Materials Science and Engineering
A section of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417).
Section Information
The Section on Materials Science and Engineering encourages multi-disciplinary research in the field of novel material development and innovative material applications. It spans the full range of material types, encompassing polymers, ceramics, metals and hybrid materials. The main focus is on novel developments and applications in society relevant themes. More specifically, articles dealing with the application of materials in novel electronic, optical or mechanical devices, the use of functional materials in applications related to energy and the environment and novel manufacturing techniques, such as additive manufacturing, are highly welcomed. Applied Sciences in general and this Section on Materials Science and Engineering in particular offers a high quality peer review followed by a rapid publication decision. Download Section Flyer
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Metallic Materials, Volume Ⅲ (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advances in Wood Processing Technology: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Materials and Coatings for Extreme Environments (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Characterization and Mechanical Properties of Alloys (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Advanced Composites Processing and Manufacturing (Deadline: 30 November 2024)
- Novel Ceramic Materials: Processes, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Recent Trends and Applications of 2D Materials (Deadline: 10 December 2024)
- Advances in Engineered Wood Products and Timber Structures (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advanced Welding and Soldering Technologies for Metals and Alloys (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advanced Materials for Defense: From Textiles to Composites, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- Advances in Intelligent Monitoring of Engineering Materials (Deadline: 20 December 2024)
- New Trends in Functional and Multifunctional Advanced Materials (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Scanning Electron Microscopy and Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy Analyses in Materials Science (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- Advanced Functional Materials and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 December 2024)
- New Challenges in Polymer Membranes for Water Treatment (Deadline: 15 January 2025)
- Advances in Surface Characterisation and Surface Modification of the Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Functional Textiles: Recent Progress and Future Directions (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Non-destructive Testing of Materials and Structures - Volume II (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Advances and Challenges in Biomass and Carbon Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Nonlinear Optical Materials and Devices (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Recent Advances in Technology for Polymer Composite Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Current Updates and Applications of Energetic Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- New Achievements in Energy Harvesting by Using Piezoelectric Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Recent Progress and Future Directions in Building Materials (Deadline: 20 January 2025)
- Polymer Nanocomposites: State of the Art and Future Prospects (Deadline: 25 January 2025)
- Advances in Sustainable Materials for Engineering (Deadline: 27 January 2025)
- Computational Mechanics for Solids and Structures (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Green Insulating Materials for Automotive, Construction, and Industrial Applications (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- AI-Enhanced Metal/Alloy Forming (Deadline: 31 January 2025)
- Synthesis and Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Feature Review Papers in Materials Science and Engineering (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Materials Development and Potential Applications of Ceramics (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Modernly Designed Materials and Their Processing (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Advances in Multifunctional Materials for Next-Generation Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Functional Magnetic Materials and Devices: Recent Advances and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Advances in the Performance and Functionalization of Polymer Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Electrochemical Analysis of Functional Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Soft Actuators and Sensors: Design, Materials, Processes and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Functional Glasses and Their Composites: Recent Advances and Applications (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Deformation and Fracture Behaviors of Materials (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Advanced Materials and Technologies for Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Rheology of Binders and Asphalt Mixtures (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Energetic Materials: Performance Prediction and Construction (Deadline: 20 February 2025)
- Modeling and Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 28 February 2025)
- Design, Characterization, and Applications of Biodegradable Polymers (Deadline: 14 March 2025)
- Sustainable Concretes: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- 3D Printed Materials Dentistry II (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Advanced Polymeric and Amorphous Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Deformation and Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Composite Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- New Insights on Environmentally Friendly Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Optoelectronic Processes in Novel Perovskite Materials and Related Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Innovative Methods of Cleaning Polychrome Works of Art (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- High-Performance Alloys and Their Applications (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Structural Dynamics and Protective Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Numerical Modeling and Mechanical Properties Analysis for Metallic and Composite Materials and Structures: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Recent Research on Graphene-Based Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Research and Design of Two-Dimensional Functional Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Experimental and Theoretical Studies on the Physical Properties of Materials for Nuclear Engineering (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Mechanical Properties and Applications of Composite Materials (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Advanced Microwave Technology for Processing (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Sustainable Materials for Asphalt Pavements (Deadline: 20 March 2025)
- Advanced Research on Structure, Properties, and Applications of Glass Materials (Deadline: 31 March 2025)
- Advances in High-Strength Materials Processing: Machining, Surface Integrity Management, and Operational Properties (Deadline: 10 April 2025)
- Ferroelectric Materials: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Advanced Polymer Composite: Preparation, Properties and Applications (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Numerical Simulation and Thermo-Mechanical Investigation of Composite Structures (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Mechanical and Electrical Properties of Composite Materials (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Scientific Approaches to Dye and Pigment Characterization (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Surface Coatings: Materials and Techniques (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Advanced Materials Machining—Recent Advances, Applications and Challenges (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Current Updates in High-Entropy Alloys (Deadline: 20 April 2025)
- Multifunctional Composites and Structures for Aerospace and Mechanical Applications (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Electrochemistry and Corrosion of Materials (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Fatigue and Fracture Behavior of Engineering Materials (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Cutting-Edge Methods in Thin Film Deposition and Characterization (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Mechanical Properties and Characterization Technologies of Composite Materials (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Nuclear Materials: Alloy Design, Processing, Microstructure, Properties, and Qualification (Deadline: 30 April 2025)
- Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics/Polymers: Applications and Characteristics (Deadline: 10 May 2025)
- Machine Learning for Fatigue Design (Deadline: 15 May 2025)
- Innovative Structural Design and the Characterisation of Textile Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advances in Metal Materials: Electrochemical Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Synthesis and Application of Advanced Polymeric Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Synthesis and Characterization of Carbonaceous Nanostructured Materials for Innovative Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Correlative Microscopy: Workflows and Applications in Materials Science (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Optical Materials, Structures, and Devices (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- High-Entropy Materials for Catalytic Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Thermal Interface Materials: Current Status and Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Impact Behaviour of Composite Materials (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Two-Dimensional Heterostructures: From Properties, Functionalization to Device Applications (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Recent Progress and Future Directions of Thermal and Mechanical Metamaterials (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Multifunctional Applications of Nanoparticle Catalysts in Environmental Catalysis and Energy Conversion (Deadline: 20 May 2025)
- Advanced Research on Asphalt Pavement Materials in Design and Performance (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Glass Ceramics: Properties, Characterization and Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Organic Semiconductors for Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices: Synthesis and Applications (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- X-ray Scattering Characterization in Materials Science (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- New Challenges in Metamaterials: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Damage and Failure of Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs) (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Advances in Properties of Thin Film Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Recent Advances in Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Improving the Performance of Composite and Hybrid Material Structures: Exploration of Damage Behavior and Innovative Approaches (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Innovative Functional Textiles and Their Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Magnetic Nanoparticles in Theranostic and Health Applications (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Smart Materials and Multifunctional Mechanical Metamaterials (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Materials and Technologies for Geotechnical Engineering (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Nanostructured Materials: From Surface to Porous Solid, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
- Development, Characterization, Application and Recycling of Novel Construction Materials, 2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Complex Concentrated Alloys for Thin Films: Applications and Properties (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Optoelectronic Applications of Semiconductor Materials (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Research on Wood and Lignocellulosic-Based Materials for Cultural Heritage (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Processing Methods, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties of Alloys (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Mechanical Behavior of Advanced TPMS Structures: Latest Advances and Prospects (Deadline: 20 June 2025)
- Rock-Like Material Characterization and Engineering Properties (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Metal Additive Manufacturing Enabling Clean Energy Economy and Decarbonization (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Advanced Materials for Photoelectrochemical Energy Conversion (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Carbon Nanotubes and Nanotechnology: Novel Applications and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Applied Research on Modern Materials in Cultural Heritage: Characterisation, Decay, and Conservation Studies (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Applications of Thin Films and Their Physical Properties (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
- Current Updates on Graphene's Electronic Properties (Deadline: 20 July 2025)
