BRIGHT-NIGHT is Tuscany's European Researchers' Night, created to bring research, science culture and public engagement closer to citizens.
We are proud to co-organize the Talamone event because outreach is part of our identity. Cicci Research works every day with scientific laboratories, but events like BRIGHT-NIGHT allow us to open that work to students, families, local institutions and the wider public.
The event is dedicated to public engagement and to showing how research affects society, education and local communities.
Our role is to help connect scientific content, hands-on demonstrations and the territory around Talamone.
Talamone / 2026
The original BRIGHT-NIGHT microsite organised the Talamone activities as six stations spread across the town. This reconstruction keeps the programme readable and searchable even if the temporary source page is no longer available.
Six stations
Hands-on activities move from citizen science and chemistry to technology, biodiversity and the night sky.
Visitors are invited to answer anonymous questionnaires about public knowledge and awareness of Posidonia oceanica and its relationship with the health of the marine environment.
The responses are intended for statistical analysis and to support scientific dissemination and publications.
A hands-on chemistry activity where visitors mix and transfer solutions, observe colour changes and unexpected reactions, and learn how simple laboratory operations are performed correctly.
Compare sensory impressions with measurements from scientific instruments, then explore videogames, coding, electronic circuits and virtual reality.
Cicci Research brings photonics into the programme through lamps, lasers, photovoltaic panels and plants grown under LEDs, connecting light, energy and innovation.
The station also presents MAX, a robotics activity dedicated to hazardous environments.
Compare liquids that mix with liquids that remain in separate layers, observing density, colour levels and the behaviour of different compositions.
The original programme also reminds visitors that mixtures containing alcohol are part of the experiment and must not be drunk.
Discover taxonomy, organism identification and the ecological importance of Posidonia oceanica for marine biodiversity and ecosystem balance.
Visitors can draw what they observe and take a souvenir photograph in the marine seagrass sampling area used by the researchers.
From 21:15
The final station turns to astronomy: with AMSA experts and telescopes, visitors can observe the night sky, stars, planets and other celestial objects and learn to recognise some of the constellations visible at the end of summer.
What visitors could experience
The programme deliberately mixes observation, experimentation, digital technology, environmental research and public participation rather than treating them as separate worlds.
Original 2026 programme
These views preserve the visual identity of the temporary programme while the full content above remains accessible as HTML.
Programme snapshot preserved on 21 September 2026. Activities may change before the event.