Every American Junior Academy of Science project Fairfolio holds: 1,041 entries across 8 years, with the abstract, category and awards the fair published for each one.
Counts cover every year of this fair and use its own category labels, exactly as the source published them. Each one links to that category's AJAS projects.
1041 projects · showing 541–570
AJAS · 2020
A minimal bacterial cell, JCVI-syn3.0, derived from Mycoplasma mycoides has been constructed at the J. Craig Venter Institute. It operates with only 473 genes, of which 149 have unknown func…
AJAS · 2020
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
Freeze casting, the directional solidification of solutions and slurries, is a straightforward technique for the manufacture of porous materials. However, it has reached its limitations for…
AJAS · 2020
Showy lady’s slipper orchids (Cypripedium reginae) are a critically endangered species in New Hampshire and much of the northeastern United States. They live in temperate regions and are hig…
AJAS · 2020
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
A critical factor to a car’s speed and efficiency is its weight. A lighter car is faster, more agile, and requires less energy. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are attractive because of the…
AJAS · 2020
The considerable cost of optical hardware is a limiting factor for pursuing optical research and development. For schools, even relatively basic demonstration experiments may require a consi…
AJAS · 2020
AJAS · 2020
A common heart arrhythmia that afflicts millions in the United States alone, atrial fibrillation (AF or AFib) increases the risk of serious health complications such as heart failure, stroke…
AJAS · 2020
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
41 million people in the U.S. are exposed to drug contaminated water every day. In fact, traceable amounts of pharmaceuticals have been found in over 80 percent of water samples taken from v…
AJAS · 2020
Graves’ disease is an autoimmune thyroid disorder that results in elevated plasma levels of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4. Thyroid hormone overproduction is caused by pathogenic B cells pro…
AJAS · 2020
Daphnia magna is an aquatic invertebrate and a well-established model organism for toxicological studies. It is transparent, allowing heart rate monitoring to be used as a toxicological assa…
AJAS · 2020
Compliant mechanisms move via the deflection of flexible members allowing them to be designed with reduced part count, fewer points of failure, and increased durability. Bistable devices are…
AJAS · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (inferred)
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPS) have a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activities against bacteria, fungi, and even viruses, and there have been over 5000 AMPs discovered. Individual peptides…
AJAS · 2020
Lead contamination in drinking water is a significant public health concern. Cities throughout the country still have drinking water with lead levels higher than 15 ppb- the nationwide EPA s…
AJAS · 2020
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
Traveling up to 28,000 miles per hour, spacecraft re-entry into the atmosphere can be one of the most dangerous parts of the trip. As the kinetic force of the spacecraft is encountered by fr…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Our research is essential to agriculture and understanding the basic biology of parasitic weeds. We studied growth changes in Cuscuta pentagona by venous connection to host tomato. Two metho…
AJAS · 2020
This experiment focuses on the isolation and testing of local, photosynthetic, and aquatic microorganisms for use in biophotovoltaic cells (BPV cells). The inspiration for this project stemm…
AJAS · 2020
Maintaining the quality of water is a huge challenge in the world. The progressive adoption of an urban, industrial lifestyle has deteriorated the quality of freshwater reservoirs and caused…
AJAS · 2020
Globally invasive Balanus amphitrite is a common fouling barnacle in harbors worldwide; it is found on many non-living substrates including ships, pilings, and seawalls but can also settle o…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Permanent hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal listening devices (PLDs), such as earbuds and headphones, has become increasingly common. The purpose of this experiment was to disco…
AJAS · 2020
There has been substantial growth in the prevalence and popularity of electronic cigarettes since they were developed in 2004, possibly due to advertisements that market them as a safer alte…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Hydroponics has revolutionized the world of agriculture. Its advancement has led to the successful growth of plants without soil. In light of impending climate change, hydroponic systems pro…
AJAS · 2020
The experiment was designed to study the retroreflectivity performance of glass beads in providing night visibility under simulated road conditions. The simulation included evaluation of ret…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Many individuals cultivate gardens to avoid store-bought produce laced with synthetic chemicals. As a result, there is a demand for a natural, effective fertilizer alternative. The purpose o…
AJAS · 2020
Understanding how life responds to changes in temperature is a critical endeavor given the predicted climate changes the planet will experience in the future. The aim of this study was to in…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Glioblastoma is the most common primary brain tumor in adults. Patients have a poor outcome with a median survival time of 12 months; the disease is always fatal. Long non-coding RNAs have b…
AJAS · 2020
Background: Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) is the most common dementia affecting over 5.7 million in US. People with diabetes are of great interest in this area since they have five-fold risk of…
AJAS · 2020
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is widely used industrially due to its optimal properties. The goal of this study was to test the optimal conditions in which polyhydroxyalkaonates (PHA) can…
AJAS · 2020
Wheat gluten is a common ingredient of commercial foods. This study observed how exposure to wheat gluten and its hydrolysate (WGH) affects stress in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C.…
AJAS · 2020
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Energy poverty is a global crisis with over 3 billion people without access to electricity. Those who do have access, mostly rely on energy from fossil fuels. In the United States < 10% is f…
AJAS · 2020
This research paper is about which light bulb is the most efficient. The hypothesis was that the LED bulb would be the most efficient and cost the smallest amount annually. An experiment was…