A special issue to commemorate the 1st M3@Singapore was published [1] in Aust. J. Chem. 2011, 64 (9) with selected papers presented at the inaugural molecular materials conference. That issue comprised a communication article on temperaturedriven molecular self-organization at solution-solid interface, [2] a focussed review on the application of atom-transfer radical polymerization method in the synthesis of polyetherbased functional amphiphilic polymers, [3] and original research papers in emerging areas such as dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), [4] metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), [5] light-activated nanoparticle-catalyzed water-splitting, [6] and aggregationinduced emission (AIE) in bioimaging applications, [7] etc.