Applied Sciences

Analysis of Antioxidant and Bioactive Compounds in Agriculture

edited by

and

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1031 | 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 891 | 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)

Dynamics of Combustion and Flame

edited by Xiaohui Li and

Wenkun Zhu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 876 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion dynamics; ignition; flame propagation; flame structure; supersonic combustion; detonation; turbulent combustion; sustainable combustion; propulsion system; combustion diagnostics; laser diagnostics; high-speed imaging; computational methodology for combustion; AI-assisted combustion dynamics

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

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

edited by

Feng Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 708 | 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)

Ultra-Precision Machining Technologies and Their Applications

edited by

Chenyang Zhao

and

Chen Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 706 | 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 579 | 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)

Breakthrough Research in Wastewater Treatment

edited by

Ntaote David Shooto

and

Patience Thabede

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 456 | 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)

Intelligent Health Monitoring: Advanced AI Technologies and Applications

edited by

Chenggeng Huang

and Jun Zhu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 402 | 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 388 | 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)

From Space to Society: Advances in Applied Radiation Dosimetry

edited by

Beatrice D'Orsi

and

Alessia Embriaco

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 201 | 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 156 | 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)

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 109 | 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)

Advanced Ferromagnetic Materials: Processing and Properties

edited by Marcos Flávio De Campos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 105 | 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)

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 102 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Multifunctional Applications of Nanofluids

edited by

Paloma Martínez-Merino

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 91 | 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)

Photothermal Properties of Nanostructures and Nanofluids

edited by

Michał Pawlak

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

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

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

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 83 | Submission Open

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

Innovative Approaches in Finite Element Method for Structural Analysis

edited by

Ivana D. Atanasovska

and

Rui Zhu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanical Engineering)

Internal Combustion Engine Performance Optimization and Filtration System Design

edited by

Dziubak Tadeusz

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 76 | 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)

Natural Products: Biological Activities and Industrial Applications, 2nd Edition

edited by

Ana Carolina Gonçalves

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 76 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural products; biological activities; industrial applications; bioactive compounds

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

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 75 | 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)

Advances in Platform Technologies, Intelligent Computing and Smart Services

edited by Dongwann Kang, Jaehwan Lee, Byoungjin Seok and

Ka Lok Man

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 52 | Submission Open

Keywords: platform technologies; intelligent computing; artificial intelligence; cloud computing; Internet of Things; cybersecurity; distributed systems; data analytics; human–computer interaction; smart services

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

Civil Infrastructure Under Extreme Hazards

edited by Fernando González Vidosa

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

Keywords: civil infrastructures; heavy loading; severe weather; flooding; fires

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Novel Research on Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Catalin Andrei Bulai

and

Dragos Georgescu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiotherapy; oncology; cancer treatment; drug development; personalized medicine; artificial intelligence; translational research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomedical 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 10082 | 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 9203 | 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)

Recent Trends in the Valorization of Natural Products and Food Wastes

edited by

Andreia Ribeiro

and

Maria Filomena Barreiro

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7736 | Submission Open

Keywords: biovalorization; extraction; sustainable development; bioactive compounds; green technologies; microencapsulation; emulsions

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

Research on Process Analytics in Natural, Pharmaceutical and Food Products

edited by

Jan Sawicki

, Agnieszka Skalska-Kamińska and

Kamila Kasprzak-Drozd

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5063 | Submission Open

Keywords: sample preparation; sample pretreatment; analysis of plant/food/environment and biomedical samples; analysis of pharmaceuticals; miniaturization; green analytical chemistry; bioavailability; biological activity; functional foods; degradation products

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

Advanced Technologies for Food Packaging and Preservation: 2nd Edition

edited by

Eva Hernández García

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1376 | 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)

Context Awareness in Intelligent and AI-Driven Information Retrieval

edited by Taha Osman

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 1110 | Submission Open

Keywords: context-aware information retrieval; retrieval-augmented generation (RAG); large language models (LLMs); neural and hybrid retrieval; generative AI; domain and user context modelling; natural language processing (NLP); knowledge-intensive applications

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

Plant Biotechnology and Application

edited by

Dagmara Migut

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | Submission Open

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

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

Metal Additive Manufacturing: Technological Advancements and Applications

edited by Sheng-Hui Wang

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 525 | 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)

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 348 | 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)

Nanomaterials in Cancers Therapy

edited by

Komal Vig

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterial; cancer; drug; therapeutics; therapy

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

Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Applications in Education

edited by

Jim Prentzas

and

Ioannis Hatzilygeroudis

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI in early childhood education; AI in primary education; AI in secondary education; AI in K-12 education; AI in higher education; intelligent tutoring systems; generative AI in education; adaptive educational hypermedia; knowledge extraction in educational contexts; AI in adult education

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

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 91 | 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)

Decarbonization of Electric Grids and Power System Reliability

edited by

Rajesh Karki

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 70 | 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)

Biomass Waste Valorization via Microbial Platforms: A Sustainable Path to High-Value-Added Products

edited by Verónica Leticia Colin and Liliana Beatriz Villegas

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular bioeconomy; biorefinery; microbial fermentation; value-added bioproducts; waste management; eco-friendly synthesis; sustainable process

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

Bioactive Ingredients in Food: Extracts, Applications and Consumer Acceptance

edited by

Călin Jianu

and Negrea Viorica Monica

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: natural extracts; bioactive ingredients; essential oils; food product innovation; natural food preservation; food safety; functional foods; clean-label foods; sensory evaluation; consumer acceptance

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

Advanced Flame-Retardant Polymer Composites and Their Applications

edited by

Lorenza Maddalena

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 45 | 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 245 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Civil Engineering)

Integrating Multi-Omics Microbiome Research into the One Health Approach: Probiotics, Functional Foods, and Farm-to-Fork Concept

edited by

Anna Kostka

and

Ana López Moreno

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 15522 | Submission Open

Keywords: One Health; farm-to-fork; probiotics; prebiotics; synbiotic; functional food; gut microbiota; gut microbiome

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

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 11971 | 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 11434 | Submission Open

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

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

Cyberspace Security Technology in Computer Science

edited by

Cheng Huang

,

Xiaoqi Li

,

Le Yu

and Jiachi Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9660 | Submission Open

Keywords: cyberspace security technology; cyber threat detection; artificial intelligence in security; blockchain security; vulnerability assessment; incident response; privacy protection; human factors in cybersecurity

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

Recent Research on Heat and Mass Transfer

edited by

Stanislaw Witczak

,

Krystian Czernek

and

Daniel Janecki

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9037 | Submission Open

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

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

Plasma Applications in Material Processing

edited by

Viktorija Grigaitienė

,

Liutauras Marcinauskas

and

Žydrūnas Kavaliauskas

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6534 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma sources; plasma diagnostics; numerical simulations of plasmas and surfaces; plasma–liquid interactions; surface treatment; plasma spraying; plasma-processed thin films and coatings; nanotechnologies; plasma waste recycling

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

Application of Computer Vision and Deep Learning in Construction Engineering

edited by Seunghyeon Wang and

Sungkon Moon

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6220 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; deep learning; construction engineering; safety monitoring; defect detection; photogrammetry; digital twin; predictive analytics; UAV; image processing

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

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 6133 | 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)

Recent Advances in Hydraulic Engineering for Water Infrastructure

edited by

Dariusz Młyński

submission deadline 20 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5826 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydraulic engineering; water infrastructure; climate change adaptation; sustainable water management; hydrologic and hydraulic modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Environmental Sciences)

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