Collections and calls for papers

Advances in gravity-related phenomena in biological, chemical and physical systems

This Topical Collection includes contributions on the latest advances in gravity-related phenomena in biological, chemical and physical systems. Based on presentations from the ELGRA 2015 symposium held 29 S...

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Closed

Approaching the Chinese Space Station - Microgravity Research in China

This Topical Collection is focusing on recent progress of the research on microgravity sciences and applications in China, particullary those with relevance to the China Space Station (CSS).

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Closed

Heat pipe systems for thermal management in space

Heat pipes are two-phase flow heat-transfer devices that have been successfully utilized in several applications ranging from orbiting communication satellites to electrical and propulsion systems in microgr...

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Closed

Interdisciplinary science challenges for gravity dependent phenomena in physical and biological systems

This Topical Collection is designated to combine recent interdisciplinary science challenges for gravity dependent phenomena in physical and biological systems. Based on presentations from the ELGRA 2017 sym...

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Closed

LIFE SCIENCES

The LIFE SCIENCES section of Microgravity Science and Technology aims to publish relevant articles from space biology and space medicine that focus on the effects of altered gravity on - human physiology and...

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Open

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Ongoing

Multiphase Fluid Dynamics in Microgravity

This Topical Collection aims to provide insight into wide field of the structure and dynamics in multiphase fluid systems with relevance to the gravitational effects.

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Closed

Research Pioneer and Leader of Microgravity Science in China: Dedicated to the 85th Birthday of Academician Wen-Rui Hu

This Topical Collection is dedicated to the 85th Birthday of Academician Wen-Rui Hu (胡文瑞) who initiated the research of microgravity science in China and, as an outstanding leader, promoted the development o...

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Closed

The effect of gravity on non-equilibrium processes in fluids

Non-equilibrium processes in liquids have always been of key importance for numerous applications from classical engineering to physics or even medicine. This Topical Collection will focus on the effect of g...

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Closed

The Effect of Gravity on Physical and Biological Phenomena

The effect of gravity on an object can be completely canceled out when it experiences "free fall". This Topical Collection aims to highlight the differences of physical and biological phenomena in normal, re...

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Closed

Thirty Years of Microgravity Research - A Topical Collection Dedicated to J. C. Legros

This Topical Collection is dedicated to Jean Claude Legros, who has devoted his life to establishing and developing the scientific progress in microgravity research. He has flown his experiments on virtually...

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Closed

Topical Collection on Asian Microgravity Research in Physics, Materials and Life Science

This Topical Collection is designed to present the achievements of Asian countries in the field of microgravity research in physics, materials science and life sciences. Based on contributions from the 11th ...

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Closed

Topical Collection on Non-Equilibrium Processes in Continuous Media under Microgravity

This Topical Collection is devoted to advanced problems of non-equilibrium processes in fluids. The mechanisms of these processes and the ways to control them are discussed. Based on contributions from the N...

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Closed