New monolayer material has great potential for future nanoelectromechanical devices as it combines excellent mechanical and electrical properties.

Enhanced polymer/ZnO photovoltaic performance
Steve Dunn, Queen Mary University of London, and James R. Durrant, Imperial College London, discuss their latest work on photovoltaic devices.

Interview with a Board Member: Jörg Lahann
A conversation with new Advanced Materials board member Jörg Lahann on research, publishing, and life.

Interview with a Board Member: Prof. Georges Hadziioannou
New Advanced Materials board member, Prof. Georges Hadziioannou, answers a few questions about his scientific career, and research and publishing in general.

Welcome to Xiaodong Chen
We welcome Xiaodong Chen to the editorial advisory board of Advanced Materials.

Welcome our Advanced Materials Editorial Advisory Board member Prof. Xinliang Feng
Xinliang Feng talks about his motivation to work in the field of graphene chemistry and the role of graphene in future developments.

Lynn Loo joins Advanced Materials' advisory board
Lynn Loo of Princeton University joins the editorial advisory board of Advanced Materials from 2013.

Uniform drug release vehicle may improve brain cancer therapy
Microcapsules containing a brain cancer drug may simplify treatment and provide more tightly controlled therapy, according to Penn State researchers.
Advanced Materials Editor Peter Gregory Awarded Two Chinese Professorships
Nanjing University of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University host ceremonies.

Dissolvable microneedle patches for transdermal drug delivery
The application of biocompatible polymeric microneedle patches is discussed as a promising and straightforward method of transdermal drug delivery.