To manufacture innovative high-tech and sustainable products, advanced materials play a key role. In response to their growing importance, the European Commission requested scientific advice on how Europe can strengthen its position in this field. The resulting report concludes that while Europe has...

At its event on 7 March 2023 gathering MEPs and researchers, the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) focused on the concept of ‘Open strategic autonomy’. This strategy tries to address the European Union’s dilemma of how to reduce its dependency on external actors while remaining open...