Applied Sciences

Remanufacturing, Reuse and Recycling Pathways for E-Waste and Used Batteries

edited by

Eleni Kastanaki

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6053 | Submission Open

Keywords: remanufacturing; reuse; recycling; e-waste; used batteries; circular economy

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

Physical and Biochemical Processes in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Ioanna Vasiliadou

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5845 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical processes; biochemical processes; chemical engineering; environmental engineering; mass transfer operations; membrane filtration; biodegradation; carbon capture and storage (CCS); reactors design; separation of substances; renewable energy sources; sustainable development; biofuels; waste management

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

Safety and Risk Assessment in Industrial Systems

edited by

Gabriele Baldissone

and Salvina Murè

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5842 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety; risk assessment; cyber security; resilience; Natech; human factor; risk machinery; risk process safety

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

Structural Health Monitoring: Advances in Monitoring, Sensing, Control, Diagnostics and Prevention

edited by

Jorge Luis Camas-Anzueto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5506 | Submission Open

Keywords: cracking and deformation monitoring; steel corrosion assessment; ultrasonic and acoustic emission sensors; fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors; fiber optic interferometers; Raman, Brillouin, and Rayleigh scattering sensors; fluorescence and chemiluminescence sensors; structural monitoring; massive structural data analysis; crack detection; structural signal processing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Emerging Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Mechanical, Control, Geological, Sensing, and Intelligent Detection Engineering: Integration and Innovations

edited by

Changping Li

, Yang Yang and

Wenjian Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5105 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; emerging applications; optimizing complex systems; real-time monitoring; data-driven; innovative methods

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

AI Technologies Applied to Energy Systems and Smart Grids

edited by

Jacopo Carlo Alberizzi

and

Luciano De Tommasi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4819 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); optimization; smart grids; renewable energy; energy storage

AI-Based Supervised Prediction Models

edited by Maria Trigka

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4676 | Submission Open

Keywords: supervised learning; predictive modeling; machine learning; feature selection; classification algorithms; model interpretability; artificial intelligence

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

Sustainable Production Strategies for Meat and Meat Products: Technological Innovation, Animal Welfare, and Environmental Impact Reduction

edited by

Glayciane Costa Gois

and

Fleming Sena Campos

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4437 | Submission Open

Keywords: carcass; meat quality; meat products; meat science

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

Recent Developments in Endodontics and Dental Materials

edited by

Amjad Abu Hasna

and Luciane Dias De Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4385 | Submission Open

Keywords: root canal instrumentation; biocompatibility; clinical endodontics; endodontic irrigants; intracanal medication; bioceramics; foramen transportation; foraminal morphology; obturating materials; biomaterials in endodontics; minimally invasive endodontics; regenerative endodontics; dental imaging

EEG Recognition and Biomedical Signal Processing

edited by

Andrea Giorgi

and

Christoph Hintermüller

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4007 | Submission Open

Keywords: biosignal acquisition; signal processing; electroencephalography (EEG); physiological monitoring; biomedical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Recent Research in Frozen Soil Mechanics and Cold Regions Engineering

edited by

Dun Chen

and Fei Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 3961 | Submission Open

Keywords: frozen soil; mechanics; artificial intelligence; climate change; hydrology and ice

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Impact of Environmental Pollution: Towards Contaminant Assessment and Sustainable Remediation

edited by

Dario Savoca

and

Silvia Orecchio

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3862 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; environmental chemistry; environmental impact; xenobiotic substances; toxic compounds; exposure effects; bioindicator; biomagnification; pollutant removal; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Recent Applications of Machine Learning and LLMs in Natural Language Processing (NLP): 2nd Edition

edited by

Carlos A. Iglesias

and

Jinyi Zhang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3643 | Submission Open

Keywords: sentiment analysis; voice analysis and processing; entity recognition; syntax analysis; machine translation and summarization; large language models; question answering; chatbots and conversational agents; image semantic segmentation; interdisciplinary applications in healthcare, finance, and multimodal systems; semantic modeling and cross-domain knowledge transfer

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

Corrosion and Protection with Hard Coatings

edited by José A. Cabral-Miramontes and

Facundo Almeraya-Calderón

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3548 | Submission Open

Keywords: hard coatings; hardness; wear; corrosion; friction; tribo-corrosion

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

Efficient Networking Architectures for Next-Generation Smart and Connected Systems

edited by

Miguel Jimeno

and

Alfredo J. Pérez

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3543 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy efficiency; cloud computing; edge computing; IoT; resource optimization; WSN

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

From Prediction to Action: Next Generation AI Solutions for Disaster Preparedness Emergency Response and Community Safety

edited by

Chalaris Michail

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3133 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); hazard forecasting; emergency response; disaster risk reduction (DRR); machine learning; autonomous systems; community safety; remote sensing; big data analytics; situational awareness

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

Machine Learning-Based Internet of Vehicles and Internet of Things Systems

edited by Congduan Li, Min Li and Xiangping Zhai

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3038 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; Internet of Vehicles (IoV); Internet of Things (IoT); deep learning; intelligent transportation; cybersecurity; smart cities; predictive analytics; autonomous vehicles; edge computing

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

Next-Generation Microgrids: Intelligent Modeling, Control, and Digital Integration of Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Juan Miguel Gonzalez-Lopez

,

Ramón Jiménez Betancourt

and

Julio Cesar Rosas Caro

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3024 | Submission Open

Keywords: microgrids; renewable energy systems; energy management systems (EMS); artificial intelligence (AI); electric vehicle integration; IoT-based monitoring; power electronics; real-time control; energy storage integration; predictive maintenance; virtual power plants; demand-side management and flexibility

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

Processing, Manufacturing and Machining of Advanced Alloy Materials: Latest Advances and Prospects, Second Edition

edited by

Ireneusz Zagórski

,

Agnieszka Skoczylas

,

Witold Habrat

and Piotr Zgórniak

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3019 | Submission Open

Keywords: machinability; aviation alloys; difficult-to-machine materials; light alloys; machinability indicators; surface roughness; cutting forces; vibrations; temperature in the cutting area; structure after processing; microhardness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

AI in Industry 4.0

edited by Ricardo Augusto Rabelo Oliveira

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2977 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; agentic AI; edge AI; 5G; 6G; Industry 4.0; federated learning

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

Feature Review Papers in Environmental Chemistry and Sustainability

edited by

Samuel Adeloju

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2958 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollutants or contaminants in water, air, soil or food; reaction of chemical pollutants in the environment; identification and monitoring of pollutants in the environment; sources of waste materials and reuse; wastewater treatment and reuse; sources of solid wastes and reuse; methods of waste treatment; resource recovery and reuse; environmental analysis or speciation of pollutants or contaminants; impact of human activities on the environment; biological activities in the environment; sustainable polymers; impact of fires; sustainable crops and livestock

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

Ammonia and Hydrogen as Energy Carriers: Challenges and Applications

edited by

Janusz Lasek

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2949 | Submission Open

Keywords: ammonia—NH3; hydrogen—H2; combustion; transportation and storage; green H2 and NH3; NH3 cracking

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

Functional Foods and Active Natural Products

edited by

Haralabos Christos Karantonis

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2758 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactive lipids; plant bioactives; marine bioactives; synbiotics; exosomes; bioavailability; stability

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

Advanced Photonics and Optical Communication

edited by

Mohammad Rakib Uddin

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2722 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical/optoelectronic materials; optical/optoelectronic devices; optical sources; photodetectors; integrated photonics process and technologies; photonic-integrated circuits; integrated photonics in data communication; ultrafast, attosecond, high field and short wavelength photonics; microwave photonics; THz photonics; optical interconnects; optical waveguides; photonic sensors; optical filters; optical MUX/DeMUX; optical communications; data communications

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

Advances in Fire Safety Engineering and Applications

edited by

Dongli Gao

and Eric Lee

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2706 | Submission Open

Keywords: pedestrian dynamics; evacuation modeling; building evacuation; fire modeling; fire dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Phytochemicals as Natural Nutrients in the Prevention and Therapy of Diseases

edited by

Natalia Kurhaluk

and Halina Tkaczenko

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2636 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antioxidant therapy; dietary phytochemical sources; bioavailability enhancement techniques; clinical nutrition applications; phytochemical synergy effects; chronic disease prevention; gut microbiota modulation; epigenetic pathway regulation; functional food innovation; sustainable dietary practices

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

Recent Advancements in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Bojan Žlender

and

Rok Varga

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 2628 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil mechanics; geotechnical engineering; sustainability; soil–structure interaction; constitutive modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advances in Transportation and Smart City

edited by

Rose Luke

,

Hossana Twinomurinzi

and

Joash Mageto

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2546 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart cities; transport advances; smart transport; intelligent transport; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Transportation and Future Mobility)

AI and Data-Driven Methods for Fault Detection and Diagnosis

edited by

Yiwei Cheng

and

Zuoyi Chen

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2500 | Submission Open

Keywords: signal processing for fault detection; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence in diagnostics; equipment reliability; condition monitoring; real-time diagnostic systems; prognostics and health management (PHM); data-driven fault detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Next-Generation Mobile Robotics: Intelligent Navigation, Adaptive Planning, and Sensor Integration

edited by

Edgar Martínez-García

and

Rajesh Elara Mohan

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2484 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation; path planning; mobile robotics; robust perception; multi-sensor integration; SLAM; legged locomotion; gait optimization; adaptive locomotion; swarm intelligence; multi-robot systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Robotics and Automation)

Intelligent Virtual Reality: AI-Driven Systems and Experiences

edited by

Enrique Yeguas-Bolivar

,

Mariana Buenestado Fernández

and

Juri Taborri

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2375 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; virtual reality; adaptive learning; accessibility; empathy training; inclusive design; intelligent environments; affective computing; human–computer interaction; immersive experiences

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

Edge Computing and Cloud Computing: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Javid Taheri

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2337 | Submission Open

Keywords: edge computing; fog computing; cloud computing; internet of things; edge-cloud integration; mobile edge computing; edge security

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

New Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Artificial Intelligence and Materials for Sustainability

edited by

Maria Luminița Scutaru

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2300 | Submission Open

Keywords: artficial intelligence; adavanced materials; sustainable design; mechanical engineering; smart manufacturing; eco-friendly technologies; data-driven optimizatiol; life-cycle assessment; intelligent systems; interdisciplinary engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Innovations in Blasting Technology and Rock Engineering

edited by Peng Xu and Liyun Yang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2178 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock blasting; blast waves; crack propagation; mining engineering; intelligent blasting; rockway excavation; blast virbration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances in Pile Foundation Engineering

edited by

Yunpeng Zhang

and Xin Liu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2154 | Submission Open

Keywords: pile foundations; pile design and construction techniques; AI-enhanced pile engineering; pile renewal and health monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Digital Design and Impact Assessment of New Building Materials

edited by

Javier Orozco-Messana

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2146 | Submission Open

Keywords: cellular materials; bio-inspired design; hybrid design; material functionalization; PCM; modular design; building circularity; nanomaterials; energy materials; green materials; additive manufacturing

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

Advances in Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis for Power Equipment

edited by Huan Yuan and Linlin Zhong

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2087 | Submission Open

Keywords: power equipment; condition monitoring; fault diagnosis; signal processing; machine learning; artificial intelligence; predictive maintenanc; power system reliability

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

Low-Dimensional Quantum Materials: Synthesis, Properties, and Potential Applications

edited by

Yi Zhang

and Can Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum dots; nanowires; 2D materials; atomically thin crystals; moiré superlattices; van der Waals heterostructures; topological quantum states; topological insulators; Dirac semimetal; Weyl semimetal; nodal-line semimetals; Majorana fermions; quantum spin Hall effect; charge density wave; excitons; valleytronics; quantum magnetism; superconducting interfaces; monolayer semiconductors; quantum confinement; quantum criticality; molecular beam epitaxy; chemical vapor deposition; scanning tunneling microscopy; scanning tunneling spectroscopy; angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy; scanning tunneling electron microscopy; quantum transport

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

Next-Generation Glass-Ceramics Materials for Energy, Environment, and Biomedical Applications

edited by Deepak Patil and

Marina Konuhova

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1985 | Submission Open

Keywords: glass-ceramics; energy storage materials; bioactive glass-ceramics; carbon negative glass processing’s; solar cell; sustainable materials

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

Intelligent Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis in Electric Motors and Energy Storage Systems

edited by

Ki-Yong Oh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1984 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; prognostics; electric motors; energy storage systems; battery management systems; condition monitoring; predictive maintenance; remaining useful life (RUL); machine learning; artificial intelligence; digital twin; data-driven methods; smart monitoring systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Innovative, Hybrid Energy Solutions and Technologies

edited by

Alireza Dehghanisanij

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1945 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid energy systems; clean and renewable energy; conversion and storage; energy production; energy storage technologies; energy management and optimization; energy efficiency; innovative technologies; energy security; energy equity and access; exergy analysis; environmental risk assessment; energy policy frameworks; advanced energy conversion; rural and urban energy solutions

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

Advances in Computer Networks and Software-Defined Networks

edited by

Jerzy Domzal

and

Edyta Biernacka

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1762 | Submission Open

Keywords: software-defined networks; machine-learning; traffic engineering; cross-layer networks; SDN controllers

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

Computer Vision and Deep Learning: Advanced Technology and Applications into Civil Engineering

edited by

Hernan Pinto

and

Diogo Ribeiro

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1740 | Submission Open

Keywords: interoperability; immersive simulation; IoT sensors; 3D visualization; real-time data; intelligent automation; hybrid environments; spatial contextualization; predictive analytics; computer vision and deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Advanced Design and Evaluation of Modern Antenna Systems

edited by Ramiro Samano Robles and Jianxing Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1717 | Submission Open

Keywords: antenna design; propagation evaluation; wearable antennas

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

Nonlinear Dynamics and Control in Electromechanical Systems

edited by Yeyin Xu, Zhaobo Chen and

Yong Xie

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1715 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear dynamics; vibrations; electromechanical systems; intelligent control; data-driven; system modeling; computing method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Recent Advances in Digital Technology and Digital Engineering

edited by

Wen Zheng

and

Pengfei Wang

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1675 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technology; digital engineering; digital twins; artificial intelligence; computer vision; real-time monitoring; industrial automation

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

Bioorganic Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry

edited by Anna Waszkielewicz

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1665 | Submission Open

Keywords: design; synthesis; biological evaluation; pharmacological activity; new derivatives; novel mechanism; biological system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in AI for Extended Reality: From Explainable Agents to Generative Worlds

edited by

Marina Anca Cidota

and

Clara Maathuis

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1514 | Submission Open

Keywords: XAI techniques; generative AI; agent-based modeling; digital twin; augmented/virtual/mixed realities

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

Advanced Computer Vision and AI in Optomechatronic Systems

edited by

Francisco Cuevas de la Rosa

, Juan Martín Carpio Valadez and

Juan Humberto Sossa-Azuela

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 1488 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital image processing; computer vision; artificial intelligence; optomechatronic systems; smart manufacturing; medical technologies; autonomous robotics; metaheuristics; intelligent automation; technology integration

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

Application of Machine Learning in Geoinformatics

edited by

Zifu Wang

and

Cheng-Yu Ku

submission deadline 20 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1471 | Submission Open

Keywords: ML/AI in geoinformatics; remote sensing; spatial prediction and pattern recognition; geospatial big data; natural language processing (NLP); large language models (LLMs); urban planning and transportation safety; environmental monitoring and disaster management; public policy applications; ethical and interpretable AI

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

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