Engineering

Paper Submission open date: 13 July 2023 Deadline for Paper Submission: 31 January 2024 Engineering  is an international peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by Chinese Academy of Engineering. The journal is published on a monthly basis in English. Online versions are available through: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering/ Topic Agricultural sensors, as the source of information in smart agriculture, are the core technology of smart agriculture and play a vital role in acquiring information and intelligent control, which is essential in promoting agricultural development. This special issue is aimed at agricultural sensors, gathering the latest research work in this area. The special issue focuses on five major themes, including agricultural environment sensors, animal and plant sensors, agricultural product quality and safety sensors, and miniaturization and chipization of agricultural sensors. Topics of interest This issue will publish original research papers, revie...

Deadline for Paper Submission:  December 31, 2023   Laser micro/nano engineering stands as a fundamental pillar underlying numerous cutting-edge technologies. In recent decades, significant advancements have unfolded in this domain, spanning theoretical foundations, technological progress, and practical engineering applications. The significance of laser micro/nano engineering resides in its unparalleled capacity to manipulate materials at small scales, while maintaining an exceptional degree of precision. This capability empowers the creation of intricate structures critical to modern electronics, communication systems, and healthcare devices, including microchips, sensors, and medical apparatus. Laser-based techniques embody non-contact and non-invasive processes, minimizing potential harm to delicate materials. Consequently, they facilitate swift prototyping, tailored fabrication, and efficient manufacturing, yielding cost reductions and heightened productivity. By stimulat...

Paper Submission open date: 30 June 2023 Deadline for Paper Submission: 31 January 2024   Engineering  is an international peer-reviewed academic journal sponsored by Chinese Academy of Engineering. The journal is published on a monthly basis in English. Online versions are available through： http://www.journals.elsevier.com/engineering/ .   Topic   The world is facing a global epidemic of diet-related chronic disease. Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 reported that about 11 million deaths and 255 million DALYs were attributable to dietary risk factors, in other words, one of every five deaths across the globe is attributable to suboptimal diet.   There are plenty of studies proved that interventions with nutrients can prevent, manage and even treat illness. However, factors such as individual genetics, dietary habits and eating patterns, age and physical activity result in the dynamic nutritional recommendations for both individual and population health. Ther...

A groundbreaking research project aimed at revolutionizing the field of life sciences and providing unprecedented insights into the human body had been announced. The significant research program, titled "digital life and holographic human body" brought together leading scientists, researchers, and experts from all around the world to develop a pioneering digital model that represents the physiological and pathological processes of human life system activities in real time. The concept of a “holographic digital mannequin” involves reconstructing the micro-, meso-, and macro-networked dynamic life information dataset of the human body using advanced technologies such as digital twin and computer simulation. By categorizing, integrating, and digitizing existing theoretical models, the research aims to decode the complex life activity processes and uncover the exact causes of accurate and effective intervention and rehabilitation measures for improved initiative for this researc...

Editorial Science and Technology for Combating Global Water Challenges Jiuhui Qu , Huijuan Liu , Gang Liu doi:10.1016/j.eng.2022.01.007 Research One-Step Reverse Osmosis Based on Riverbank Filtration for Future Drinking Water Purification Yujia Zhai , Gang Liu , Walter G.J. van der Meer doi:10.1016/j.eng.2021.02.015 Digital Water Developments and Lessons Learned from Automation in the Car and Aircraft Industries Dragan Savić doi:10.1016/j.eng.2021.05.013 The Phragmites Root-Inhabiting Microbiome: A Critical Review on Its Composition and Environmental Application Donglin Wang , Yaohui Bai , Jiuhui Qu doi:10.1016/j.eng.2021.05.016 Viability of Harvesting Salinity Gradient (Blue) Energy by Nanopore-Based Osmotic Power Generation Zhangxin Wang , Li Wang , Menachem Elimelech doi:10.1016/j.eng.2021.02.016 Niche Differentiation of Phenol-Degrading Microorganisms in UASB Granular Sludge as Revealed by Fluorescence in situ Hybridization Kengo Kubota , Kei Igarashi , Masayoshi Yamada , Yasuyuki ...

  Editorial Editorial for the Special Issue on 6G Requirements, Visions, and Enabling Technologies Ping Zhang , Xuemin (Sherman) Shen , Jianhua Zhang Views & Comments 6G: Ubiquitous Extending to the Vast Underwater World of Oceans Yuanliang Ma , Qunfei Zhang , Honglei Wang Industrial Wireless Control Networks: From WIA to Future Haibin Yu , Peng Zeng , Chi Xu Research Federated Learning for 6G: Applications, Challenges, and Opportunities Zhaohui Yang , Mingzhe Chen , Kai-Kit Wong , H. Vincent Poor , Shuguang Cui The SOLIDS 6G Mobile Network Architecture: Driving Forces, Features, and Functional Topology Guangyi Liu , Na Li , Juan Deng , Yingying Wang , Junshuai Sun , Yuhong Huang Toward Wisdom-Evolutionary and Primitive-Concise 6G: A New Paradigm of Semantic Communication Networks Ping Zhang , Wenjun Xu , Hui Gao , Kai Niu , Xiaodong Xu , Xiaoqi Qin , Caixia Yuan , Zhijin Qin , Haitao Zhao , Jibo Wei , Fangwei Zhang Blockchain for Transparent Data Management Toward 6G Xuemin (S...

CO-EDITORS-IN-CHIEF Dr. Glen Daigger Professor, University of Michigan, USA Member, USA National Academy of Engineering Dr. Nan-Qi Ren Head, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, China Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering Executive Editor-in-Chief Dr. Yu Tian  Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Distinguished Professor of Yangtze River Scholar Deputy Director, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water  Resource and Environment, China GUEST EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. Helmut Krosis Distinguished Fellow and Former President, IWA Professor, Vienna University of Technology Dr. Teng Chye Khoo Professor, National University of Singapore Former CEO, PUB, Singapore Dr. Dragan Savic Professor, University of Exeter, UK CEO, KWR Water Research Institute, The Netherlands Dr. Ai-Jie Wang Distinguished Fellow, IWA Professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Dr. Peter Vanrolleghem IWA Fellow Professor, Université Laval, Canada Dr. Zeynep Erdal Business and Techn...

Scientists have long been challenged by the complex process of drug discovery and development, with investments that often go unrewarded. However, with the advancement of experimental technology and computer hardware, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a leading tool in analyzing abundant and high-dimensional data. In a new academic paper published in the journal   Engineering   titled “Artificial Intelligence in Pharmaceutical Sciences,” researchers detail the advantages of AI technology in all aspects of new drug research and development (R&D). AI is capable of discovering new drugs more efficiently and at a lower cost. Through the explosive growth of biomedical data, AI has led to a revolution in drug R&D, from target discovery to preclinical research, automated drug synthesis, and influences on the pharmaceutical market. In the review, the authors provide a brief overview of common AI models in the field of drug discovery, then summarize and discuss in dep...

  We have witnessed the global spread of COVID-19 in the past years and fully recognized the importance of rapid, accurate, and easy sensing of viruses and diseases. It is highly desired to have a personalized sensing device that can be implemented in our daily life to improve the life quality.  Recently, researchers have been exploring on-chip sensing technologies to tackle these emerging challenges. More and more healthcare monitoring functionalities were integrated with wearable devices.  New research led by engineers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST of Saudi Arabia) and the State University of New York at Buffalo (University at Buffalo, USA) makes significant progress along this direction. The system is constructed by a graded surface nanograting with the period changing from 300 nm to 500 nm. Under the illumination of LEDs or lasers, one can see a dark bar in the reflection image (as illustrated in the image). The spatial location of the d...

  The growth of ecological restoration programs worldwide has made the planet greener. Meanwhile, the failure of large-scale restoration has also been witnessed, due to conflicts between stakeholders during the implementation process. For effective ecological restoration, a comprehensive understanding of social-ecological interactions during the land conversion process and the integration of social dimension into large-scale ecological restoration planning play key roles. However, large-scale ecological restoration planning tends to pay more attention to ecological attributes (e.g., slope), with social attributes often neglected. Furthermore, how social dimensions should be considered remains a challenge.  Recently, many researchers have attempted to analyze the responses and feedbacks of human behavior at the household scale during large-scale ecological restoration implementation. A new study led by the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of...