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Published on April 14, 2026 Updated on April 14, 2026
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on the December 17, 2025

Dive into 5 new research projects: from the theory of evolution to the life cycle of stars, including the future of lighting, obesity treatments, and how memory works!

Whiteboard #3 LEDs: The Directional Lighting of Tomorrow

What will the directional lighting of tomorrow look like?
That’s what Rémi Colom , a researcher in nanophotonics at the Research Center for Heteroepitaxy and its Applications (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS), is studying through the DILEMMA project.
 

This video is a follow-up to Whiteboard #2 "LEDs: The Power of Electronics"!

Dive into this Whiteboard video and discover directional LEDs where the light produced travels in only one direction!

Learn more about the DILEMMA project
and read the profile of Rémi Colom

Whiteboard #4 The Secrets of Biological Evolution Is evolution repeatable

under the same conditions?
This is what Vincent Calcagno , an ecology researcher at the Sophia Agrobiotech Institute (Université Côte d’Azur, INRAE, CNRS), is studying through the MUSCADO project.

Dive into this Whiteboard video and discover the evolution and adaptation of the European corn borer in Europe and Asia!

Learn more about the MUSCADO project
And check out the profile of Vincent Calcagno

Whiteboard #5 The molecular mechanisms of long-term memory

Can we better understand the mechanisms of long-term memory using the fruit fly, Drosophila?

  This is what Florence Besse , a cell biology researcher at the Valrose Institute of Biology (Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS, INSERM), is studying through the MEMORNA project.

Dive into this WhiteBoard video and discover the mechanisms of RNA transport in neurons and their role in establishing long-term memory!


To learn more about the MEMORNA project
And check out the profile of Florence Besse

Whiteboard #6 A protein linking obesity, inflammation, and type 2 diabetes


How does the P53 protein play a role in the link between obesity, inflammation, and type 2 diabetes?
This is what Jennifer Jager , a researcher in cellular and molecular biology at the Mediterranean Center for Molecular Medicine (Université Côte d’Azur, INSERM), is studying through the MacP53 project.

Dive into this Whiteboard video and discover the molecular and cellular mechanisms linked to the development of type 2 diabetes in obesity!


Learn more about the MacP53 project
And check out Jennifer Jager’s profile

Whiteboard #7 Stellar Winds and the Enrichment of Space


Do you know about stellar winds and their role in enriching space?
This is what Andrea Chiavassa , an astrophysics researcher at the Joseph-Louis Lagrange Laboratory (Université Côte d’Azur, OCA, CNRS), is studying through the PEPPER project.

Dive into this WhiteBoard video and discover how stellar winds contribute to the mass-loss mechanisms of stars, enriching the cosmic environment that gives rise to future stars and planets!


Learn more about the PEPPER project
And check out the profile of Andrea Chiavassa



Episodes produced as part of the promotion of ANR projects for the 2020 ANR campaign. ANR SAPSCOTEDAZUR 2020.

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