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Smart materials and structures are capable of active or passive changes in terms of shapes, properties, and mechanical or electromagnetic responses in reaction to an external stimulus, such as light, temperature, stress, moisture, pH, and electric or magnetic fields. They have attracted increasing interest...

The global transition toward a renewable energy-centric energy matrix represents a focal point of interest for the international community in the pursuit of mitigating environmental pollution and combating climate change. This reprint advocates for the proposition of technologically advanced solutions, emphasizing heightened efficiency, superior...

The reprint, titled "Sustainable Biopolymer-Based Composites: Processing, Characterization, and Application", is composed of 32 scientific works of scholars that contributed their own expertise passion, and science to expand the boundaries of knowledge by addressing new challenges. The topic of new biopolymer-based composite materials is...

Acousto-optic technologies have increasingly attracted the attention of scientists and engineers. Acousto-optic interactions have become the flexible basis of compact and robust devices for the analysis of the intensity, spectrum, polarization, and other properties of light. In this book, modern trends of acousto-optical spectral...

Industrial/commercial centers and residential consumers require different types of energy such as electrical, heat, and natural gas. Nowadays, many types of energy resources are available. Traditionally, energy is operated and planned separately, but their combination may be synergistic. Hence, penetration of multi-energy systems has...

Nanofluid flows are characterized by intricate and multi-level physics, which has led to substantial study from both fundamental and practical viewpoints. This collection examines the progress made in modeling and experimental methods used to study nanofluids. It specifically focuses on how these nanofluids might...

This Engineering Proceedings reprint is focused on how Industry 4.0 technologies may benefit agri-food supply chains by alleviating socio-economic and environmental challenges. The evolving interdisciplinary research is motivated by aiding Ukraine in the war against Russia.Author: Hana TrollmanISBN-10: 3036593888ISBN-13: 9783036593883Publisher: Mdpi AGLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/08/2023Pages:...

Modernization in the agriculture sector is important to ensure food security and poverty alleviation, which are the primary themes of UN-SDGs. There are many challenges in developing advanced agricultural techniques, tools, and systems, by which sustainable agriculture and food security can be satisfied. Worldwide,...

The effects of additives on the flow characteristics of drilling muds used in various drilling operations, including oil and gas wells, must be better quantified. In this study, acrylamide polymer was used to modify water-based bentonite mud to reduce the yield point and maximum...

Modernization in the agriculture sector is important to ensure food security and poverty alleviation, which are the primary themes of UN-SDGs. There are many challenges in developing advanced agricultural techniques, tools, and systems, by which sustainable agriculture and food security can be satisfied. Worldwide,...

This Reprint presents an Editorial and ten original studies from different areas of nonlinear optics carried out in the last three years by research groups with high levels of expertise. The object of most of them is femtosecond (fs) nonlinear optical phenomena in nanostructures....

The world faces a water crisis that is exacerbated by climate change. With just 3% of Earth's water being freshwater, much of it is inaccessible. Only 0.08% is used by humans, impacting ecosystems. This collection aims to provide solutions, knowledge, and tools for sustainable...

The world faces a water crisis that is exacerbated by climate change. With just 3% of Earth's water being freshwater, much of it is inaccessible. Only 0.08% is used by humans, impacting ecosystems. This collection aims to provide solutions, knowledge, and tools for sustainable...

Over the centuries, technological advancements have significantly enhanced various aspects of human life by improving the performance of materials that interact with living systems. Nevertheless, the mass production and disposal of numerous newly developed materials have given rise to a pressing 21st-century challenge: environmental...

The world faces a water crisis that is exacerbated by climate change. With just 3% of Earth's water being freshwater, much of it is inaccessible. Only 0.08% is used by humans, impacting ecosystems. This collection aims to provide solutions, knowledge, and tools for sustainable...

The continuing trend toward greater electrification in consumer, commercial, industrial, and transportation applications promises a dynamic and increasingly important role for power electronics. The term 'power electronics' refers to electric and electronic circuits whose primary function is to process energy. The growing penetration of...

In modern industries, induction motors are the backbone of numerous applications, powering everything from manufacturing facilities to transportation systems. While they are known for their reliability, unexpected failures can still occur, leading to increased operational costs, facility damage, or service interruptions. "Early Detection and...

Energy storage and conversion are crucial research and industry topics, especially within the context of sustainable development. Scientific and technological progress in these fields have the potential to improve energy use efficiency across traditional, renewable and unconventional sources. Energy storage technologies, including batteries, fuel...

Buildings consume about 40% of the global energy. Therefore, the building sector plays a key role in achieving the goals of carbon peak and carbon neutrality. Various energy-saving technologies for buildings, such as building envelops, mechanical systems, and energy resources, have been developed to...

This reprint features 18 selected high-quality research articles spanning diverse domains in the field of energy-efficient wireless communication and networking. The contributions in this reprint collectively underscore the significance of energy optimization in wireless systems, illuminating innovative approaches, algorithms, and technologies that pave the...

The 15th International Conference "Intelligent Systems - 2022" (INTELS'22) was held on 14-16 December 2023 at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. It is a biennial event with a thirty-year history. INTELS'22 focused on the areas of intelligent systems and artificial intelligence, their...

This reprint focuses on recent developments in laser measurement technologies and innovative applications. Laser-based measurement and sensing technologies have attracted growing attention due to their advantages of high sensitivity and fast responses. Their applications include industrial production, substance analysis, environmental monitoring, and more. In...

The 3rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering 2023 (ICAME-23) was organized on 24th August 2023 by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST). All the articles are single-blindfold reviewed. The acceptance rate of the conference was 65%....

Acoustic sensors have an extremely wide range of applications in many fields, including underwater acoustics, architectural acoustics, engineering acoustics, physical acoustics, environmental acoustics, psychoacoustics, and so on. The signals collected by high-sensitivity acoustic sensors contain a large amount of valid information that facilitates further...

The beginning of the 2020s finds connected multimodality at the forefront of urban mobility transformation. Cities grow larger and increasingly face problems caused by transport and traffic. It is expected that Europe's population in urban areas will increase from today's 74% to about 83.7%...

Renewable energy resources are used as distributed generation (DG) units and installed near to where the energy is converted and consumed. Further, the integration of renewable energy sources at home is very important. IoT helps smart grids to support various network functions throughout the...

Machining continues to be a hot topic within the field of Mechanical Engineering, due to the fact that it allows for high precision and surface quality. Studies around machining remain extremely active, and there is still a strong demand for knowledge and development in...

Rock and rock-like materials such as concrete, soil, and underground backfilling materials are considered to be geomaterials. Geomaterials are essential for life due to human construct extraction, mining, storage, and transport areas in the Earth's crust for raw material. Drilling and excavations of underground...

Welcome to the Reprint of "Innovations in Durability of Sustainable Concrete Materials", a collection presenting cutting-edge research on sustainable and durable concrete. Discover ten insightful manuscripts exploring the various aspects of sustainable concrete technology, from novel materials to advanced modeling methods. This compilation showcases...

This reprint explores the latest developments and advancements in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) for forecasting and optimization in the field of power engineering. In recent years, AI and ML methods have been gaining significant traction and are becoming...

The reprint collects research papers on mathematical and numerical modelling in fluid dynamics, discusses latest research developments in areas of fluid flows heat and mass transfer, and focuses on special topics and applications of tech-related real-world applications.Author: Jesús María BlancoISBN-10: 3036590331ISBN-13: 9783036590332Publisher: Mdpi AGLanguage:...

From single-element detectors to array-format imagers, quantum dots and other thin optoelectronic films have played important roles in various fields including autonomous driving, industry inspection, remote sensing and biological imaging. This reprint focuses on fundamental and applied research on colloidal quantum dots and other...

The reprint "Energy-efficient communication networks and systems" gives insights into the range of problems in the field of obtaining more energy-efficient communication networks and systems. The reprint contains the outcomes of the "Special Issue on energy-efficient communication networks and systems" organized for the Sensors...

Energy plays a decisive role in realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as employment growth, industry, innovation, and infrastructure, sustainable cities and communities, clean energy, and climate change. This reprint, titled "Recent Advancements in Sustainable Solar Photovoltaic Power Technology", presents significant works in...

Hazardous artificial contaminants are molecules of inorganic and organic nature (pharmaceuticals, food sources, heavy metals, dyes, personal care products, detergents, flame retardants, cosmetics, and pesticides) with potential toxicological effects on human health and the environment (air, water, and soil) due to their ubiquity at...

As climate change and environmental degradation worsen, renewable energy alternatives are more needed than ever. Addressing this worldwide issue brings difficulties and opportunities. Renewable technology has a major impact on the environment and climate change, presenting promise for lowering carbon emissions and global warming....

The reprint covers some recent advances in active and passive flow control applications. The reader should consider that the present reprint aims to simply introduce some of the many existing flow control applications. In fact, the goal of the editors is to open a...

The increasing concern regarding environmental issues has led to the adoption of stringent regulations worldwide to facilitate the urgent move towards green mobility and sustainable transportation. In this regard, electrified powertrains are bound to replace conventional thermal engines to reduce greenhouse gases and pollutant...

This reprint presents the current status of research activities concerning vehicle design processes. The design of vehicles is one of the most challenging tasks in engineering because of several reasons. The enormous consumer expectations as well as the intensive global competition aggravates vehicle design....

In total, ten papers are included in this reprint. New advances in optoelectronic materials have been reported for crystals, electrodes, and bonding materials. Zakrzewski et al. analyzed photothermal piezoelectric spectroscopy of Cd1-xBexTe, showing potential in X-ray and γ-ray detectors. Han et al. investigated characteristics...

Coal is an important natural resource. Improving the safety levels of the coal mining process while ensuring that coal production is at an acceptable level are problems to which we must attribute great importance. This reprint focuses on the safety of coal mine production,...

This reprint focuses on the position of sustainability in engineering and points to the multidimensionality of the issue. Architecture, civil and engineering issues are main themes of discussion, with special attention to research and design. Attention is focused on four thematic groups: energy (including...

This second Special Issue was compiled because of the interest demonstrated by the great success of the first Special Issue devoted to "Sensor Systems for Gesture Recognition".We believe this reprint acts as a meaningful window towards "Gesture Recognition" and the related sensors allowing the...

The aim of this reprint is to report on new scenarios, technologies, and applications related to the concept of the Internet of Everything and discuss challenges and risks.We introduced a wide range of topics related to emerging technologies. This reprint includes research on vendor-managed...

This Proceedings reprint is focused on the latest developments in the topics of imaging technology, advanced manufacturing, and medical diagnosis. The evolving interdisciplinary research between the three topics is discussed.Author: Vijayakumar AnandISBN-10: 3036584528ISBN-13: 9783036584522Publisher: Mdpi AGLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/17/2023Pages: 214Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.46lbsSize: 9.61h x 6.69w...

Non-metallic inclusions have a great influence on the cleanliness and mechanical properties of steel. Controlling the size and composition of inclusions contributes to the excellent properties of "clean steel". At the same time, in terms of our understanding of inclusions' behavior using thermodynamics principles,...

Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data analytics, and deep learning have received widespread attention in recent years and have shown great potential for application in many industrial fields. In power systems, AI and related technologies are also being used as new...

This Proceedings reprint is a collection of papers from the E-Textiles 2022 Conference and represents the state of the art from both academia and industry in the development of smart fabrics that incorporate electronic and sensing functionality. The Proceedings reprint presents a wide range...

Currently, the global liquid crystal (LC) industry is worth approximately USD 115 billion, most of which is used for display applications using nematic LCs (including chiral nematic LCs). The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide new knowledge and research tools as the...

Advanced fluid machinery is the key component in the sustainable development of energy and water resources, including various transport processes for liquids. Where fluid flows, fluid machinery works. Therefore, fluid machinery occupies an important position in the social economy. This Special Issue, entitled "Optimization...