Book excerpt: This work comprises selected papers from the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Engineering Materials and Technology (AEMT 2012) which was held on the 15th to 17th June 2012 in Zhuhai, China. The peer-reviewed papers are grouped into fourteen chapters: Composites; Micro/Nano Materials; Iron and Steel; Ceramics; Metal Alloy Materials; Biomaterials; Elastomers and Polymers; Optical/Electronic/Magnetic Materials; New Functional Materials; Building Materials; New Energy Materials; Environmental Friendly Materials; Structural Materials and Biomaterials; Chemical Materials.