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Inventions and Innovations in Optical Sensing Materials and Devices
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2001 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical sensing; photonics; nanotechnology; spectroscopy; plasmonics; surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS); fluorescence microscopy; optical waveguides; optical biosensors; optoelectronics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Applied Chemistry and Physics)
Emerging Trends and Innovations in Renewable Energy
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 902 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; sustainable development; low carbon future; green road; technological advances
Quadrotor UAV with Advanced Applications
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submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 13868 | Submission Open
Keywords: Quadrotor; UAV; Handling; Safety; Control; Guidance and Navigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing)
Innovative Monitoring Techniques and Modeling Approaches for Natural Hazards
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submission deadline 20 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 360 | Submission Open
Keywords: natural hazard; monitoring; early-warning system; modelling; numerical method; risk assessment; GIS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Design, Modeling and Computing Methods)
Novel Magnetic Materials and Magnetism in Spintronics
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submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1935 | Submission Open
Keywords: novel magnetic materials; magnetism; spintronics and spintronic devices; magnetic random access memory (MRAM) design; integrated circuit design; modeling and fabrication of semiconductor devices
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Biotechnology and Materials)
Advanced Technologies and Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable and Intelligent Transportation Systems submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7204 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; big data; computational intelligence; deep learning; intelligent transportation systems; internet of things
Revolutionizing Manufacturing: Advances in Additive Manufacturing Technologies submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4373 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; multi-material and multi-process technologies; design for additive manufacturing; Industry 4.0; large-scale additive manufacturing; topology optimization; digital twin and simulation; advanced materials; in situ monitoring and quality control; AM process qualification and certification; functional and graded materials; AI; optimization; sustainability; supply chain management; bioprinting; post-processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Advanced Manufacturing)
From Sensing Technology towards Digital Twin in Applications, 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 905 | Submission Open
Keywords: physical sensing; machine learning; data management; human– computer interaction and collaboration; dynamic evaluation; intelligent decision-making; visualization; digital twin; smart system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Design, Modeling and Computing Methods)
Inventions and Innovation in Smart Sensing Technologies for Agriculture
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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8498 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart sensing technologies; precision agriculture; wireless sensor networks; inventions and innovation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Design, Modeling and Computing Methods)
Recent Advances and Challenges in Emerging Power Systems: 2nd Edition
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submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3913 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy sources; conventional power networks; the integration of conventional and renewable generation; the operation; control; and protection of power systems
Innovative Strategy of Protection and Control for the Grid
edited by Bhaveshkumar R. Bhalja and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9246 | Submission Open
Keywords: protection and control; microgrid; resiliency; renewable resources; smart grid; fault location and classification; fault classification; optimization; renewable integration; solar PV and wind generation; battery storage; distributed energy resources
Thermodynamic and Technical Analysis for Sustainability (Volume 3) submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9132 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainability; innovation; biofuels; bioplastics; waste as a resource; measurement of sustainabilit; sustainable industrial processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Energy and Thermal/Fluidic Science)
Innovations in Heat Exchangers
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11472 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat exchanger; heat transfer enhancement; nanofluids; simulations and modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Energy and Thermal/Fluidic Science)
Advanced Electrode Material for Electrochemical Production Conversion and Storage of Energy submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1167 | Submission Open
Keywords: electrode materials; energy production; electrochemical device optimization; electrode production and characterization; electrochemical kinetic investigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Surface Science and Nanotechnology)
New Sights in Fluid Mechanics and Transport Phenomena
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submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8096 | Submission Open
Keywords: fluid mechanics; fluid machinery; heat and mass transfer; energy conversion; heat transfer enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Energy and Thermal/Fluidic Science)
Innovative Research and Applications of Biofuels and Bioplastics submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7276 | Submission Open
Keywords: biofuels; bacteria in biofuels production; algae for biofuels production; biotechnology for fuels; bioplastics; thermodynamics and industrial bioengineering; industrial bioengineering; sustainability; climate change; pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Biotechnology and Materials)
Revolutionizing Mobility: Unleashing the Power of Software-Defined Networking for Electric Vehicle Communication
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submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4043 | Submission Open
Keywords: interconnected smart charging; enhancing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication; software-defined networking for V2X; fog and edge computing applied to V2X; blockchain applications for V2X; federated learning; security and privacy challenges; green communication for EV charging; scalability and future prospects
Innovations and Inventions in Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer
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submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: multiphase flow; phase change cooling in electric systems; condensation; boiling; reaction– diffusion phenomena; heat pipe; thermosyphon; cavitation; air– water flow in drainage; steam/refrigerant plants; petroleum transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Energy and Thermal/Fluidic Science)
Distribution Renewable Energy Integration and Grid Modernization submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5691 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced distribution management system (ADMS); battery energy storage system (BESS); cybersecurity; distributed energy resource management system (DERMS); distribution planning; demand response; DER flexibility; electric vehicles (EV); grid modernization; machine learning; sensors; virtual power plants
Innovative Research and Applications in Hydrodynamics and Flow Control, 3rd Edition
edited by , and Xiaopeng Chen
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrodynamics; flow control; fluid mechanics; CFD
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Energy and Thermal/Fluidic Science)
Innovations and Inventions in Ocean Energy Engineering
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 98 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore renewable energy; floating wind; floating solar panels; wave energy; tide energy; hybrid approaches; emerging technologies; power to X; marine environment; sustainability; environmental impact; low carbon future; climate change; offshore platforms; offshore oil and gas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Inventions and Innovation in Energy and Thermal/Fluidic Science)
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