A European Commission funded study on Dual Use Materials
– Addressing dual-use issues in enabling technologies research
About Dual Use
The focus of the web platform is on research and technology that can be applied from civil to defence and/or security applications, and vice versa, and can result in technologies, products, goods and services with one or both types of applications. There is often a strong potential for civil-military collaboration in this type of research and technology.
This platform is being developed under the study on Dual Use Materials – Addressing dual-use issues in enabling technologies research is funded by the European Commission, Directorate General R&I -Directorate F- Prosperity- Unit F4 – Materials for Tomorrow under a Framework Contract 575/PP/2016/FC of Directorate General GROW
DU Guidelines
DU Guidelines provide an extensive review of existing guidelines on how to best exploit the dual-use potential of your research results. Guidelines can be accessed and filtered according to various categories and filters.
DU FAQs
DU Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) provide a list of some of the main questions and respective answers related to regulation, research, funding, technology transfer, ethics, and others.
Resources
Find here some of the key resources coming out of the study, including workshop results, training materials and presentations developed within the scope of the study.