Applied Sciences

A Geotechnical Study on Landslides: Challenges and Progresses

edited by

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submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6798 | Submission Open

Keywords: landslides; infrastructure resilience; civil engineering; water conservancy engineering; road and railway engineering; landslide remediation; numerical modeling; remote sensing; risk management; disaster mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Advances in Particle and Powder Technology: Theory, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Dmitry Portnikov

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5496 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle technology; powder technology; granular materials; fluid–particle interactions; bulk solid handling; multiphase flows; numerical modeling of particulate systems; experimental characterization; industrial applications of powders

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Mathematical Models and Artificial Intelligence Methods for Digital Twins in Science, Engineering and Medicine

edited by

Francesco Zirilli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5460 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical model; artificial intelligence; digital twin; sensor; numerical method

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

Novel Approaches and Applications in Ergonomic Design, 4th Edition

edited by

Heecheon You

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4095 | Submission Open

Keywords: cognition; anthropometry; biomechanics; safety, macro-ergonomics; human–system integration; user-centered design; universal design; experience design; sustainable design; affective computing; autonomous systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital twin; VR/AR/MR; aging; healthcare; neuro-ergonomics; musculoskeletal disorders; human–robot interaction; exoskeleton

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

Recent Advances and Innovations in Microfluidics

edited by

Fariba Malekpour Galogahi

,

Haotian Cha

and

Jun Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2387 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro- and nanofluidics; micro- and nanofabrication; fluid dynamics; lab-on-a-chip; miniaturized systems

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

Big Data Driven Machine Learning and Deep Learning

edited by

Linzi Yin

and

Anca Udristoiu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2175 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data-driven machine learning; big data-driven decision modeling; big data and data mining; deep learning and applications; artificial intelligence and applications

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

Optical Technology in Dentistry

edited by

Maria Tejada-Casado

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2079 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital dentistry; color science in dentistry; hyperspectral imaging; light–tissue interactions; digital shade matching; non-invasive dental imaging; dental material characterization; optical properties of dental tissues

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

Vibration Power Harvesting and Its Applications

edited by

Raju Ahamed

and Kristoffer McKee

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1757 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibration energy harvesting; piezoelectric, electromagnetic, and triboelectric harvesters; hybrid and nonlinear energy harvesting; smart materials for energy harvesting; MEMS and micro-scale harvesters; IoT and wireless sensor networks; power management and storage; structural health monitoring; self-powered systems; energy-efficient smart devices

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

Geochemistry and Geochronology of Rocks

edited by

Yang Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1297 | Submission Open

Keywords: geochronology; isotope geochemistry; petrotectonic assemblages; sedimentary provenance; physical properties; ore deposit; geobarometer and geothermometer; data-driven petrology/geochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Novel Approaches for Sustainable Energy System Assessment

edited by Milton M. Herrera and Mauricio Uriona-Maldonado

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1161 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable energy systems; modelling approaches; developing countries; machine learning; system dynamics

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

Sustainable and Automated Design Strategies for Advanced Bridge Engineering

edited by

David Martínez-Muñoz

,

José Antonio García

and Andrés Ruiz-Vélez

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1093 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable bridge engineering; structural health monitoring; resilient infrastructure; artificial intelligence in civil engineering; lifecycle assessment; smart materials and structures; bridge maintenance and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Analysis of Antioxidant and Bioactive Compounds in Agriculture

edited by

Roberta Tardugno

and

Eleonora Di Salvo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 950 | Submission Open

Keywords: antioxidant compounds; bioactive compounds; plant secondary metabolites; agronomic practices; extraction; antioxidant assays; microbiological assays; enzymatic assays; chemical analyses; functional properties

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

Positive and Negative Impacts of Food Processing on Nutritional Quality

edited by

Pawel Glibowski

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: food processing; nutritional quality; nutrient bioavailability; thermal and non-thermal technologies; food matrix; functional foods; food preservation; processing-induced nutrient loss; emerging food technologies; dietary impact

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

Ultra-Precision Machining Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Chenyang Zhao

and

Chen Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 668 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-precision machining; micromachining; surface control; ion beam machining; laser machining; manufacturing process; measurement; advanced materials; precision metrology; modeling and simulation; error compensation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Wearable Technology and Sensor-Based Assessment for Rehabilitation Applications

edited by

Zhuang Hao

and

Rui Araújo

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 548 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable sensors; flexible electronics; implantable electronics; MEMS/NEMS toward wearable applications; health conditions monitoring; early diagnosis of diseases; biomaterials for wearable applications or biosensors; biofluids analysis

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

Intelligent Health Monitoring: Advanced AI Technologies and Applications

edited by

Chenggeng Huang

and Jun Zhu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 365 | Submission Open

Keywords: equipment health monitoring; fault diagnosis and prognosis; graph learning; knowledge graphs; large language models; uncertainty quantification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Thermal Comfort in Sustainable Buildings

edited by

Yong Cheng

and

Xue Tian

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal comfort; adaptive comfort; occupant behavior modeling; indoor air quality (IAQ); sustainable buildings; energy-efficient HVAC; building envelope optimization; renewable energy integration; smart building technologies; climate responsive architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Breakthrough Research in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Ntaote David Shooto

and

Patience Thabede

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: water treatment; metal ion removal; dye removal; pharmaceutical product removal; microbial assays

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

From Space to Society: Advances in Applied Radiation Dosimetry

edited by

Beatrice D'Orsi

and

Alessia Embriaco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation dosimetry; medical applications; radiobiology; radioprotection; space radiation; cultural heritage applications

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

Emerging Technologies and Applications of Assistive Robots

edited by

Otniel Portillo-Rodríguez

,

Paolo Tripicchio

and

Juan Manuel Jacinto-Villegas

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: assistive robots; rehabilitation robotics; human–robot interaction; exoskeleton; socially assistive robots; artificial intelligence; wearable robotics; brain–computer interface

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

Next-Generation Thermal Management, Power Electronics, and Hydrogen Energy Technology: Design and Efficiency

edited by

Feng Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation thermal management; power electronics; hydrogen technologies; carbon neutrality; energy conversion; thermal control; fuel cell; renewable energy; system optimization; industrial decarbonization

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

Advances in Innovative and Sustainable Welding Technologies

edited by

Sorin Vasile Savu

,

Ionel-Dănuț Savu

and

Ines Pires

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open

Keywords: fusion welding; solid-state welding; resistance welding; emerging welding processes; welding process modelling and simulation; quality and inspection; sustainability of welding processes; smart manufacturing; additive manufacturing; weldability of advanced materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Multifunctional Applications of Nanofluids

edited by

Paloma Martínez-Merino

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

Keywords: multifunctional nanofluids; heat transfer enhancement; thermal energy systems; renewable energy; nanoparticle dispersion and stability; hybrid nanofluids; machine learning; thermophysical properties

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

Development and Applications of Thermography in Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation

edited by

Stefano Laureti

and Rocco Zito

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: infrared thermography; signal processing; image processing; NDT&E

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Ferromagnetic Materials: Processing and Properties

edited by Marcos Flávio De Campos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: permanent magnets; electrical steels; hard magnetic materials; soft magnetic materials; ferrites; rotating machines; electrical vehicles; recycling

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

Internal Combustion Engine Performance Optimization and Filtration System Design

edited by

Dziubak Tadeusz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 50 | Submission Open

Keywords: problems of internal combustion engine construction; internal combustion engine research; exhaust emissions; alternative fuels; air pollution from vehicles; two-stage filters; cyclones; pleated filters; filtration efficiency; pressure drop

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Rethinking Remote Sensing from the Perspective of Visual Understanding: Enhancement, Fusion, Classification, Detection and Segmentation

edited by

Xin Li

, Xin Lyu and

Hongsheng Zhang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; visual understanding; image enhancement; data fusion; scene classification; object detection; semantic segmentation; multimodal learning; foundation models; earth observation

Additive Manufacturing for Novel and Advanced Materials: Characteristics, Challenges, and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by Edgar Moraru and

Victor Constantin

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; digital manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing; metal additive manufacturing; ceramic additive manufacturing; polymer additive manufacturing; composite additive manufacturing; 3D printing; 3D microprinting; 4D printing; rapid prototyping; fused deposition modelling; vat photopolymerisation; selective laser melting; selective laser sintering; selective electron-beam melting; powder bed fusion; binder jetting; material jetting; laminated object manufacturing; direct metal deposition; resin-based materials; powder-based materials; filament-based materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Additive Manufacturing Technologies)

Photothermal Properties of Nanostructures and Nanofluids

edited by

Michał Pawlak

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal conductivity; superlattice; thin films; PEDOT:PSS

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

Innovative Approaches in Finite Element Method for Structural Analysis

edited by

Ivana D. Atanasovska

and

Rui Zhu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural analysis; finite element analysis; applied mechanics; stress analysis; solid mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Data Science and Machine Learning in Logistics and Transport, 2nd Edition

edited by

Marta Campos Ferreira

,

João Manuel R. S. Tavares

and

Teresa Galvão Dias

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9767 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; data mining; data analytics; artificial intelligence; deep learning; pattern recognition; classification; simulation

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

Sustainability in Functional Textiles: Materials, Technology and Design

edited by Isabel Cabral and

Jorge Padrão

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8634 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance textiles; smart textiles and wearable technology; medical textiles; multifunctional textiles; eco-design; circular economy; biomimicry and bio-inspired; advanced manufacturing and nanotechnology; textile coloration

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

Advanced Technologies for Food Packaging and Preservation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Eva Hernández García

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1046 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances technologies; food packaging; food preservation; bioactive compounds; food safety; environmentally friendly; artificial intelligence; food control; food quality

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

Plant Biotechnology and Application

edited by

Dagmara Migut

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1010 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biotechnology; genetic engineering; stress physiology; metabolic engineering; sustainable agriculture

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

Future Industry of Polysaccharides, Protein and Pectin in Food Processing: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mauricio Opazo-Navarrete

and

Guillermo Petzold

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 315 | Submission Open

Keywords: proteins; polysaccharides; pectin; food processing; sustainable innovation; protein digestibility; food structuring; gelling properties; functional foods

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

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Technological Advancements and Applications

edited by Sheng-Hui Wang

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal additive manufacturing; metal 3D printing; powder bed fusion; directed energy deposition; binder jetting; material extrusion; large-scale metal printing; adaptive metal additive manufacturing; hybrid metal additive manufacturing; sustainable production; industrial decarbonization

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

Decarbonization of Electric Grids and Power System Reliability

edited by

Rajesh Karki

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system adequacy; composite system reliability; grid resilience; renewable integration; converter-based generation; demand-side decarbonization; extreme weather; probabilistic assessment

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

Advanced Applications of Non-Thermal Plasma (Cold Atmospheric Plasma) in Biomedicine and Environmental Engineering

edited by

Régulo López-Callejas

,

Benjamín Gonzalo Rodríguez-Méndez

,

Jorge H. Serment-Guerrero

and

Emilio Martines

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords:

plasma medicine and surgery non-thermal plasma (NTP)
cold atmospheric plasma (CAP)
plasma-activated water (PAW)
plasma-activated hydrogels
surgical cavity disinfection
post-surgical tumour washing
intraoperative plasma therapy
antimicrobial inactivation
wound healing and tissue regeneration
selectivity in cancer treatment
bio-decontamination of medical devices
environmental Engineering Environmental remediation
advanced water purification
wastewater treatment
soil remediation and decontamination
air pollution control
degradation of emerging pollutants
plasma-catalysis systems
agriculture and Plant Sciences Seed bio-stimulation
plasma agriculture
plant growth optimization
crop enhancement and protection
sustainable agriculture technologies
pre-sowing seed treatment
fundamental physics and chemistry reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS)
plasma– liquid interactions
chemical dosimetry in plasma
dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)
plasma jet diagnostics
biocompatibility and cytotoxicity assays

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Flame-Retardant Polymer Composites and Their Applications

edited by

Lorenza Maddalena

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open

Keywords: flame-retardant polymer composites; sustainable flame retardants; bio-based flame retardants; polymer nanocomposites; multifunctional materials; fire performance; smoke suppression; thermal stability; high-performance polymers; additive manufacturing

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

Advanced Sustainable Concrete Technologies: Materials, Digital Monitoring, and Durability

edited by

María Isabel Prieto Barrio

and

Ángel Rodríguez Saiz

submission deadline 15 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; sustainability; durability; decarbonization; cement; waste; recycling; low carbon; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

The Integration of BIM and Emerging Technologies: Present Status and Future Trends

edited by

Rodrigo Garcia Alvarado

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11445 | Submission Open

Keywords: building information modeling; artificial intelligence; big data; virtual reality; parametric design; digital fabrication; UAV; robotics; automation; additive construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Research on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

edited by

Kai Hu

and Haibo Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11053 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational biology; bioinformatics; biological data analysis; high-throughput technologies

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

Recent Research on Heat and Mass Transfer

edited by

Stanislaw Witczak

,

Krystian Czernek

and

Daniel Janecki

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8606 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat transfer; mass transfer; heat exchangers; measurement system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Thermal Engineering)

Applications of Digital Modeling, 3D Modeling, and Simulation Visualization for Urban Development

edited by

Valeria Ersilia Oniga

,

Costas Armenakis

and

Ana Maria Loghin

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5918 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation visualization; smart cities; urban infrastructure monitoring; land use change detection; virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR); machine learning in urban modeling; urban heritage preservation; transportation and mobility planning; hydrology and water resource management; AI-driven remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Pushing the Boundaries of Autonomous Vehicles

edited by

Zhaobin Mo

,

Francesco Zirilli

and Ruidong Yan

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5607 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicles (AVs); data challenges in AVs; perception–planning–control architecture

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

Motivation AI and Its Application to Smart Systems and Industrial Innovations

edited by

Dong Won Kim

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4600 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent modeling; application; control system; robotics system; knowledge-based system; artificial model forecasting

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

Advances in Aircraft Design, Optimization and Flight Control

edited by

Izabela Krzysztofik

,

Grzegorz Kopecki

,

Slawomir Blasiak

and Andrzej Żyluk

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3428 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft design; flight control systems; sustainable aviation; aerodynamic optimization; unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); flight dynamics; aviation safety

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

Noise Measurement, Acoustic Signal Processing and Noise Control, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yat Sze Choy

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1770 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound source generation; sound source identification and characterization; signal processing; signal reconstruction; signal analysis; vibration signal analysis; automobile or vehicle noise; machinery noise; structural failure diagnoses; sensor arrangement; noise control; sound absorption; sound reflection; noise reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Acoustics and Vibrations)

Advancements in Digital Signal Processing: Emerging Applications and Optimized Implementations

edited by

Doru Florin Chiper

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1675 | Submission Open

Keywords: VLSI signal processing; signal processing methods; efficient implementation; multimedia blocks; low power circuits and systems; efficient adaptive algorithms; learning algorithms; efficient decomposition methods; low-rank approximations; sparsity exploitation

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

Innovations and Advances in Textile Recycling: Towards a Sustainable Circular Economy

edited by

María Ángeles Martín-Lara

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1651 | Submission Open

Keywords: textile recycling; circular economy; waste valorization; sustainable fibers; mechanical and chemical recycling; upcycling of textile waste; biodegradation of textiles; life cycle assessment (LCA); textile waste management; technological and engineering approaches for sustainability

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