Applied Sciences

Animal Nutrition: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by Polyana Pizzi Rotta and

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11753 | Submission Open

Keywords: animal nutrition; feed additives; nutrient metabolism; gut health; feed efficiency; precision feeding; sustainable livestock production; functional ingredients; climate-smart nutrition; microbiome; digital agriculture; ruminants; monogastrics; aquafeed; feed innovation

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

Recent Advances in Optical Sensors

edited by Oscar E. Bonilla Manrique and

Pedro Martín-Mateos

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11210 | Submission Open

Keywords: optical sensor; spectroscopy; integrated optics; multisensing of different compounds; optical applications; optical sensor applications; new technologies; design and miniaturization of optical sensors; instrumentation

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

Power Systems and Energy Systems: Technologies and Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Yingyi Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10597 | Submission Open

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

Large Language Models and Knowledge Computing

edited by Ming Liu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10279 | Submission Open

Keywords: knowledge computing; domain knowledge-enhanced large language models; active reasoning based on large language models; exploration of the knowledge boundaries of large language models

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

Additive Manufacturing and Machining Technologies for Engineering Materials

edited by

Pierpaolo Iovane

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9663 | Submission Open

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

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

Applied Biomechanics for Sport Performance and Injury Rehabilitation

edited by

Francisco García-Muro San José

and Ángel Luis Rodríguez-Fernández

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9218 | Submission Open

Keywords: sport physiotherapy; sport biomechanics; injury; performance; rehabilitation

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

Advances and Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

Meng Li

and

Peng Huang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 14 articles | Viewed by 8807 | Submission Open

Keywords: rockmass instability; rockmass mechanics; fractured rockmass; constitutive models; energy evolution; strata control; backfill mining; rock engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Titanium and Its Compounds: Properties and Innovative Applications

edited by

Aleksandra Radtke

and

Adrian Topolski

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8578 | Submission Open

Keywords: titanium; titanium alloys; titanium (IV) coordination compounds; composites; nanomaterials; properties; applications

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

Neuromuscular Performance Analysis in Sports

edited by

Raúl Nieto Acevedo

and

Dimitrije Cabarkapa

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8320 | Submission Open

Keywords: basketball; volleyball; soccer; handball; performance; biomechanics; force; power; athlete monitoring

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

Remote Sensing Technology in Landslide and Land Subsidence—2nd Edition

edited by

Jiewei Zhan

,

Wu Zhu

and

Qing Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8287 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; landslide; land subsidence; hazard detection; risk scenarios

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Approaches for High Speed Optical Communication

edited by

Roger Dorsinville

and

Amin Malek

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7797 | Submission Open

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

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

Sustainable Research on Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by Yang Zou, Zongze Li and Marion Fourmeau

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7747 | Submission Open

Keywords: rock mechanics; geotechnical engineering; underground energy storage; sustainable mining; numerical modeling; rockburst and stability analysis; tunneling and excavation; fatigue and creep behavior; acoustic emission monitoring; carbon capture and storage (CCS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics—2nd Edition

edited by Nan Ma, Taohong Zhang and Yang Yang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7151 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vehicle; intelligent interaction; self-driving environment perception; machine vision; visual understanding

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

Development and Application of Intelligent Drilling Technology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jingbin Li

and Mengmeng Zhou

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6783 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; drilling technology; intelligent well trajectory optimization; intelligent optimization of the drilling rate; intelligent guided drilling; downhole closed-loop control; intelligent monitoring and decision-making; intelligent rig; intelligent drilling pipe; intelligent bit; intelligent controlled pressure drilling; intelligent drilling fluid

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

Recent Advances and Innovations in Dairy Science and Processing Technologies

edited by

Małgorzata Ziarno

,

Iwona Ścibisz

and

Mariola Kozłowska

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6719 | Submission Open

Keywords: dairy product reformulation; plant-based dairy alternatives; high-pressure processing; pulsed electric fields; non-thermal technologies; quality and safety of milk products; biotechnology in dairy science; microbiology in dairy science; probiotics and prebiotics; bacteriophages

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

Research on Properties of Novel Building Materials

edited by

Yue Gu

, Lin Liu and Kai Lyu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6562 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; durability; low carbon; CO2 uptake; energy storage; self-sensing; artificial intelligence; nano-modified

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Technical Advances In and Applications of Low-Cost/Power Sensors

edited by

Hicham Klaina

and

Peio Lopez-Iturri

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6231 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-cost sensors; low-power sensors; wireless technologies; smart cities; 5G; artificial intelligence (AI); virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); Internet of Things (IoT); sensor networks; energy-efficient systems

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

Advanced Technologies in Oral Surgery—2nd Edition

edited by

Aida Meto

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6004 | Submission Open

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

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

Application of Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing—Second Edition

edited by

Mário João S. F. Santos

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5509 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasound in civil, aerospace, and geological materials; ultrasonic NDT; ultrasonic NDE; ultrasonic-based SHM; material characterization; ultrasound phased arrays; guided waves; ultrasound transducers

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

Advances in Smart Underground Construction and Tunneling Design

edited by Peizhi Zhuang,

Pinqiang Mo

, Ran Yuan,

Hong-Ya Yue

and

He Yang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5506 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in underground intelligent construction; AI-driven innovations for underground and tunnel engineering; Resilience-based design of underground and tunnel infrastructure; advanced analytical solutions and numerical methods for underground and tunnel engineering; health monitoring and predictive maintenance of underground structures; robotics for hazardous underground work; smart monitoring systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Just Transition in Mining: Methane Mitigation, Energy Recovery, and Smart Ventilation Systems

edited by

Marek Borowski

and

Zwolińska-Glądys

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5473 | Submission Open

Keywords: green mining; methane emissions; smart ventilation; energy efficiency; digital twin; mine environmental control; emission mitigation; underground mining; modeling and simulation; ventilation systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advances in and Research on Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing

edited by

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,

and

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5319 | Submission Open

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

Research on and Application of Power Systems

edited by Xu Zhang and Ying Zhan

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5309 | Submission Open

Keywords: power system resilience; renewable energy integration; smart grid technologies; energy storage systems; AI-driven power system optimization; dynamic stability analysis; voltage/frequency control; power electronics and high-voltage equipment; carbon neutrality policies; energy market design

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

Development of Intelligent Software in Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Yan Xi

and Jingshu Xu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5145 | Submission Open

Keywords: geotechnical engineering; software development; drilling technology research; slope stability; debris flow; chain-induced hazards; tunnelling engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Innovations in Rock Mechanics and Mining Engineering

edited by

Yuantian Sun

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5123 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Traffic Safety Measures and Assessment: 2nd Edition

edited by

Xinguo Jiang

and

Konstantinos Mattas

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5020 | Submission Open

Keywords: safety statistical modeling; safety behavior analysis; surrogate traffic safety analysis; traffic safety evaluation

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

Impact Behaviour of Composite Materials

edited by Raúl Muñoz and

Chongdu Cho

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4957 | Submission Open

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

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

Recent Advances in Control Strategies and Applications for Mechatronic Systems

edited by

Jesús Sandoval

,

Eusebio Bugarin Carlos

and Jose Gudalupe Romero

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4804 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced control algorithms; nonlinear control strategies; real-time control applications; control of autonomous systems; modeling; real-time embedded system; practical challenges in implementation; intelligent control; simulation

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

Optical Imaging and 3D Display Technologies

edited by Hanle Zhang,

Xiaowei Li

and

Yan Xing

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4730 | Submission Open

Keywords: integral imaging; holographic displays; autostereoscopic 3D displays; 3D security; 3D interaction techniques; 3D imaging and display systems; holographic microscopy; data storage

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

Bioactive Dental Materials: A Paradigm Shift in Dentistry?—2nd Edition

edited by Cornelis Hans Pameijer

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4514 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioactivity; restorative dentistry; remineralization; periodontics; endodontics; bone formation

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

Deep Learning and Predictive Maintenance

edited by Wei Cheng,

Zelin Nie

, Yilong Liu and Shuming Wu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4392 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; predictive maintenance; health managment; fault diagnosis; remaining useful life; monitoring and warning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence Applications in Precision Agriculture

edited by

Marcelo Barbosa Júnior

and

Paulo Flores

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4386 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; automation; computer vision; decision support systems; digital agriculture; field management; precision agriculture; predictive models; remote sensing; smart farm

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

AI Applications in Modern Industrial Systems

edited by Degang Xu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4262 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine vision; system modeling; parameter detection; big data; process control

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

Sustainable Urban Mobility: 2nd Edition

edited by

Mihaela Popa

, Șerban Raicu,

Dorinela Costescu

and

Grzegorz Karoń

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4043 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban mobility; public transportation; integrated urban mobility networks; smart mobility; modeling of urban mobility; sustainable city logistics

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

Recent Advances in Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics: 2nd Edition

edited by

Zhaosheng Yu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4038 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; numerical simulations; numerical computations; engineering application; fluid mechanics

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

Soil Pollution and Remediation: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

George Fouad Antonious

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3792 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil pollution; inorganic, organic and biological pollutants; soil remediation; phytoremediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Advanced Blockchain Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Yujue Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3771 | Submission Open

Keywords: blockchain technology; decentralized applications (DApps); smart contracts; scalability; consensus algorithms; privacy and security; Industry 4.0; supply chain; healthcare; Internet of Things (IoT); post-quantum cryptography

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

Advanced Orthodontics and Dental Imaging Techniques

edited by Britta A. Jung

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3765 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital technologies and imaging; MRI radiation-free visualization; skeletal anchorage; focal adhesion kinase; in vitro cell system(s); mechanobiology; mechanotransduction; senescence; tissue homeostasis; wound healing; yes-associated protein; personalized treatment strategies; orthodontic accelerators

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

Computational Approaches to the Discovery and Design of Pharmaceutical Drugs

edited by

Jose Ignacio Bueso-Bordils

and Pedro A. Alemán-López

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3755 | Submission Open

Keywords: cheminformatics; data mining; drug discovery; drug design; graph theory; molecular descriptors; QSAR/QSPR modelling; biological activity; physicochemical property; pharmacokinetic property

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Advances in Environmental and Applied Mycology

edited by

António Manuel Santos Carriço Portugal

and

Diana Sofia Coutinho Silva de Paiva

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3591 | Submission Open

Keywords: applied mycology; environmental mycology; fungal biodegradation and biodeterioration; fungal bioremediation; fungal biotechnology; fungal bioresources; fungi for food; bioeconomy; fungal metabolites and toxins; plant health

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

Recent Advances and Future Challenges in Manufacturing Metrology

edited by

Michał Jakubowicz

,

Bartosz Gapiński

and

Alejandro Pereira

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3499 | Submission Open

Keywords: metrology; measurement system; coordinate measuring technique; multisensory; uncertainty; geometrical product specification

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

Intelligent Drilling Technology: Modeling and Application

edited by Dan Sui

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3419 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; drilling technology; automation; real-time monitoring; decision support; efficiency; safety

Advances in Human–Computer Interaction and Intelligent Interface Design

edited by Tanjila Kanij

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3317 | Submission Open

Keywords: human–computer interaction (HCI); intelligent interfaces; adaptive systems; human–AI collaboration; user experience (UX); multimodal interaction; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR); mixed reality (MR); accessibility; universal design; affective computing; brain–computer interface (BCI); cognitive models; trust and transparency in AI; inclusive design

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

New Trends in Decision Support Systems and Their Applications

edited by Alberto Turón and

Jorge Navarro

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3228 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision support systems; artificial intelligence; deep learning; computational power; data availability; policy making; intelligent decision-making; human–computer interaction; clinical decision support systems

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

Advancing Human–Machine Interaction Through Intelligent Sensors and Technology

edited by

Sandra Cano

and

Fernando Moreira

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3111 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent sensors; voice recognition; gesture recognition; human–machine interaction; natural language processing; emotion recognition; sentiment analysis; wearable technology; haptic feedback; artificial intelligence; user experience design (UX); physiological monitoring; biometric authentication; personalized interaction; adaptive user interfaces; virtual reality (VR); augmented reality (AR)

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

Biomedical Applications of Bioactive Ingredients from Natural Products—2nd Edition

edited by

Georgia Eirini Deligiannidou

and

Christos Kontogiorgis

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3076 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; pure compounds; encapsulation; antioxidant; anti-inflammatory; nanoparticles; bioactive compounds; in vitro; in vivo

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering)

Novel Advances in Biomedical Signal and Image Processing

edited by Dariusz Radomski and Artur Przelaskowski

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3003 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiological system identification; multiscale signal processing; bioinformatics; medical image analyses; explainable artificial intelligence; clinical decision support systems; pregnancy monitoring; fetus monitoring; pelvic floor muscle monitoring and therapy support; physiological measurements of sexual reactions; nonlinear signal processing and system identification; causal modeling; Bayesian nets; probabilistic nets; health intelligence

Eye Tracking Technology and Its Applications

edited by

Pawel Kasprowski

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2992 | Submission Open

Keywords: eye tracking; gaze; eye movement; user interfaces; medical applications; accessibilty

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

Chemical Sensor Development Using Nanomaterials

edited by

Sanghyo Kim

and

Dong Kee Yi

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2948 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel metal nanohybrids; nanoparticles; surface modification; graphene; nanosheet; nanowire; nanorods; toxic chemicals; arraying; patterning; chemical sensor

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

New Insights into Astronomy and Astrophysics

edited by Chenhui Niu

submission deadline 20 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2902 | Submission Open

Keywords: astronomical instument; astronomical technology; astrometry; telescopes; digital backends; analog signal system; numerical simulation; RFI; pulsar astronomy; galaxy astronomy; HI 21cm

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

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