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New Challenges in Soft Robotics

edited by

Majid Shabani

and

Alessandro Gasparetto

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: soft robotics; bioinspired robotics; soft actuators; soft sensors; compliant mechanisms; robotic materials; adaptive control; intelligent soft systems

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

Advanced Aerodynamic Design and Flow Control in Turbomachinery

edited by Hanan Lu and

Guangtao Ran

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: potential topics include; but are not limited to; the following: advanced aerodynamic design method; turbomachinery aerodynamics; complex flows in turbomachinery; active and passive flow control; applications broadening actuator use in different fields; design of actuators; flow control mechanisms; modelling and optimization; smart structures combined with drag reduction techniques; flow control in propulsive systems; flow control for aircrafts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Advanced Applications of Electromagnetic Loading System

edited by

Zengqiang Cao

Lubin Huo

and

Guo Zheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: electromagnetic riveting; electromagnetic interference bolt installation; electromagnetic forming; electromagnetic loading test methods

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

Recent Advances in Shape Memory Polymer Composites: Methods, Properties and Applications

edited by

Shixian Zhang

and

Dionysios E. Mouzakis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: shape memory polymers; stimuli-responsive materials; energy conversion; thermoelastic effects; photothermal effects; electroactive polymers; caloric effects; soft actuators; smart materials

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

New Trends in Functional and Multifunctional Advanced Materials, Second Edition

edited by

Elisabeta Szerb

Florica Manea

and Cretu Carmen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: stimuli-responsive materials; porous and composite materials; supramolecular and self-assembled structures; nanomaterials and nanostructures; molecular modeling; chemical; electrochemical; and biological sensors; imaging; clean technologies; biotechnologies and environmental protection

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

Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting: Materials, Methods, and Applications

edited by

Magdalena Palacz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: energy harvesting; green energy; modeling and simulation techniques

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

Microbial Pathogens’ Resistance Mechanisms and Application of Novel Antimicrobial Agents

edited by Jamil Jubrail and

Agata Urszula Fabiszewska

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; innate immunity; adaptive immunity; antimicrobial agents; natural compounds; synthetic compounds; antimicrobial peptides; protein targets; gene targets; bacteria; viruses; fungi; parasites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Applied Microbiology)

Structural Health Monitoring for Bridge Structures, 2nd Edition

edited by Yi Zhou,

Guangdong Zhou

and

Laura Ierimonti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open

Keywords: bridge structures; structural health monitoring; sensor technology; condition assessment; damage detection; non-destructive testing data analytics; life-cycle management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances in Underwater Vehicles, 2nd Edition

edited by Seongyeol Yoo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater robots; underwater sensors; navigation; machine learning for underwater robots

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

Sustainable Agricultural Practices and Air Quality: Advances in Pollution Control, Odor Removal and Waste Treatment Technology

edited by Alberto Moreno and

Jesús Vicente de Julián-Ortiz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: agri-food waste analysis; circular economy; lifecycle assessment (LCA); outdoor air studies; indoor air; carbonyls; volatile organic compounds (VOCs); aerosols; tropospheric ozone and particle matter (PM) levels’ monitoring; passive and active sampling and analysis; health and risk assessment; quantitative structure– activity relationship (QSAR) (eco)toxicology studies of air pollution’ s impact on health; quantitative structure– toxicity relationship (QSTR).

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

Natural Product Pharmacology and Functional Applications: Bioactivities, Toxicology, and Nutraceutical Potential

edited by

Dongyup Hahn

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; pharmacological activity; functional foods; nutraceuticals; toxicological evaluation; bioactive compounds

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

Applications of Nanomaterial in Photocatalysis

edited by André Luis Lopes Moriyama and

José Heriberto Oliveira do Nascimento

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; nanomaterials; sustainable development; photocatalytic systems; reactors; environment; energy

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

Application of Power Electronics Converters in Electrical Power Systems

edited by

Alceu Andre Badin

and

Joelton Deonei Gotz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 117 | Submission Open

Keywords: system charge; renewable energy; microgrids; energy storage; electric power supply systems; power management; machine learning; second-life batteries

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

New Challenges in Aquatic Ecosystems and Their Biodiversity

edited by Janeide De Assis Padilha

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: aquatic ecosystems; biodiversity; climate change; emerging pollutants; invasive species; conservation; ecosystem services; monitoring tools; ecological resilience; freshwater and marine

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

Advances in Communication, Sensing and Control Technologies for Distributed Systems: Formation Flying, Clusters and Constellations

edited by Xiangtian Zhao and

Shijie Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed systems; cooperative sensing; networked control; integrated sensing and communication; integrated communication and navigation; integrated communication and remote sensing; satellite– terrestrial networks; advanced filtering and control theory; AI-driven data processing and fusion

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

Biorefineries: From Biomass to Bio-Based Products

edited by Telma Franco

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass valorization; bio-based building blocks; lignocellulosic biomass; agro-industrial residues; algal and microbial biomass; sustainable processing; food and organic waste; life cycle assessment

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

Biomechanics and Bioengineering in Dental Sleep Medicine

edited by

Giovanni Bruno

and Alberto De Stefani

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental sleep medicine; biomechanics; oral appliance therapy; bioengineering; sleep-disordered breathing; digital workflow; CAD-CAM

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

Applications and Research Progress in Thin Film Solar Cells

edited by Ana Fabíola Leite Almeida

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: thin-film solar cells; perovskite photovoltaics; CIGS and CdTe technologies; deposition techniques; interface engineering; device stability and lifetime; flexible solar devices; photovoltaic simulation and modeling; sustainable energy materials; building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV)

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

Deep Learning for Graph Management and Analytics: Second Edition

edited by Xiang Zhao,

Guanfeng Liu

and

Xin Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open

Keywords: graph data; deep learning; graph management; graph analytics; graph algorithms

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

Seismic Resistant Analysis and Design for Civil Structures: 2nd Edition

edited by

Virginio Quaglini

and

Eleonora Bruschi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthquake-resistant structures; seismic performance; seismic risk mitigation; seismic design; base isolation; energy dissipation; local strengthening; seismic codes; nonlinear analyses; structural retrofitting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Fuel Cell Technologies in Power Generation and Energy Recovery

edited by Zhihua Deng,

Lixin Fan

Magdalena Dudek

and Shengqiu Zhao

submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuel cells; power generation; energy recovery; hydrogen energy; PEMFC; SOFC; DMFC; hybrid energy systems; thermal management; fuel cell control and optimization; waste heat utilization

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

Applications in Neural and Symbolic Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Bikram Bhuyan

Manolo Dulva Hina

and

Amar Ramdane-Cherif

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15032 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial neural networks; deep learning; symbolic computing; knowledge representation; formal logic; trustworthy AI; large language models

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

Air Quality in Indoor Environments, 3rd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8303 | Submission Open

Keywords: indoor air quality; indoor air pollution; health care facilities; occupational health; public health; schools; dwellings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Trends and Prospects in Retinal and Corneal Diseases

edited by

Grazia Maugeri

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5777 | Submission Open

Keywords: retinal diseases; corneal diseases; gene therapy; bioengineering; regeneration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advanced Vibrational Spectroscopy Technology: Emerging Trends in Biomedical Applications

edited by

Mario D’Acunto

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3415 | Submission Open

Keywords: vibrational spectroscopy; infrared spectroscopy; Raman spectroscopy; biomedical applications; machine learning; and deep learning; multivariate statistics methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Oxidative Stress in Human Disease and Ageing: Insights and Innovations

edited by

Catia Branco

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3399 | Submission Open

Keywords: mitochondrial dysfunction; inflammation; elderly; chronic diseases; therapeutic antioxidants; redox metabolism; reactive nitrogen species; reactive oxygen species

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Thermal Imaging Techniques in Biomedical Applications

edited by Oshrit A. Hoffer and

Ofer Hadar

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1295 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal imaging; biomedical applications; disease diagnostics; AI in thermal imaging; non-invasive monitoring; thermal sensors; multimodal imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Emerging Topics in Molecular Biology and Plant Biotechnology: Innovations and Applications

edited by

Ramin Bahmani

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 335 | Submission Open

Keywords: genome editing; CRISPR/Cas systems; omics technologies (transcriptomics; metabolomics; proteomics); machine learning in biology; biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in plants; synthetic biology; crop improvement; biofortification; biotechnology applications; tissue culture; plant transformation; systems biology; high-throughput sequencing

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

Advanced Studies in Structural Mechanics and Vibration

edited by Runchao Zhao, Zhitong Li, Yinghou Jiao and Xiang Zhang

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure dynamics; nonlinear vibration; modelling of dynamic system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Robust Optimization and Predictive Maintenance Techniques for Future Industries

edited by

Hai-Canh VU

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust optimization; predictive maintenance; future industry

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

Smart Microfluidic Technologies: Bridging Design, Discovery, and Deployment

edited by Xi Luo and

Yuzuru Takamura

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: lab-on-a-chip; microfluidics; on-chip bioreactors; point-of-care testing (POCT) devices; biosensors

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

Applications of 3D Bioprinting Technologies in Tissues and Organs Regeneration Engineering

edited by Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak

submission deadline 10 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 104 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; tissue engineering; regenerative medicine; bioinks; biofabrication

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

Advances of Additively Manufactured Mechanical Metamaterials

edited by

Rafael A. Guerra Silva

and

Enrique Cuan-Urquizo

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical metamaterials; additive manufacturing; cellular materials; lattice structures; 3D printing; architected materials

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

New Developments in Applied Superconductivity

edited by

Gabriel Dos Santos

Frederic Trillaud

, Elkin Ferney Rodriguez and Fernando Jorge Monteiro Dias

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconducting fault current limiters; superconducting machines; superconducting cables; AC losses; superconducting wires; superconducting tapes; superconducting qubits; quantum-based circuits; Josephson junctions

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

New Techniques, Materials and Technologies in Dentistry: Second Edition

edited by

José João Mendes

Ricardo Castro Alves

and

Ana Cristina Mano Azul

submission deadline 18 Jan 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 29389 | Submission Open

Keywords: oral health; dentistry; dental materials; biomaterials; dental imaging; digital dentistry; artificial intelligence; new technologies; personalized medicine

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

Wine Chemistry

edited by

Roxana Elena Ionete

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 45934 | Submission Open

Keywords: grapes; wine; viticultural practices; winemaking; chemical profile; analytical methods; authentication; traceability; origin; typicity; waste valorization

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

Sports Performance: Data Measurement, Analysis and Improvement

edited by

Alfonso De la Rubia Riaza

and

Moisés Marquina

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 40607 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports performance measurement; data analysis in sports; performance testing

Advances in Autonomous Driving and Smart Transportation

edited by

Lalitha Dabbiru

and Christopher T. Goodin

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 30931 | Submission Open

Keywords: automated driving; machine learning; perception and sensing; object detection; adverse weather models

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

Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Engineering

edited by Ke Yan,

Vincent Gan

and Liangliang Jiang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 29220 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI algorithms; machine learning; data analytics; industrial engineering

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

Emerging Analytical Techniques in Food Industry and Agricultural Products

edited by

Ewa Ostrowska-Ligȩza

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 13 articles | Viewed by 22645 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatography; spectroscopy; thermal analysis; microbiology technics; analytical chemistry

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

The Wide Range Use of Innovative Technologies in Industry 4.0/5.0 and IoT

edited by Marcel Behún and

Annamária Behúnová

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 20026 | Submission Open

Keywords: Industry 5.0; customization; circular economy; sustainable manufacturing

Physiological Monitoring and Performance Evaluation in Exercise and Sport

edited by

Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa

Lorenzo Laporta

, Lucas Savassi Figueiredo and Henrique de Oliveira Castro

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 18640 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports; performance; match analysis; game analysis; decision making; training; strength training; small-sided games; tactical analysis; health; exercise physiology; performance analysis; biomechanics; motor rehabilitation; leisure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Information Security and Privacy Protection in Networks and Communication

edited by

Hongxin Zhang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17025 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic security; information security; side channel analysis; physical and environmental security; electromagnetic radiation information security; security strategy

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

Innovations in Artificial Neural Network Applications

edited by

Iztok Peruš

and Milan Terčelj

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 16705 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial neural networks; first principles; symbolic logic approaches; metals; engineering; physics; mathematics; applied sciences

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

Analysis, Characterization and Antioxidant Properties of Natural Products

edited by

Tao Lan

and

Poul Erik Hansen

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16638 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; analysis; characterization; application; reference material; antioxidant; health food; dietary supplements

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

Advances in New Sources of Energy and Fuels

edited by Mengdi Pan,

Parisa Naeiji

and

Xinyan Wang

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 16455 | Submission Open

Keywords: renewable energy technologies; synthetic fuels and advanced fuel systems; energy storage solutions; gas hydrates and carbon capture; hydrogen production; reservoir simulation and heat flow models for geothermal reservoirs; machine learning and optimization in energy systems; quantum calculations and molecular simulations for energy and fuel systems; energy sustainability

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

Applications of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) Interactions with Biological Cells

edited by

Luis Redondo

and Bucur Novac

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15815 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulsed electric field (PEF) generation; diagnostic and analytics; PEF applications in the medical; environmental; food; energy; and biotechnological fields; experimental techniques and effects from using PEFs in biological cells

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

AI-Based Data Science and Database Systems

edited by Chengliang Chai and Yu Sun

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15535 | Submission Open

Keywords: data management in AI model lifecycle; AI-based functionality inside DBMS; AI-based data science; AI-based data discovery; AI-based data preparation; AI-based database systems

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

Applications of Natural Language Processing to Data Science

edited by

Vincenza Carchiolo

and

Michele Malgeri

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12110 | Submission Open

Keywords: Natural Language Processing (NLP); data science; sentiment analysis; opinion mining; information extraction

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

Intelligent Techniques, Platforms and Applications of E-Learning

edited by

Boris Aberšek

submission deadline 20 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 11622 | Submission Open

Keywords: E-learning; innovative teaching methods; cognitive modeling; machine behavior

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

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