Smart Sensing for Green Engineering: Technologies to Enhance Sustainable Design, Manufacturing and Recycling
A special issue of Sensors (ISSN 1424-8220). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Sensors".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2026 | Viewed by 547
Special Issue Editors
Interests: data management and data science; electronics; sustainable engineering; smart sensors; digital hardware; control engineering; mechatronics and robotics
Interests: emerging technologies: sources, diffusion and innovation strategies; disruptive technologies: sources, innovation management and commercialization; frugal innovation and sustainable frugal innovation; technological evolution and industrial and corporate change
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Dear Colleagues,
There is an increasing focus on the monitoring and enhancement of sustainability throughout the entire lifecycle of a product, from design to disposal. Traditionally, engineering has primarily concentrated on product performance, cost, and manufacturability, often not prioritizing product sustainability or end-of-life management. As governments, businesses, consumers, and the global community increasingly demand sustainability in all aspects of engineering design, there is a significant opportunity to perform meaningful research in this area. By creating new smart sensors and devices for the manufacturing and production industries, as well as in enhancing the end-of-life recycling of complex products, engineers can ensure that sustainability goals can be met and provide valuable insights to the industry to improve their processes. This Special Issue will provide an opportunity for engineers and scientists working in smart sensors and devices to publish both original research and review articles on technologies, advances, and novel applications in green engineering technologies.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sensors for emissions monitoring of industrial processes;
- Sensors and devices for integrated life-cycle assessment;
- Sensors and devices for monitoring resources usage in manufacturing and production processes;
- Sensors and devices for assessing and characterizing recycling waste streams.
Prof. Dr. Scott D. Adams
Dr. Mario Coccia
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green engineering
- sustainable technologies
- smart sensors
- sustainable engineering
- circular economy
- IoT
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