Nature-Inspired Sustainable Engineering
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673). This special issue belongs to the section "Energy Biomimetics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 698
Editors
Interests: heat transfer; nanofluids; hybrid nanofluids; heat exchanger
Interests: heat transfer enhancement; efficient cooling technology (microchannel boiling and condensation, heat pipes, film cooling, pin-fin cooling); two phase and multiphase flow; refrigeration system and technology; renewable energy, energy system and energy efficiency, as well as thermal management; CFD in different research area; AI-machine learning; industrial process modelling, optimisation and control; rotating machinery (turbine blade, cavity)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Natural systems demonstrate remarkable efficiency in energy transfer, structural optimisation, and adaptive functionality. Over millions of years, they have developed strategies that minimise resource consumption while maximising performance. Translating these strategies into engineering practice offers a powerful pathway to achieving sustainable, high-performance technologies.
For this Special Issue, ‘Nature-Inspired Sustainable Engineering’, we invite research articles and reviews that explore how natural principles can be applied to design, materials, devices, and systems that reduce energy consumption, improve resilience, and support environmental sustainability. Contributions from both experimental and computational studies, as well as interdisciplinary works bridging engineering, physics, materials science, and environmental research, are encouraged.
A notable illustration is Microsoft’s recent development of microfluidic liquid-cooling channels directly embedded into AI chips. This approach achieves up to three times better heat removal than conventional cold plates and reduces GPU temperature rise by approximately 65 percent. This highlights how principles similar to natural flow networks can drive breakthrough innovations in thermal management and energy efficiency.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Biomimetic heat exchangers and liquid-cooled systems;
- Advanced thermal management for electronics and energy devices;
- Adaptive, self-healing, and multifunctional materials;
- Fluid transport and structural optimisation inspired by natural systems;
- Energy-efficient manufacturing and fabrication methods;
- Resource-conserving designs for water, energy, and material usage;
- Bioinspired sensing, actuation, and control strategies;
- Multiscale modelling, simulation, and optimisation of biomimetic systems;
- Integration of biomimetic principles into renewable and sustainable energy technologies;
- Nature-inspired approaches for sustainable infrastructure and environmental applications.
This Special Issue aims to showcase cutting-edge research that demonstrates how learning from natural strategies can inform engineering solutions that are technically advanced, energy-efficient, and ecologically responsible.
Dr. Hamza Babar
Prof. Dr. Hongwei Wu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- biomimetics
- nature-inspired design
- sustainable engineering
- bioinspired materials
- thermal and fluid transport systems
- energy efficiency
- adaptive and self-healing systems
- environmentally friendly technologies
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