Materials

Towards Sustainable Low-Carbon Concrete—Second Edition

edited by Jiaxiang Lin and

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3915 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable concrete; low-carbon cement; alternative binders; carbon capture in concrete; concrete recycling; eco-friendly construction materials; lifecycle assessment of concrete; green building technologies; concrete durability and performance; innovative concrete mix designs

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

Engineered Timber Composites: Design, Structures and Applications

edited by

María Natividad Antón

, Alberto Villarino and Manuel Domínguez

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3892 | Submission Open

Keywords: engineered timber applications; characterization timber connections; glued laminated timber (glulam); non-destructive methodologies; timber architecture; timber composites; timber mechanical behaviour; numerical modelling; structural timber connections; sustainable construction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Micro/Nanoscale Heat Transfer

edited by Ziman Wang,

Xinyu Wang

and Man Wang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3726 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoelectric materials; power generation; thermoelectric cooling; micro/nanoscale heat transfer; micro/nanoscale interface; phase change; thermophysical properties; phonon and electron transport

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Recycled Materials in Concrete: Towards a Circular Economy in Construction

edited by

Se-Jin Choi

and

Wenzhong Zhu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3694 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled materials; waste materials; concrete; circular economy; sustainability

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

Advances in Efficient Utilization of Metallurgical Solid Waste

edited by

Yukun Huang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3525 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallurgical solid waste; recovery of valuable components; environmental geochemistry of toxics in waste; efficient utilization; high-value conversion; novel utilization concept

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Manufacturing and Recycling of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composites

edited by

Antonio Formisano

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3516 | Submission Open

Keywords: composite materials; natural fibers; thermomechanical properties; process parameters; recycling; end-of-life

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Photoelectric and Catalytic Properties of Nanomaterials and Low-Dimensional Structures

edited by Yong Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3211 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; low-dimensional structure; photoelectric properties; catalytic properties; energy conversion

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

Engineering Materials: Friction, Wear and Damage

edited by

Pihua Wen

and Yan Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3192 | Submission Open

Keywords: wear; friction; damage; fatigue failure; experimental and numerical methods

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

Construction Materials: Innovations in Recyclable, Low-Carbon, and Durable Solutions

edited by

Hang Lin

and Fenghua Nie

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2909 | Submission Open

Keywords: construction materials; recyclable method; low-carbon solutions; durability; innovative manufacturing processes

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

Nanomaterials for Electrochemical Energy Storage Applications

edited by Kaipeng Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2896 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrochemical energy storage; nanoenergy; energy materials; solid-state battery; nanomaterials; 3D printed battery; thermoelectric materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

The Design, Preparation, and Mechanical Properties of New Metallic Materials and Alloys (2nd Edition)

edited by

Hao Lu

and Yang Yang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2873 | Submission Open

Keywords: metallic materials and alloys; design and synthesis of metallic materials; mechanical behavior and performance evaluation; multiscale modeling and simulation; advanced testing methods; friction; wear; and fatigue properties of metallic materials

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

Recent Advances in Semiconductors for Solar Cell Devices

edited by

Spiros Gardelis

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2865 | Submission Open

Keywords: semiconductor solar cells; organic solar cells; perovskites; tandem solar cells; antireflecting surfaces; quantum dots; quantum wires; metal oxides; 2D transition metal dechalcogenides; down-shifting; plasmonics; metasurfaces

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Cutting Processes for Materials in Manufacturing—Second Edition

edited by

Hongguang Liu

, Jian Weng,

Kejia Zhuang

,

Dongdong Xu

, Gang Wang and Benkai Li

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2785 | Submission Open

Keywords: cutting processes; material removal mechanisms; cutting mechanics; surface integrity; chip formation; tool performance; functional surface

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

Development and Research on Theoretical Chemistry in Materials

edited by

Alberto Gutiérrez

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2674 | Submission Open

Keywords: DFT calculations; QTAIM analysis; ab initio methods; QSAR/QSPR models via machine learning; MD simulations; green solvents (ILs and DESs); battery binders; 2D-related nanomaterials; ceramics; glasses; polymers; composites; semiconductors; etc.; biological applications; energy and environment

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

Exploring Novel Biomaterials and Digital Techniques for Restorative and Adhesive Dentistry

edited by

Vincenzo Tosco

and

Francesco Puleio

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2595 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital dentistry; dental techniques; restorative dentistry; adhesive dentistry; biomaterials; endodontics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Industrial Solid Wastes for Construction and Building Materials—Second Edition

edited by

Zengqi Zhang

and

Xiaoming Liu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2593 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid waste; resource utilization; building materials; porous materials; energy storage materials; intellectualization; life cycle assessment

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

Advances in Properties and Application of Advanced Functional Materials and Advanced Composites

edited by

Luigi Calabrese

and Davide Palamara

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2523 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials and structures; material science and technology; functional materials; industrial applications; new material concepts; energy materials; sustainable materials; innovative technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Advanced Industrial Materials: Production, Modeling, Processing, and Characterization

edited by

Tibor Krenicky

,

Jozef Maščenik

and Jozef Zajac

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2409 | Submission Open

Keywords: production technologies; processing; structure modeling; material surface; composites; material design; surface treatment; material quality test

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

Precision and Ultra-Precision Subtractive and Additive Manufacturing Processes of Alloys and Steels, 3rd Edition

edited by

Stanislaw Legutko

and

Szymon Wojciechowski

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2367 | Submission Open

Keywords: precision and ultraprecision manufacturing; machining; additive manufacturing; mechanics; surface integrity

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

Advanced Low-Carbon and Green Materials in Transportation Infrastructure

edited by Zhong Zhou and Hao Yang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2334 | Submission Open

Keywords: low-carbon materials; green and sustainable materials; solid waste utilization; physical; mechanical; durability; and functional properties; construction and transportation infrastructure

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

Advanced Catalytic and Adsorbent Materials for a Greener World

edited by

Ioan-Cezar Marcu

and Ionel Popescu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2186 | Submission Open

Keywords: catalyst; adsorbent; microporous materials; mesoporous materials; green synthesis; sustainable technologies; green energy; recovery technologies; environmental protection; waste valorization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Green Materials)

Advanced Synthesis and Applications of Functional Nanomaterials: From Controlled Fabrication to Enhanced Performance

edited by

Vincent K.S. Hsiao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2155 | Submission Open

Keywords: functional nanomaterials; laser-assisted synthesis; optical properties; nonlinear optics; plasmonic nanostructures; nanocomposites; photocatalysis; surface-enhanced spectroscopy; light– matter interactions; nanomaterial characterization

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

Microstructure and Defect Simulation during Solidification of Alloys

edited by

Ang Zhang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2141 | Submission Open

Keywords: microstructure; defect; solidification; alloys

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

Advanced Materials Structures for Sound and Vibration Damping (2nd Edition)

edited by

Martin Vašina

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2132 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound absorption; mechanical vibration; material structures; mechanical properties; viscoelasticity; manufacturing technologies; composite materials; mathematical simulations; porosity; excitation frequency; multilayer structures; microscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Physics)

Advanced Piezoelectric Nanomaterials: Fundamentals and Applications

edited by Zhuomin Zhang, Xuemu Li and Xiaote Xu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2111 | Submission Open

Keywords: piezoelectric; advanced manufacturing; energy harvesting; nanogenerators; transducers; MEMS; sensors; actuation; biomedical applications.

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

Preparation and Characterization of Functional Composite Materials (2nd Edition)

edited by

Grzegorz Kowaluk

and

Rene Herrera

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2002 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced composites; three-dimensional composites; mechanical properties; physical properties; modeling and characterization; design of composite structures; natural fiber and bio-composites; hybrid composites

(This special issue belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)

Eco-Sustainable Designing of Metal Oxide Thin Films with High Properties Using Advanced Micro- and Nanofabrication Technologies

edited by

Petronela Garoi

and

Ionel Stavarache

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2001 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal oxid; thin films; advanced deposition; structural and optical properties; transparent contact; sensors; floating gate memories

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

Application and Theoretical Research of Perovskite Structural Materials

edited by Bingcheng Luo, Jie Zhang and Ziyan Gao

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1999 | Submission Open

Keywords: perovskite materials; energy storage; catalysis; electronics; optoelectronics; material synthesis; theoretical modeling; first-principles calculations; sustainable applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advances in π-Conjugated Organic Materials for Energy, Biomedical and Environmental Devices

edited by

Ichiro Imae

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1873 | Submission Open

Keywords: π -conjugated polymers/oligomers; amorphous molecular materials; energy devices; biomedical applications; environmental technologies; solar cells; thermoelectric devices; graphene; carbon nanotubes; biosensors; water treatment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials Chemistry)

Advanced Concrete Formulations: Nanotechnology and Hybrid Materials

edited by

Nuha Mashaan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1851 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanotechnology; hybrid materials; advanced concrete; nano-silica; graphene oxide; carbon nanotubes; supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs); durability; mechanical performance; sustainable construction; smart concrete; microstructure improvement; cementitious composites; low-carbon concrete

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

Advances in the Experimentation and Numerical Modeling of Material Joining Processes (Third Edition)

edited by

Raul D. S. G. Campilho

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1720 | Submission Open

Keywords: joining process; welding; brazing; riveting; mechanical fastening; adhesive bonding; clinching; friction stir welding; laser welding; diffusion welding; hybrid joining; experimental testing; numerical modeling; strength prediction; failure path prediction; finite element method; fracture mechanics; static load; dynamic load; impact load; fatigue load; residual stress; mechanical properties; thin-walled structures

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

Hydroxyapatite and Hydroxyapatite-Based Materials

edited by Manuel Herrera-Zaldivar

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1713 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroxyapatite; biomaterials; bone regeneration; tissue engineering; drug delivery; luminescent properties; magnetic properties; piezoelectric properties; synthesis techniques; biological applications; nanotechnology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biomaterials)

Research on Wearable Flexible Electronic Materials

edited by

Nabil Chakhchaoui

,

Lhaj El Hachemi Omari

and Omar Cherkaoui

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 1572 | Submission Open

Keywords: wearable electronics; flexible sensors; stretchable materials; organic semiconductors; printed electronics; wireless monitoring; MXenes; energy harvesting; smart textiles; biomedical devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Electronic Materials)

Advancements in Plastic Forming and Metal Processing: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Qiang Zhu and Chaogang Ding

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1484 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic deformation; metal forming processes; metal and alloys; finite element modeling; microstructure evolution; mechanical properties; constitutive modeling; deformation mechanism

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

Modeling and Numerical Simulations in Materials Mechanics

edited by

Ping Xiang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1439 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational modeling; mechanics; materials and structures; AI and data-driven simulations; multiscale and multiphysics

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

Research on Recycling/Reuse of Polymers and Composites

edited by Matthew Korey

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; additive manufacturing; composites recycling; plastics recycling; decarbonization; waste reduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Fabrication, Properties and Applications of Functional Transparent Ceramics, Crystal and Glass

edited by Qinghui Jiang

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1244 | Submission Open

Keywords: transparent ceramics; single crystals; smart glass; optical properties; sintering; nanoceramics; fabrication techniques; light transmission; photonic applications; nonlinear optics

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

Advances in the Mechanical Behavior of Biopolymer Materials

edited by

Magdalena Kobielarz

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1242 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradable polymers and copolymers; mechanical properties; chemical and physical properties; bulk and surface modification; surface functionalization; biodegradation; biocompatibility and cytocompatibility; biomedical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

Emerging Materials for Photocatalytic and Photoelectrocatalytic Degradation of Pollutants

edited by Jingdong Zhang, Jianyu Gong and

Kai Yan

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1235 | Submission Open

Keywords: photocatalysis; photoelectrocatalysis; photoactive materials; pollutants degradation; advanced oxidation technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

Non-Conventional Manufacturing Technologies and Materials for Sustainable Production

edited by

Silvio Genna

and

Flaviana Tagliaferri

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1228 | Submission Open

Keywords: recycled materials; additive manufacturing; life cycle assessments (LCAs); circular economy; digital manufacturing; predictive maintenance

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

Advanced Materials and Technologies for Hydrogen Storage and Generation

edited by

Chinedu Junior Okere

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrogen storage materials; hydrogen generation technologies; metal hydrides; photocatalytic water splitting; electrochemical hydrogen production; nanomaterials for hydrogen applications; solid-state hydrogen storage; thermochemical hydrogen production; subsurface hydrogen production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Energy Materials)

Advances in Metallic Alloys, Materials and High-Performance Additive Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities

edited by

Patricia C. Zambrano-Robledo

,

Hector R. Siller

and Leopoldo Ruiz-Huerta

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; emerging metallic alloys; novel strategies; material characterization; advanced metallic materials; microstructure engineering; multi-material and multi-functional additive manufacturing; intelligent process control and digital manufacturing; post-processing strategies and technologies; performance optimization and applications; advanced characterization and non-destructive evaluation (NDE); sustainability and circular economy

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

Advanced Materials for Pavement and Road Infrastructure

edited by Jean Pascal Bilodeau and

Junyan Yi

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open

Keywords: road materials; pavement design; pavement performance; technologies; pavement engineering; road infrastructure

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

Porous Carbon Nanomaterials and Their Composites for Energy Storage

edited by

Chunxu Pan

and Li Sun

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1064 | Submission Open

Keywords: carbon nanomaterials; advanced porous structure; novel preparation techniques; carbon-based composites; electrochemical energy storage devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Carbon Materials)

High-Pressure Water Jet Machining in Materials Engineering

edited by

Andrzej Perec

and

Aleksandar Radomska-Zalas

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1020 | Submission Open

Keywords: water jet; pulsating water jet; abrasive suspension water jet; abrasive injection water jet; abrasive materials

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

Heterogeneous Catalyst Materials: Research Advances and Characterization Techniques

edited by

Rami Doukeh

and

Ionut Banu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 984 | Submission Open

Keywords: heterogeneous catalysis; catalyst design and optimization; advanced characterization techniques; reaction kinetics and mechanisms; nanostructured materials; magnetic catalysts; transition-metal oxides; sustainable chemical processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)

The Heat Equation: The Theoretical Basis for Materials Processing

edited by

Mihai Oane

,

Liviu Duta

and

Alexandra Trefilov

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 916 | Submission Open

Keywords: heat equation; two temperature model; theoretical laser processing; theoretical material processing

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

Advanced Rare Earth Doped Functional Materials

edited by Khaldoon Nasser,

Laeticia Petit

and Nirajan Ojha

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 845 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare-earth ions; structure and material design; novel functional materials; glass; glass ceramic; crystals; luminescence; laser and gain media

(This special issue belongs to the Section Optical and Photonic Materials)

Advances in Superconductor Materials: Preparation and Characterization

edited by Wei Wu

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 840 | Submission Open

Keywords: superconductors; single crystal; thermal conductivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Quantum Materials)

Miscellaneous Applications of Polymer Materials: Adsorption, Catalysis, Degradation and Environment Protection—2nd Edition

edited by

Magdalena Sobiesiak

submission deadline 20 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 792 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymeric materials; polymeric blends; composites and hybrid materials; biopolymers; biodegradable and ecofriendly polymers; green and sustainable polymers; characteristics and properties of polymeric materials; degradation of polymers; recycling and related techniques; applications of polymeric materials in adsorption; catalysis and environment protection (purification of water and air from xenobiotic and anthropogenic pollutants)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Polymeric Materials)

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