Life on Mars and the effects of cigarette smoke are just two of the projects presented by students.
Over 700 secondary school students are participating in the Young Scientist Exhibition at the RDS (Royal Dublin Society).
The possibility of humans living on another planet is the subject of a study by students from St Wolstan’s Holy Faith Secondary School, Celbridge.
People can live on Mars with the help of modern technology.
The stark facts of how bad smoking is for your health are highlighted in a project from Coláiste Rís in Dundalk.
The team of students wanted to prove that cigarette filters do not prevent significant amounts of tar from entering the body. Their hypothesis proved to be correct, as during their study sections of their testing apparatus had to be cleaned.
The tar clings onto them, and they get blocked.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 10 January 1991. The reporter is Kevin McDonald.
