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ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Deep reinforcement learning(DRL) has shown significant promise in a wide range of applications including computer games and robotics. Yet, DRL policies require very long training times resul…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Fourth Award
When Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman developed mRNA therapeutics, they packaged mRNA in 4-component lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to prevent bloodstream degradation by RNases. Research has sin…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
A novel, targeted, therapeutic oral delivery system was designed as a blood-thinning treatment to prevent ischemic stroke, caused by blood clots. Dabigatran (Db), is an anticoagulant medicat…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
People with spastic cerebral palsy sometimes develop contractures in the hands that cause the hand to close in on itself, reducing the range of motion (ROM). For children who use their hands…
ISEF · 2024
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Photovoltaic systems are becoming increasingly important. There is a central challenge to be solved here. Due to the series connection, the weakest cell always determines the total output. T…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Eutrophication affects 65% of coastal and 53% of freshwater regions in the US but no scalable cyanobacterial degradation methods exist. Piezocatalysis harnesses mechanical energy to produce…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Precession and nutation in dynamical systems have been of long-standing research interest. Manifesting in systems as diverse as spinning tops to celestial bodies like planets, understanding…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Diabetes is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Loss of functional pancreatic ß-cell mass is key to both type 1 (T1D) and type 2 (T2D) diabetes. Islet macrophages have importa…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Ambient air pollution presents a 7 million annual mortality rate and devastating environmental impacts, with gas-powered vehicles among the leading contributors. The current technology used…
ISEF · 2024
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Sediment pollution, a type of water pollution, degrades drinking water quality, disrupts ecosystems, and increases environmental risks. Anthropogenic causes comprise 70% of sediment pollutio…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The Western Pacific Warm Pool (WPWP) is a crucial component of global climate and has direct influence in the modulation of heat throughout the global ocean. Changes in geochemistry in the v…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software Fourth Award
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Yet, it lacks a cure. Timely detection and treatment can significantly slow the progression of symptoms, yet acc…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Microplastics have become one of the new pollutants which have aroused international concern, and they even pose a potential threat to human health. In this project, a classical Fenton-like…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Purpose: Disrupted circadian rhythms can have deleterious consequences for all organisms. The extent to which blue light from digital devices affects circadian biology and mental and physica…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Global warming poses a significant threat to plants by weakening their defense, exacerbating disease outbreaks and threatening global food security. However, limited attention is given to th…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Accurate visualization of underlying anatomical structures is vital for precise surgical interventions, particularly in high-risk and minimally invasive procedures. Existing methods like flu…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Tuberculosis (TB), a leading cause of infectious disease death worldwide, disproportionately affects lower-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). When diagnosed early, TB is very curable, but…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Motivated to create an early warning system to predict Colony Collapse Disorder, our research focuses on developing a technological solution to constantly monitor beehive health. We present…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software Fourth Award
There are nearly fourteen million individuals with color blindness in the United States. Many individuals with color blindness struggle with differentiating between red and green traffic sig…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Marine mammals, such as cetaceans, rely significantly on sounds as their primary means of communication and perception of their environment. Acoustic signals are crucial for various social i…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
This paper introduces "SkyCatcher," a novel annular-shaped retractable quadrotor UAV specialized for cargo transportation. Unlike other morphing quadrotors with complex platforms and challen…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
Expanding the applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) requires overcoming limitations in flight endurance imposed by current battery energy densities and adverse weather conditions l…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plays a pivotal role in modern packaging and textile industries, contributing to over 350 million tons of global production annually. Despite its widespread…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
In the contemporary landscape of medical technology, the integration of machine learning (ML) with wearable electrocardiograms (ECGs) presents a groundbreaking approach to cardiovascular dis…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Fourth Award
In recent years, single-junction perovskite solar cells with lead-halide frameworks have garnered considerable interest for their superior photovoltaic performance, facile fabrication, and t…
ISEF · 2024
Technology Enhances the Arts Fourth Award
One of the greatest challenges for blind and visually impaired individuals (BVIs) is in learning STEM subjects. Many key concepts, like graphs and molecules, are hard to comprehend without t…
ISEF · 2024
Technology Enhances the Arts Fourth Award
Around 1-1.5 million people became deaf in the United States later in life. How can they be taught American Sign Language (ASL)? To provide a solution to this problem, the researcher created…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects approximately 366 million adults and 129 million children and adolescents worldwide (CHADD; Song…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
In a world with more cost-saving, reusable systems in the aerospace industry than ever before, heat shields remain a largely disposable system which, in their reusable form, lack the thermal…
ISEF · 2024
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Annually, millions of lives are lost due to climate change-related factors, predominantly stemming from carbon dioxide emissions linked to fossil fuels. In this research, the development of…