Nature Reviews Materials aims to cover the making, measuring, modelling and manufacturing of materials - thus, looking at materials science throughout the pipeline of laboratory discovery to functional device. Reviews and Perspectives are commissioned by the editorial team.Research areas covered in the journal include:Soft matterBiomaterials, bio-inspired and biomedical materialsOptical, photonic and optoelectronic materialsMagnetic materialsMaterials for electronicsSuperconductorsEngineered and structural materials (metals, alloys, ceramics, composites)Two-dimensional materialsSurfaces and thin filmsDevicesCatalytic and separation materialsEnergy materials Materials for sustainable developmentNanotechnologyModelling, simulation and materials theorySynthesis, processing and characterization techniquesManufacturing of materials.