Applied Sciences

Exposure Pathways and Health Implications of Environmental Chemicals, 2nd Edition

edited by

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental chemicals; exposure pathways; health effects; multidisciplinary approach; analytical chemistry; toxicology; epidemiology; emerging contaminants; public health policies; regulatory frameworks

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Inorganic Functional Materials: From Precise Synthesis to Application

edited by

Guoqiang Liu

and

Zhijing Zhu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: inorganic functional materials; precise synthesis and structural design; structure– property relationships; multiscale in situ/operando characterization; photocatalysis and electrocatalysis; environmental remediation and pollutant degradation; optoelectronic and multifunctional devices; green building materials; Al-assisted material design

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

Flight Mechanics and Aerodynamics Design

edited by Liang Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight mechanics; aerodynamic design; unsteady aerodynamics; aeroelasticity; stability and control; multidisciplinary design optimization; eVTOL aerodynamics

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

Advances in Molecular Biology: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by

Vladimir Alexandrov

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular biology; gene expression; genome editing; multi-omics; computational biology

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

Artificial Intelligence in Virtual Design and Construction (VDC): Present Status, Opportunities and Future Challenges

edited by

Yuhan Jiang

,

Dapeng Li

and Qingwei Shi

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3454 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI) technologies; innovations in virtual design and construction (VDC); leveraging AI and VDC for resilience; AI equity: ensuring access to AI for all

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

New Insights into Food Bioactive Compounds: Safety, Quality and Nutritional Determinants

edited by

Antonios E. Koutelidakis

and

Nikolaos D. Andritsos

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3384 | Submission Open

Keywords: food acceptability; functional foods; health; nutrition; food quality; food safety

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

Composites from Sustainable Resources: Properties, Manufacturing, and Applications

edited by Camelia Pinca-Bretotean

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2924 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite; resins; fibers; technology; properties; testing; applications; ecology; sustainability

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

State of the Art in Smart Materials and Flexible Sensors

edited by Foram Ranjeet Madiyar and

Melanie Ecker

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 629 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart materials; flexible sensors; sensor technologies; adaptive materials; sensor integration; material design; industrial applications; environmental monitoring; healthcare sensors

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

Recent Applications of Plant Extracts in the Food Industry: 2nd Edition

edited by

Nuria Muñoz-Tebar

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; natural preservatives; antioxidant properties; plant-based food additives; sustainability; antimicrobial agents

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

Application of Machine Learning in Geoinformatics

edited by

Zifu Wang

and

Cheng-Yu Ku

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 45 | 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)

Advances in Terahertz and Laser Technologies: Innovations, Applications, and Future Directions

edited by Hui Li and

Chenglong Zheng

submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: terahertz technology; laser applications; metasurfaces; wave manipulation; photonic devices; imaging and sensing; non-destructive evaluation; ultra-broadband communication; optical engineering; terahertz metamaterials

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

Sustainability in Energy and Buildings: Future Perspectives and Challenges: 2nd Edition

edited by

Sergio Montelpare

and

Camilla Lops

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: innovative materials for buildings; climate changes and buildings; building adaptive solutions; buildings skins; smart HVAC systems; renewable energies for buildings; LCA and LCC; new energy storage and distributions options; novel sustainability strategies; innovative building analyses

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

Advanced Techniques in Prognostics and Health Management

edited by

Di Liu

and Cun Shi

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open

Keywords: prognostics and health management; failure mechanism analysis; degradation modeling; reliability estimation and prediction; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control; risk analysis; maintenance strategy; digital twins; machine learning

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

The Impact of Sport and Exercise on Physical Health

edited by

Cristina García-Muñoz

and

María Jesús Casuso-Holgado

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 24438 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise; sport; physical health chronic conditions

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

Current Status and Perspectives in Human–Computer Interaction

edited by

Wonjoon Kim

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 19395 | Submission Open

Keywords: human– computer interaction (HCI); human– AI collaboration; interaction design; virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR); AI/ML in HCI; accessibility in HCI; multimodal interaction; HCI in various domain (healthcare; education; entertainment; etc.)

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

Functional Foods and Natural Products: Bioactive Compounds and Beneficial Effects on Health—3rd Edition

edited by

António José Madeira Nogueira

and

Andrea Luísa Fernandes Afonso

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17084 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; bioactive compounds; water quality; antioxidants; anti-inflammatory; antimicrobial; anticytotoxic; cell proliferation and apoptosis

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

Application of Digital Technology in Cultural Heritage

edited by Theodore Ganetsos and

Antreas Kantaros

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15901 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-destructive techniques; 3D scanning; 3D printing; Raman spectroscopy; FTIR; SEM; XCT; hyperspectral imaging; machine learning; cultural heritage preservation; digital technology

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

Advances in Sports Science and Biomechanics

edited by Fotini Arabatzi

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 15684 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomechanical analysis; injury biomechanics; joint biomechanics; sport science; motor skills; motor control; sports technique; kinematic; kinetic training proposal

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

Antioxidants: Discovery, Analysis, Medicinal Prospects and Potential Applications

edited by

Wlodzimierz Opoka

and

Agata Kryczyk-Poprawa

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15413 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural antioxidants; phyto-antioxidants; oxidative stress; functional food; dietary supplements; nutraceuticals; cosmetics

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

Waste Recycling Materials and Technologies: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Miguel Suffo Pino

,

Francisco Jesús Fernández Morales

and Jose Luis García-Morales

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14493 | Submission Open

Keywords: waste recycling; recycling technologies; environmental sustainability; circular bioeconomy and economy; material processing; eco-friendly solutions; waste conversion; textile waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Energy and Power Systems: Control and Management

edited by Stelios Ioannou,

Mohamed Darwish

and

Nicholas G. Christofides

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14356 | Submission Open

Keywords: active power grid periphery; multi-agent systems (MASs); smart grid; power systems; renewable energy

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

Advanced Methodology and Analysis in Electrical Materials Science

edited by Xiankun Zhang, Zhiguo Ye and Yuwei Fu

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14187 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical materials; electrical insulating materials; electrical contact materials; electromagnetic conversion materials; shielding materials; energy storage materials

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

Gravitational Wave Observatory: The Realm of Applied Science

edited by

Vincenzo Pierro

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14038 | Submission Open

Keywords: gravitational wave; astronomy; relativity; optics; material science; detection theory; signal processing; computer science

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

Drug Discovery and Delivery in Medicinal Chemistry

edited by

Stoyanka Nikolova

and

Vera Gledacheva

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 12368 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; drug design; drug candidates; drug-delivery; nanoparticles; in silico; biological activity; novel nonclinical approaches

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

Novel Sources of Plant Biostimulants for Sustainable Agriculture

edited by

Gregorio Peron

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 10999 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant biostimulants; mechanisms of action; agri-food byproducts; sustainable agriculture; plant cultivation; horticulture; plant biochemistry; metabolomics; plant performance; abiotic stress

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

Robotics and Automation Systems in Construction: Trends and Prospects

edited by

Phuong Hoang Dat Nguyen

and Alireza Golabchi

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10767 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction engineering and management; robotic construction equipment; 3D printing; drones; exoskeletons; building information modeling; artificial intelligence; unmanned aircraft systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Machine Learning-Based Feature Extraction and Selection: 2nd Edition

edited by

David Ruano-Ordás

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10653 | Submission Open

Keywords: information retrieval and text mining; machine learning; data mining and knowledge discovery; deep learning; information extraction; machine learning for NLP; dimensionality reduction

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

Human Performance and Health in Sport and Exercise—2nd Edition

edited by

Barbara Gilic

and

Andrea Fusco

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10469 | Submission Open

Keywords: sports performance; performance indicators; well-being; healthy lifestyle; health literacy; physical literacy; lifestyle medicine

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

Air Quality Monitoring, Analysis and Modeling

edited by

Hyo Choi

and Kuruvilla John

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9926 | Submission Open

Keywords: air pollution monitoring and analysis of particulate matters and gaseous (ratio matrix; importance; moving average technique); air pollution monitoring and mapping (Surfer; QGIS; etc.) and improvement of satellite images (SAR; MODIS; etc.) and geographical information system (GIS); AI (artificial neural network modeling; machine learning and deep learning) and multivariate statistical modeling; 3D-numerical modeling on air pollutant concentration and its dispersion; air quality variation affected by the atmospheric boundary layer and severe weather (cold front; internal gravity waves; etc.); emission and transport of air pollutants; nocturnal ozone increase due to transportation and ozone folding; air pollution impact on human health; desertification of land through climate change due to the increase in carbon dioxide; improvement method and policy of air pollution state; renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Feature Review Papers in Environmental Sciences

edited by

Francisco Javier Gutiérrez Ortiz

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9517 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; water pollution; air quality; air pollution; soil; urban environment; ecological environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Applications of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Games: 2nd Edition

edited by

Maxim Mozgovoy

and

Paolo Burelli

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8876 | Submission Open

Keywords: game AI; machine learning; multi-agent systems; player modeling; serious games; gamification; procedural content generation; behavior construction; automated playtesting

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

Advances in Drying Technologies for Food Processing

edited by

João Renato de Jesus Junqueira

, Jefferson Luiz Gomes Corrêa and Javier Telis-Romero

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8413 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat and mass transfer; dehydration; kinetic modeling; food engineering; food quality; food processing; hybrid drying; innovative technologies

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

Advances in Foot Biomechanics and Gait Analysis, 2nd Edition

edited by

Rubén Sánchez-Gómez

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8349 | Submission Open

Keywords: foot biomechanics; gait analysis; sport sciences; musculoskeletal disorders; treatment pathologies

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

Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM): The Newest Technologies and Applications

edited by

Ionel Cristian Vladu

,

Costin Badica

,

Ionuţ Daniel Geonea

, Nicu Bîzdoacă and

Cristina Pană

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7645 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; automation; mechatronics; artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning; autonomous systems; Industry 4.0; smart manufacturing; cyber-physical systems (CPS); robotic process automation (RPA); exoskeletons; humanoid robots; sensing and control systems; autonomous vehicles; intelligent systems

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

Image Processing: Technologies, Methods, Apparatus

edited by Benjamin Milgrom,

Andrei Doncescu

,

Cheonshik Kim

and

Ki-Hyun Jung

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7045 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; algorithms; machine learning

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

Rock Mechanics and Mining Engineering

edited by Yong Zhao and Tianhong Yang

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 6840 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; mining engineering; disaster warning and prevention; multi-field coupling; surrounding rock stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Cybersecurity: Advances in Security and Privacy Enhancing Technology

edited by

Young-Gab Kim

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6409 | Submission Open

Keywords: cybersecurity; interoperability; metaverse; privacy-enhancing technology (pet); security by design; security architecture

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

New Insights into Physical Therapy

edited by

Patsaki Irini

and

George A. Koumantakis

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6367 | Submission Open

Keywords: physical rehabilitation; new technologies; virtual reality; augmented reality; telerehabilitation; clinical pilates; blood flow restriction; manual therapy; motor imagery; electrophysical modalities; therapeutic exercises; neurology; musculoskeletal; geriatric; respiratory; acute illness; cardiovascular

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

Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits

edited by Yiqu Xiong, Yonghua Cao and Yongjun Shao

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6030 | Submission Open

Keywords: W-Sn deposit; Li-Be deposit; Nb-Ta deposit; granite; pegmatite; magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposit; mafic– ultramafic intrusion; cobalt mineralization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Earth Sciences)

Innovations in Natural Products and Functional Foods

edited by

Giulia Grassi

and Annamaria Perna

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5917 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional and nutraceutical foods; chemical properties of food; health properties of food; modern methods for functional food production; animal research

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

Advances in Smart Construction and Intelligent Buildings

edited by

Na Xu

and

Wei Chen

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5445 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twins; IoT-enabled infrastructure; sustainable urban resilience; generative AI in architecture; autonomous construction robotics; self-healing building materials; blockchain for lifecycle management; cognitive building automation; energy-positive structures; big data analytics in BIM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Recent Advances and New Trends in Computer Vision and Image Processing

edited by

Pedro Couto

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5181 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image processing; video processing; artificial intelligence; and machine learning

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

Sustainable Land Management Through Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation Technologies

edited by

Huaizhi Tang

and Yongzhong Tan

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5168 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; data assimilation; cultivated land protection; land use; land consolidation; well-facilitated farmland; precision agriculture; cultivated land reserve resources; multispectral imaging; hyperspectral data; satellite data integration; agricultural monitoring; sustainable land management; multisource data

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

Intelligent Transportation Systems for Sustainable Mobility

edited by Nicholas E. Lownes

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4700 | Submission Open

Keywords: transportation safety; smart infrastructure; sustainability; automated vehicles; equitable design; multi-modal transportation

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

Advances in Medical Imaging: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Rui Pedro Pereira De Almeida

and

JungHwan Oh

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4570 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical imaging; diagnostic radiology; computed tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; image reconstruction; artificial intelligence; quantitative imaging; image-guided interventions; radiation dose optimization; image quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Intelligent Computing for Sustainable Smart Cities

edited by

Junho Jeong

,

Jin-Woo Jung

and

Seungmin Oh

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4558 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart infrastructure; data analytics and predictive modeling; intelligent transportation systems; energy management; public safety and security; environmental monitoring and management; smart healthcare

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

New Trends in Robot-Assisted Surgery

edited by

Vlad-Laurentiu David

and

Giovanni Cochetti

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4311 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotic-assisted surgery; minimal invasive surgery; medical and technological advancements; innovation; challenges; and trends in robotic surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Innovative Building Materials: Design, Properties and Applications

edited by

Markssuel Teixeira Marvila

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4258 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; Portland cement; pozzolans; geopolymers; natural fibers; ceramic materials; wastes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Application of Artificial Intelligence in Fault Detection, Diagnosis, and Prediction

edited by Amelia Zafra and Bruno Miguel Veloso

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4199 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault detection; fault diagnosis; predictive maintenance; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; anomaly detection; industrial systems

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

Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare: Technologies, Applications, and Impact

edited by

Arnulfo Alanis

and

Teresa Guarda

submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4187 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; quantum machine learning; wearable devices; Internet of Medical Things; natural language processing; generative artificial intelligence

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

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