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ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Fourth Award
Nowadays, electrochemical CO2 reduction that involves the utilization of CO2 to convert into hydrocarbon products has been regarded as a promising way to address the increasing crisis of gre…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The global food crisis is an issue affecting 1 billion people worldwide – it is critical that more efficient solutions to food production be developed. Both nanoparticles, molecules <100nm u…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The decades long trend of transistor size reduction has recently faced a roadblock because of its reliance on already extremely scaled silicon transistors. However, atomically thin semicondu…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
The overuse of substances with antibacterial and antifungal properties cause drugs to lose efficiency because of the resistance that microorganisms started to develop over time. We came up w…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Negative-pressure-wound-therapy (NPWT), a wound-closure technique used following tumor resection has been suggested to promote metastasis. As this claim isn’t well established and the molecu…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
The SmartSleeve is a non-invasive wearable device that can provide real-time physiological and clinical measurements with wireless embedded sensing technology will improve the rehabilitation…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Due to having a cryptic habitat, very little is known about the life history characteristics and stridulatory devices found in runner plant bugs (Hallodapus spp.) and several other members b…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Free radical damage to skin caused by particulate matter and ultraviolet (UV) radiation takes over nine million lives per year. Current creams can be remedial barriers; however, particles, (…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Fourth Award
Non-biodegradable plastic is prevalent as it’s integrated into every aspect of our lives. The careless disposal of plastic is one of the biggest problems that humanity faces today. It has a…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
In Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations, a swift response is crucial to cut costs and minimize casualties. Origami paper parachutes present a novel solution to delivering r…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
During the progression of metastatic cancer, peripheral cells break away from the primary tumor and acquire the ability to intravasate into the circulatory and lymphatic systems. These invas…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
In this study, developing open-source technology and establishing an ecosystem -PIC-TALK- with the vision of the obliteration of inconveniences in the educational life of visually impaired i…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics Fourth Award
The Planetary Transfer Calculator (PTC) is a tool to calculate and visualise transfers between planets, moons, and stars. The coding system uses a complex combination of mathematical algorit…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Toxic waste such as petroleum-based plastics are a factor that contribute seriously to environmental deterioration, being a poison for ecosystems. In the Community of San Pablito, Mexico, Am…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
The scarcity of drinkable water is becoming a worldwide, where 2.7 billion people find water scarce for at least a month out of the year. This scarcity puts an emphasis on developing new met…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Positively identifying endangered species has been a global challenge in wildlife conservation efforts. Traditional methods such as morphological means of identification require expert knowl…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Biofouling is a biological attachment on structures submerged in sea water that causing severe economic lost. The use of antifoulant paint containing TBT (Tributyltin) has been banned becaus…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Secondary cancers, which develop as a result of initial radiation or chemotherapy treatments, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer survivors. Early prediction of the develo…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Recently, drought conditions in South Asia have resulted in the starvation and suicides of over 500,000 individuals due to crop yield drastically decreasing. Plants are severely affected by…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The development of human activity and industry has led to various environmental pollution. One of the biggest problem is chicken feather waste created during food processing. Another problem…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The widespread use of petrochemicals often leads to substance spills in aquatic environments during transfers or offshore drilling/exploration, resulting in catastrophic pollution, economica…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
The goal of this project was to create a comprehensive test, automated and not requiring laboratory blood analysis, for the prediction of diabetic retinopathy and cardiovascular risk, utiliz…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Life formed on Earth 4 billion years ago using RNA to store genetic information, but how RNA first synthesized is unknown, due to no enzymes. RNA bases underwent repeated wet-dry cycles in v…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Giant African Snails and Siam Cryptozona are one of the world’s most invasive species that cause decreases in crop yields and quality fields. Saponin can be used as a biochemical control of…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Background: Glyphosate, the main chemical in popular weed killers, is found in common foods such as breakfast cereals, bread-products, eggs, and snack foods. Glyphosate blocks a necessary am…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software Fourth Award
This study aimed to facilitate the communication of people who use sign language and those who do not know sign language. As a solution, mobile application was developed that converts the de…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressive cognitive impairment in patients. Millions of people around the world are impacted by this fatal dis…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
In 2018, Indonesia was hit with one of the deadliest earthquakes in its history, measured at a magnitude of 7.5. More than 1,000 died and as many as 5,000 remain missing. Current victim trac…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
BACKGROUND: World energy consumption will increase by 28% by 2040 with renewables being the fastest growing energy source. Furthermore, renewables will increasingly replace coal. Solar updra…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Recent studies with a mouse Alzheimer’s disease model show that inducing gamma brain waves at 40 Hz causes microglia in the brain to remove plaque-forming proteins, actually treating the dis…