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Fiber-Optic Technologies for Communication and Sensing
edited by Pengyu Guan and Xingyuan Xu
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical signal processing; optical communication; nonlinear devices; fiber lasers; optical frequency comb; photonic crystal fibers; optical computing; quantum information processing; optical interconnects; optical fiber amplifier and optical module; fiber-optic sensor; fiber Bragg grating
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Point-of-Care Medical Testing
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: point-of-care; NAAT (nucleic acid amplification test); microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; diagnostics
(This special issue belongs to the Section B4: Point-of-Care Devices)
Electronic Design Automation (EDA) for Microfluidic Biochips
edited by and Xing Huang
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open
Keywords: microfluidics; microfluidic device design; system-level design; device placement; fluid routing; control-logic synthesis; testing and fault-tolerant design
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Organic Electronic-Based Devices for Biomedical Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2D materials; organic/inorganic electronics; implantable/attachable/wearable devices; flexible/stretchable/transparent electronics; wearable sensors; optogenetics; wearable electroceuticals; OLED/QLED/OPD/PSC; electrode/encapsulation
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Integration of Power Electronics with MEMS Sensors for Enhanced Energy Harvesting Systems
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: microelectromechanical systems (MEMS); energy harvester; sensors; power electronics; power conversion; mechanical vibrations; micro solar cell arrays; vibrational transduction; photovoltaic transduction; piezoelectric transduction; electromagnetic transducers; electrostatic transducers
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Design and Real Time Implementation of Intelligent Control Schemes for Actuators
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 22 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive control; robust control; artificial intelligence; fuzzy logic; neural networks; real time control
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Emerging Nanomaterials and Novel Structures for Photodetectors and Their Applications
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open
Keywords: photodetectors; optoelectronic sensors; optoelectronic materials; photodetector design and integration; perovskite photodetector; organic photodetector; imaging technology; human health monitoring; marine environmental monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Magnetic Materials for Spintronics Devices submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open
Keywords: GMR; TMR; spin valve; spin-FET; spin-MOSFET; DMI; skyrmions; hopfions; spin polarization; domain walls
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Technological Advances in Polymer Microfabrication: Design and Processing Innovations, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro- and nano-fabrication; polymer processing; micro injection molding; additive manufacturing; advanced manufacturing.
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Self-Powered Sensors: Design, Applications and Challenges
edited by Jian Chen
submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: self-powered sensors; triboelectric/piezoelectric nanogenerator; flexible electronics; thermoelectric; biofuel cell
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Broadband Terahertz Devices and Communication Technologies, 2nd Edition
edited by Jiao Zhang, , Kaihui Wang and Xiongbin Yu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open
Keywords: THz source (electrical; photonic); THz mixer (electrical; photonic); THz modulator (electrical; photonic); THz beam steering (electrical; photonic); THz topological photonics; THz amplifier (low-noise; power; traveling wave tube; etc.); passive THz devices (filter; polarizer; antenna; etc.); baseband processing for THz links (transmitter; receiver); THz propagation and channel modeling; system-level demonstration of electrical THz communications; system-level demonstration of photonic THz communications; THz-orbital angular momentum (OAM) communications; THz integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Microrheology with Optical Tweezers
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 638 | Submission Open
Keywords: optical tweezers; rheology; microrheology; metrology; biophysics; biomedical engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Micro-Electro Discharge Machining: Principles, Recent Advancements and Applications, 4th Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 170 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro EDM; parameters optimization; process simulation; tool wear; difficult-to-cut material
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
The 15th International Conference of the Chinese Society of Micro-Nano Technology (CSMNT 2024)
edited by and Qiyuan Feng
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 40 | Submission Open
Keywords: micro/nano devices; MEMS/NEMS; intelligent microsystems; micro/nano fluidics; flexible electronics; micro/nano photonics
Breakthroughs in Electromagnetic Sensing and Imaging: Cutting-Edge Techniques and Applications
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open
Keywords: electromagnetic sensing; electromagnetic imaging; signal processing; healthcare diagnostics; environmental monitoring; industrial automation; communication systems; sensor materials; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Microfluidic Platforms for Cell Analysis and Sorting
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 8 | Submission Open
Keywords: microfluidics; lab-on-a-chip; circulating tumor cells; cell sorting; blood sorting; microparticles; nanoparticles
(This special issue belongs to the Section B:Biology and Biomedicine)
Microreactors and Their Applications—Second Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 3 | Submission Open
Keywords: microreactor; microfluidics; micromachines; process intensification
(This special issue belongs to the Section C:Chemistry)
Nanofabrication of 2D Materials and Devices
edited by Xia Liu
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 2 | Submission Open
Keywords: 2D materials; nanofabrication; nanoengineering; nanopattern; lithography; scalable manufacturing; layered materials; nanoscale characterization; nanoelectronics; sensing technologies; flexible electronics; photonics; catalysis; thin film deposition; surface modification; nanostructures; high-resolution imaging
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Research Progress on Advanced Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open
Keywords: piezoelectricity; piezoelectric energy harvesting; piezoelectric energy harvester; applications of piezoelectric energy harvesters; novel piezoelectric materials for energy harvesting; self-powered wireless sensors; broadband energy harvester; energy harvester design; structural health monitoring; nonlinear generator; bistable generator; piezoelectric nanogenerator; vibration energy harvester
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Linear and Nonlinear Vibrations for Sensing and Energy Harvesting
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open
Keywords: vibration energy harvesting; sensors and actuators; vibrations; MEMS and NEMS; smart structures; nonlinear dynamics; wave propagation; collective dynamics; dynamic stability; nonlinear phenomena; reduced order modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
RF MEMS and Microsystems submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Submission Open
Keywords: RF MEMS; microsystems; reconfigurable systems; antenna
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Advances in Functional Magnetic Materials and Devices
edited by
submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open
Keywords: magnetic materials; heterostructures; magnetic sensors; memristors; MRAM
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Recent Advances in Micro/Nanofabrication, 2nd Edition
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open
Keywords: micromachining; micro-3D printing; laser machining; textured surface; microdevice
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Micro Thermal Devices and Their Applications, 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 13 | Submission Open
Keywords: microsystems; new microfabrication techniques; additive manufacturing; micro thermal devices; microscale cooling techniques; heat transfer enhancement
(This special issue belongs to the Section A:Physics)
Future Trends in Ultra-Precision Machining submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 470 | Submission Open
Keywords: ultra-precision machining; material removal mechanism; optical material; surface topography
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Latest Advancements in Semiconductor Materials, Devices, and Systems, 2nd Edition
edited by , and Jun Cao
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 356 | Submission Open
Keywords: semiconductors; fabrication; simulation; circuits; systems; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section D1: Semiconductor Devices)
Emerging Trends in Biosensors and Biomolecular Electronics Towards Disease Progression and Treatment submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open
Keywords: biosensors; biomolecules; bioelectronics; bionanomaterials; biomembranes; lab-on-a-chip; microfluidics; wearable devices; implantable
(This special issue belongs to the Section B1: Biosensors)
Nano FIS 2025—Integrated Functional Nano Systems
edited by
submission deadline 24 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced functional materials  ; nanodevices & nanosystems  ; nanoanalytics; modelling & reliability  ; system integration technologies and manufacturing processes
Laser Additive Manufacturing: Design, Materials, Processes and Applications, 3rd Edition
edited by Xu Song, and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: additive manufacturing; 3D printing; laser powder bed fusion; laser-directed energy deposition; laser advanced manufacturing; design and modeling; materials; processes; characterization; mechanical and functional properties; applications
(This special issue belongs to the Section D3: 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing)
Novel Electromagnetic and Acoustic Devices
edited by and Rui Xi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open
Keywords: metamaterials; metasurfaces; acoustics topological insulators; reconfigurable; multifunction
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
Thin Film Photovoltaic and Photonic Based Materials and Devices
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 523 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar cells; photovoltaics; thin films; photonics
(This special issue belongs to the Section D:Materials and Processing)
Laser Shock Peening and Allied Processes to Improve Materials Strength
edited by Jan Brajer and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: laser shock peening; ultrasonic nanocrystal surface modification; residual stresses; plastic deformation; fatigue life; microstructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section E:Engineering and Technology)
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