Materials

Light Emitting Diodes: Materials to Applications

edited by

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: light-emitting diodes; III-nitride semiconductors; mini/micro/nano-LEDs; DUV LEDs; OLEDs; optoelectronics; perovskite LEDs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Nuclear Materials and Their Derivatives: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties, Second Edition

edited by

Bao-Tian Wang

and

Tao Gao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear materials; actinides; nuclear fuel; nuclear reactor; 5f electron; strong correlation; mechanical property; thermodynamic property; lattice dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Research on Mechanical Properties of High Temperature Materials in Extreme Environments

edited by

Sayyad Zahid Qamar

, Tasneem Pervez and Farooq K Al-Jahwari

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-temperature materials; extreme environments; mechanical properties; creep and thermal fatigue; corrosion and oxidation resistance; advanced alloys and ceramics; structural integrity and reliability; multiscale modeling; material degradation mechanisms; aerospace and nuclear materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Advancements in Graphyne-Based Materials: From Synthesis to Applications

edited by Mauricio A. Melo

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: graphyne; nanocomposite; graphyne family members; 2D carbon-type material; functional materials; carbon-based nanomaterial

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advanced High-Performance Aluminum Alloys: Modification, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

edited by Xiaolan Wu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: aluminum alloys; microstructure modification; mechanical properties; additive manufacturing; microstructural characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Zeolite Materials: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications in Catalysis

edited by Ibrahim Khalil

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: zeolites; synthesis; modification; characterization; catalysis; spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Porous Materials)

Superconductors: Analysis, Designs, and Applications for Fusion Reactors

edited by

Li Yang

and David X. Fischer

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconductor; synthesis; characterization; modeling; degradation mechanism; fusion reactor

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Materials)

Developments and Applications of Nanotechnologies in Surface/Interface, Catalysis and Fuel Cells

edited by Yunfeng Qiu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12292 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnologies; nanostructure; nanomaterial; nanocoating; nanoparticle; nanocatalyst; surface/interface; catalysis; fuel cells; electrode

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advanced Machining and Technologies in Materials Science

edited by

Janusz Kluczyński

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4103 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced manufacturing; additive manufacturing; hybrid technologies; high-speed machining; production technologies; precision manufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Fracture Mechanics and Corrosion Fatigue

edited by

Zhongxiang Liu

,

Tong Guo

and

Grzegorz Lesiuk

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4086 | Submission Open

Keywords: fracture mechanics; corrosion fatigue; crack propagation; steel structures; fiber-reinforced materials; environmental effect; multi-scale and multi-physical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Corrosion)

Powder Metallurgy and Advanced Materials

edited by

Florin Popa

,

Traian Florin Marinca

,

Bogdan Viorel Neamțu

and

Cǎlin Virgiliu Pricǎ

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 929 | Submission Open

Keywords: powder metallurgy; powder processing; advanced materials; additive manufacturing; spark plasma sintering; functional materials; nanomaterials; nanostructures; biomaterials; microstructure; annealing; simulation and modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Artificial Intelligence and De-Skilling in Welding Research and Applications

edited by

Cheolhee Kim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open

Keywords: welding; joining; artificial intelligence; deep learning; de-skilling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Fundamental Research and Application-Oriented Evaluations of Dental Ceramic Materials

edited by

Han-Chao Chang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 541 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental ceramic; in vitro studies; systematic reviews; zirconium oxide series

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Materials Characterization

edited by

Dror Fixler

and

Ulugbek Saidvaliev

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 368 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM); fluorescence microscopy; fö rster resonance energy transfer; FLIM analysis; fluorescence bioimaging; super-resolution fluorescence imaging; fluorescence coincidence analysis; single molecule spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Materials Characterization)

Selected Papers from the 25th Conference on Applied Crystallography (CAC2025)

edited by Izabela Matuła and

Paweł Świec

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallography; materials characterization; diffraction methods; structure– property relationship; synchrotron radiation; phase analysis; nanomaterials; powder metallurgy; in situ studies; CAC2025

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Emerging Trends in Cold Spray: Process Evolution and Materials Development

edited by

Alessia Serena Perna

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 128 | Submission Open

Keywords: cold spray; additive manufacturing; surface optimization; powders; bonding mechanisms; coating characterization; surface engineering; solid-state deposition; repair and trmanufacturing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Progress and Challenges of Rubber Materials

edited by

Jan Kruzelak

and

Ivan Hudec

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 126 | Submission Open

Keywords: rubber; compounds; composites; smart materials; vulcanization; fillers; additives; testing; processing; sustainability; recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Research Progress in Lightweight High-Strength Materials and Mechanical Properties

edited by Nabil Bassim and Bita Pourbahari

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight high-strength materials; advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs); aluminum and magnesium alloys; titanium alloys; high-entropy alloys (HEAs); microstructural characterization; mechanical properties; deformation mechanisms; corrosion resistance; computational materials modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Advances in Superconducting Materials: From Structure and Properties to Applications

edited by

Donghui Liu

,

Hongye Zhang

and Baoqiang Zhang

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 959 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconducting materials; microstructural characterization and analysis; pinning properties and vortex dynamics; additive manufacturing; superconducting thin films; conductors; cables; and magnets; multi-physics characterization; simulation and modelling approaches; quench detection and protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Materials)

High-Performance Alloys and Steels: Design, Processing, and Applications

edited by Shiwei Tian and Yonggang Yang

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 943 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-performance alloys; advanced steel; alloy design; materials processing; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

3D Printing of Multi-Functional Polymeric Composites

edited by

Brian Ree

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D printing; multi-functional materials; polymer composites; hybrid materials; material synthesis; material processing; material characterization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Novel Functional Materials for Electronics and Biomedicine

edited by Ruzha Harizanova and

Plamen Petkov

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: oxides; chalcogeides; metals; azopolymers; graphene; glasses; glass-ceramics; composites; crystallization; energy conversion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Sustainability in Asphalt, Concrete and Pavement Materials: Design, Performance, and Characterization

edited by

Wentao Wang

and

Linbing Wang

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 17 articles | Viewed by 18993 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; asphalt materials; concrete materials; pavement materials; construction; mixed design; performance evaluation; damage mechanism; features characterization; durability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

New Techniques for Preparing Thin Films: Characteristics and Further Developments

edited by

Peng Xiao

and

Baiquan Liu

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11459 | Submission Open

Keywords: printed electronics; flexible electronics; photoelectric detection; thin-film transistors; organic light-emitting diodes; quantum light-emitting diodes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Thin Films and Interfaces)

Advanced Geomaterials and Reinforced Structures (Second Edition)

edited by

Yuliang Lin

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9161 | Submission Open

Keywords: geomaterials; geosynthetics; concrete and cementitious materials; clay; lime; rock; and mineral materials; asphalt binders and mixtures; sand and gravel; reinforced materials and structures; subgrade and retaining structures; geotechnical earthquake engineering; soil– structure interactions; mechanics; durability; hydraulic behaviors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances and Challenges in Polymer-Based 3D Bioprinting for Biomedical Applications

edited by

Khaled Sebakhy

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D bioprinting; polymer-based bioinks; tissue engineering; biomedical applications; bioprinting challenges; regenerative medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Advanced Materials for Oral Application (3rd Edition)

edited by

Lavinia Cosmina Ardelean

and

Laura-Cristina Rusu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 20 articles | Viewed by 41733 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental materials; biocompatibility; toxicity; mutagenicity; carcinogens; restorative materials; endodontic materials; ceramics; polymers; alloys; 3D printing; CAD/CAM milling; oral lesions; oral cancer; properties; technologies; surface treatment; tissue engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

The Advanced Development in Concrete Materials: Properties and Construction Techniques

edited by

Mustafa Batikha

,

Adil Tamimi

and

Samer Al Martini

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 14525 | Submission Open

Keywords: concrete; geopolymer concrete; waste in concrete; mechanical properties; durability; 3D concrete printing; carbon footprint analysis; cost analysis; statistical data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Research on Alkali-Activated Materials (Second Edition)

edited by Feng Rao and

Hui Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11343 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; alkali activators; mixing proportion design; mechanical performance and durability; reaction mechanism; modification; additives; carbon analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advances in Biomass-Derived and Biodegradable Polymer Materials: Synthesis and Application

edited by

Jongbok Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10110 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomass-derived polymer materials; bioplastics; biodegradable; carbon neutrality; sustainable materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Advancements in Ultrasonic Testing for Metallurgical Materials

edited by Li Kai and Xianshi Jia

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8920 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultrasonic testing (UT) ; non-destructive evaluation (NDE); metallurgical materials ; microstructural analysis ; signal processing ; flaw detection; intelligent detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

New Insight into Design and Properties of Nanomaterials (Third Edition)

edited by

Sergei A. Kulinich

and

Neli Mintcheva

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8453 | Submission Open

Keywords: novel nanomaterials; molecular nanostructures; physical; chemical; and biological methods for nanomaterial preparation; optical; photovoltaic; catalytic; sensing; antibacterial properties; structure-properties relationship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Solar Cell Materials and Structures—Second Edition

edited by

Grzegorz Wisz

, Mirosław Łabuz,

Lyubomyr Nykyruy

and

Rostyslav Yavorskyi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8404 | Submission Open

Keywords: new materials for photovoltaics; thin-film solar cells; solar cell device physics; solar cell materials structure; multilayers solar cell; photovoltaic devices and systems; photovoltaic structure efficiency; photovoltaic structure time stability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Metallic Materials: Structure Transition, Processing, Characterization and Applications (Second Edition)

edited by

Jing Hu

and Jinquan Sun

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8283 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat treatment; surface modification; advanced element design; methodology; wear resistance; hardness; corrosion resistance; microstructure; failure analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Recent Advances in Advanced Laser Processing Technologies

edited by

Dermot Brabazon

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8028 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser material processing; laser welding; laser additive manufacturing; process simulation; process monitoring and/or control; metallurgical and mechanical behavior; quality control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Manufacturing Processes and Systems)

Concrete in Structural Engineering: Fabrication and Mechanical Behavior (Third Edition)

edited by

Jong Wan Hu

and

Seong Tae Yi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8004 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano concrete; FRP concrete; self-healing concrete; multi-functional concrete; reinforced concrete; pre-stressed concrete; composite materials; cementitious materials; concrete fabrication; mechanical behavior; concrete design; concrete test; fracture mechanics; concrete frame (building)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Fracture and Fatigue in Metals and Alloys

edited by Shengci Li and

Zhigang Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7631 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue behavior; fatigue life; fracture failure; fracture mechanism; metal structural materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Mechanical Behavior of Advanced Engineering Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Zhubin He

and Kelin Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7468 | Submission Open

Keywords: mechanical property; structure– property relationship in engineering material constitutive model; formability; damage and fracture; microstructure and characterization; plasticity and anisotropy; multiscale modeling; strengthening mechanisms; multiscale mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Advances in Al/Mg/Cu Alloys and Their Composites: Welding, Additive Manufacturing, Heterogeneous Microstructures, and Mechanical Properties

edited by Shuncun Luo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7257 | Submission Open

Keywords: Al/Mg/Cu alloys; welding; additive manufacturing; microstructures; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Magnetic Nanomaterials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

edited by

Jung-Kul Lee

and

Sanjay Kumar Singh Patel

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6995 | Submission Open

Keywords: magnetic nanomaterials; chemicals; energy; sensors; immobilization; biotransformation; bioremediation; therapeutics; polymers; adsorbents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)

Advances in Dental Implants: Materials, Procedures and Clinical Response

edited by

Davide Farronato

and

Magda Mensi

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6651 | Submission Open

Keywords: dental implant materials and design; prosthetic materials and design; biomaterials; biomechanics; bone substitutes; soft tissue substitutes; clinical applications of dental implants; clinical applications of bone regeneration; digital dentistry; risk factors in implantology.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Recent Advances in Sustainability, Characterization, and Performance of Cementitious Composites

edited by

Avik Kumar Das

and

Salim Barbhuiya

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6531 | Submission Open

Keywords: cementitious composites; cement-based materials; structural Control; health monitoring; structural integrity; durability; geopolymer materials; mechanical properties; in situ characterizations; artificial intelligence; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Glasses and Ceramics for Luminescence Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Haohong Chen

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6519 | Submission Open

Keywords: luminescent glass and ceramics; process– structure– property relationships; calculation and simulation; advanced manufacturing or measurement technology; innovative luminescent applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced and Functional Ceramics and Glasses)

Machine Learning for Materials Design

edited by Wencong Lu and Minjie Li

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6056 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; algorithms; materials design; deep learning; materials predication; materials optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Simulation and Design)

New Advances in High-Temperature Structural Materials

edited by Shiwei Wu and Zixu Guo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5730 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-temperature structural materials; material design; synthesis and manufacturing; microstructural characterization; mechanical property; environmental resistance; predictive modeling; medium- and high-entropy alloys; superalloys

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mechanics of Materials)

Research and Development in the World Foundry Engineering: Materials, Properties and Applications—2nd Edition

edited by

Tomasz Wróbel

,

Mariusz Król

and Natalia Przyszlak

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5374 | Submission Open

Keywords: foundry engineering; ferrous and nonferrous alloys; foundry technologies; solidification and crystallization of metals and alloys; computer simulation of the foundry processes; castings quality; macro- and microstructure; mechanical properties

(This special issue belongs to the Section Metals and Alloys)

Performance and Durability of Reinforced Concrete Structures

edited by

Xuanyi Xue

, Zhilu Wang,

Neng Wang

and Fei Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5324 | Submission Open

Keywords: durability; concrete; disaster response; high-performance material; corrosion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

Advanced Electronic Packaging Technology: From Hard to Soft (Second Edition)

edited by

Yue Gu

and

Yongjun Huo

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5301 | Submission Open

Keywords: electronic packing technology; soft electronic and photonic devices; power electronics; ceramic substrates; thermal interface materials; solder alloys; thermal management; intrinsically soft materials; flexible and stretchable structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advanced Composite Biomaterials for Tissue Regeneration

edited by

Jing Wang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5257 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite biomaterials; tissue regeneration; wound healing; cell differentiation; angiogenesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Geopolymers and Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Composites (Second Edition)

edited by

Mohamed K. Ismail

,

Ahmed A. Elansary

and

Eslam Gomaa

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4645 | Submission Open

Keywords: alkali-activated materials; concrete; fibers; geopolymers; green construction materials; strength and durability; structural capabilities; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Construction and Building Materials)

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