

edited by

Catalin Andrei Bulai

and

Dragos Georgescu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2932 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiotherapy; oncology; cancer treatment; drug development; personalized medicine; artificial intelligence; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Applied Research on Energy Harvesting and Storage

edited by

Kai Yang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2794 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent design; energy harvesting; energy storage; aerospace; marine; industry application; mathematics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Innovations in Rock Mechanics and Mining Engineering

edited by

Yuantian Sun

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2782 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modeling; intelligent monitoring; risk assessment; grouting; rock reinforcement; sustainable mining; artificial intelligence; mine safety; underground mine utilization; automated mining; geothermal energy extraction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Slope Stability and Rock Fracture Mechanisms

edited by Penghai Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2719 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock slopes; cross-scale failure; hydromechanical fracturing; multi-physics coupling; landslide early warning systems; instability criteria

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Technologies in Oral Surgery—2nd Edition

edited by

Aida Meto

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2709 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral surgery; surgical techniques; biomaterials; implantology; maxillofacial reconstruction; anesthesia; pain management; 3D printing; regenerative medicine; minimally invasive surgery; robotic surgery; digital planning; tissue engineering; dental implants; interdisciplinary collaboration; patient care; pregnancy; surgical innovation; technological innovations; case studies; clinical insights; oral health

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences)

Wearable Sensor Technology in Gait Analysis and Medical Applications

edited by

Lorenzo Brognara

René Schwesig

and

Arkady Voloshin

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2621 | Submission Open

Keywords: gait; wearable sensor; accelerometry; inertial sensor; wearable device; fall risk

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Research Progress in Paleontology and Paleogeography of Tethys and Its Neighboring Areas

edited by

Guobiao Li

, Qinghai Zhang and Shijun Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2614 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleontology; paleogeography; Tethys and its neighboring areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advanced Thin Film Technologies: Surface and Interface Engineering with Nanomaterials

edited by Wenluan Zhang, Yumin Huang and Pan Liu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2578 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin film technology; surface treatment; interface engineering; nanomaterials; coating processes; surface modification; nanoscale interfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences)

Application of AI in Energy and Mining Research

edited by

Xiaoping Ma

and

Difei Zhao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2572 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; energy and resources; AI-based geology; intelligent mining; AI+ applied sciences; intelligent building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics in Petroleum Engineering

edited by Karin Becker

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2523 | Submission Open

Keywords: petroleum engineering; big data analytics; predictive maintenance; digital twins; intelligent reservoir management; drilling optimization; anomaly detection; production optimization; intelligent event management; intelligent KPI monitoring; data-driven decision-making; IA for energy sustainability; intelligent exploration technologies; frameworks for data intelligence; predictive analytics; operational efficiency; environmental impact analytics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Applications of Deep Learning and Machine Learning in Medicine and Biology

edited by

Byung-Gyu Kim

and Ediz Polat

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2302 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; medical imaging; medical AI applications; healthcare AI; biomedical informatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Biomechanical Analysis in Bioengineering: New Trends and Perspectives

edited by

Cristina Curreli

, Pierpaolo Palumbo and

Antonino Amedeo La Mattina

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2258 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioengineering; data analysis; computational biomechanics; experimental biomechanics; personalised medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)

Novel Approaches and Trends in Aerospace Control Systems

edited by

Alessandro Zavoli

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2230 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust control; adaptive control; intelligent control; aerospace; UAV; spacecraft control; multi-agent systems; fault-tolerant systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerospace Science and Engineering)

Investigation of the Flavour Profiles of Plant-Based Foods

edited by

Irene Chetschik

and

Natalia Kurhaluk

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2216 | Submission Open

Keywords: flavour research; flavour; aroma; taste; plant-based food; off-flavours; sensomics; molecular flavour composition; key odorants; taste-active compounds; gas chromatography– olfactometry; gas chromatography– mass spectrometry; high-performance liquid chromatography– mass spectrometry; sensory evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Food Science and Technology)

Application of Computer Vision and Deep Learning in Construction Engineering

edited by Seunghyeon Wang and

Sungkon Moon

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2128 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; construction engineering; safety monitoring; defect detection; photogrammetry; digital twin; predictive analytics; UAV; image processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computing and Artificial Intelligence)

Current Advances in Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Physics

edited by Songbai Cheng,

Kai Wang

and

Ruicong Xu

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2075 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced nuclear reactors; nuclear safety; nuclear thermohydraulics; nuclear technology and application; advanced nuclear device

Application of Perovskite Solar Cells

edited by

Fan Xu

and

Tinglu Song

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1990 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite; solar cell; tandem cell; semitransparent solar cell; indoor solar cell; large-area module; stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Sustainable Science and Technology)

Natural Products: Biological Activities and Applications

edited by

Rodrigo Cruz

, Irlon Ferreira and Lorane Izabel Da Silva Hage-Melim

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1847 | Submission Open

Keywords: pharmacology; nanotechnology; phytochemistry; essential oil; antimicrobial; foods; liposomes; biopesticides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical and Molecular Sciences)

Advances in and Research on Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

and

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1810 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive testing; ultrasonic testing; structural health monitoring; PAUT; signal processing; sensor network; EMAT; sensor arrays; ultrasonic guided waves

Diesel Engine Combustion and Emissions Control

edited by

Sam Ki Yoon

and

Jun Cong Ge

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1750 | Submission Open

Keywords: diesel engines; combustion and emissions; alternative fuels; new combustion technologies; advanced exhaust post-treatment technologies; CO2 capture; low-carbon and carbon-free fuels; powertrain electrification; high-voltage battery; battery management system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Science and Technology)

Electrokinetic Phenomena in Microfluidics and Nanofluidics and Their Lab-on-a-Chip Applications

edited by

Yukun Ren

Weiyu Liu

and Ye Tao

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1594 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-/nanofluidics; electrokinetics; electrohydrodynamics; electrochemical transport; soft matter; lab on a chip

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering)

Smart Sensing Technologies in Industry Applications

edited by Xiaotian Chen and Xuewu Dai

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1594 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart sensing; NDT; digital twins; SFM; sensor fusion & edge computing; industrial and healthcare applications; flexible Sensors; AI-based sensor data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Industrial Technologies)

Ultra-Low-Temperature Magnetic Refrigeration Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Mechanism Research

edited by Wentao Jin and Hai-Feng Li

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1529 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-low-temperature refrigeration; magnetocaloric effect; hydrated paramagnetic salts; quantum magnets

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Physics General)

Steel Structures: Modelling, Experiments and Applications

edited by

Panagiota Katsimpini

George Papagiannopoulos

and

George D. Hatzigeorgiou

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1502 | Submission Open

Keywords: steel structures; structural engineering; numerical simulations; experimental approaches; construction technologies; structural design; composite frameworks; optimisation techniques for structures; building information modelling; sustainable building practices; advanced structural systems; structural health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advances and Application of Construction Materials

edited by