EVIDENCE REVIEW REPORTS

21 April 2026 Download PDF version This document was published as part of our overall advice on Advanced Materials. READ THE FULL ADVICE ADVANCED MATERIALS: KEY DOCUMENTS SCOPING PAPER EVIDENCE REVIEW REPORT SCIENTIFIC OPINION Our lives depend on advanced materials. Modern technologies have enabled scientists to manipulate and create powerful advanced materials, such...

Advanced materials are intentionally designed and engineered materials with innovative properties and functionalities. The Scientific Advice Mechanism has been asked to advise on how these materials can add impetus to EU strategic autonomy and how to promote innovation.   Scoping paper, by the European Commission   Our advice will...

For decades, technologies have been proposed that would reduce or counteract global warming by reflecting sunlight away from the Earth. These proposals, known as “solar radiation modification” technologies, include stratospheric aerosol injection, cloud brightening, and others.         DOWNLOAD REPORT     Climate modelling suggests that some of these technologies might...

Artificial intelligence has the potential to revolutionise scientific discovery, accelerate research progress, boost innovation and improve researchers’ productivity. The EU must take hold of the opportunities this brings, and in a timely way. But it must also respond to the challenges and risks associated with this fast-evolving technology.