We present the most downloaded papers of the pss journal family from December.

Best of Advanced Optical Materials – Now online
Advanced Optical Materials has made a selection of the best articles from 2013 available to download for free.
The week in research: February 5th 2014
A roundup of the latest materials science research from the past week.

This week in the materials industry: January 31st 2014
Headlines from the last seven days of materials science industry news.

Drawing chemical sensors on paper with a flexible toy pencil
Research team at Northwestern University show that chemical sensors capable of detecting toxic vapors can be drawn with a toy pencil on paper.
Most accessed papers in physica status solidi for November 2013
We present the most downloaded papers from the pss journal family from November.

Soluble SOFs created for the first time
Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Molecular Foundry create first soluble 2D supramolecular organic frameworks.

Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award – nominations open
Submit your nominations now for the 2014 Journal of Polymer Science innovation award.
Monolayer molybdenum disulfide mechanical resonators
New monolayer material has great potential for future nanoelectromechanical devices as it combines excellent mechanical and electrical properties.

Book Review: Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge
Professor Nazario Martín, University Complutense of Madrid and IMDEA-Nanoscience, reviews the second edition of this book, edited by Javier García-Martínez.