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ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Molecular rotors are compounds, which molecules include two or more fragments that can rotate to each other. As a result of the energy absorption molecules form excited states, which could t…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Purpose Using cuticle of plants, we can make a natural brightener which can inhibit the fungus, good and excellent in waterproof and suppress the corrosion of the metal. Result Study 1: Glos…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design First Award
This project in its present form is the result of electrochemical production, analysis with new optical methods and application of aluminumoxide for a new electroluminescent device. The init…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Solid oxide fuel cells require pure electronic conductors with composite designs and high operating temperatures. In this respect, mixed ionic electronic conductors are desirable due to thei…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Using three different types of cleaners (an oxygen, a chlorine, and a regular detergent) three by three squares were washed either one, two or three times. Eight common forensics tests were…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of my project was to determine if it is possible to detect heavy metals in coconut water, when the coconut plant grows on contaminated soil. Since coconut plants take a long time…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
It is known that copper plates are heated in the air to form copper(I) oxide on their surfaces and give various colors due to optical interference of thin film. Heating copper foil was found…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
This is a continuation project (Year 3). Two types of simple, cost-effective, reusable electrochemical sensors were created with functionalized gold nanoparticles (~1.6 nm core diameter) for…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Providing sustainable energy globally is one of the greatest challenges of the 21st century. Health and climate risks associated with combustion of fossil fuels threaten global stability, de…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
With increasing energy demand and increasing strain on the world’s resources, including supplies of fossil fuels and agricultural capacity, sustainable renewable energy is needed. Using disc…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The aim of project was to synthesize iron and iron oxide nanoparticles(NP), stabilize them by crown ethers and study catalytical properties.Diazacrown ether was used as stabilizer due to its…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Biosensors are becoming increasingly prevalent in today’s society with applications in health diagnostics, bio warfare detection, water quality monitoring, and food safety. Currently in heal…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Radiation and nuclear terrorism are growing threats for humanity in today’s world. One reason for this is the lack of a shielding material that is effective against both neutron and gamma ra…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) employ expensive Ru-sensitizers, toxic organic solvents and rare Pt catalyst in converting solar energy to electricity. In order to solve these disadvantag…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Unless ruptured, eggshell membranes (ESM) prevent eggs from spoiling at room temperature. Based on this protective function of the contents of an egg by ESM, we assumed it could also potenti…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Gold nanospheres and nanoplates were synthesized by aggregation of gold seeds to determine how the difference in their morphologies and the presence of visible light would affect the rate at…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As non-renewable energy and fresh water resources rapidly deplete, countries are utilizing electrolysis to attain potable water and renewable energy; however, many developing countries warra…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Certain materials possess the ability to harness energy from light to facilitate reactions. These photocatalysts present an opportunity for providing a sustainable way to solve energy and en…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Before starting this experiment there was confusion about how long that the food would take long, yet there was never a clarification on how long it would take. This experiment was designed…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Poly(R-3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) is a biopolymer that has been gaining interest throughout recent years for its biocompatibility and biodegradability. PHB has been studied for use as drug-del…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Supercapacitors are energy storage devices that have very long lifecycles and high power densities; however, current commercial supercapacitors, which use activated carbon electrodes, have l…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Methane is a gas with two faces. On one hand it contributes to climate change if it is released uncontrolled into the atmosphere and on the other hand it is an important source of energy if…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This study shows which type of pineapple juice has the greatest amount of Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) between fresh pineapple juice, frozen pineapple juice from concentrate, and canned pineapp…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this project was to identify the optimal concentrations of luminol and sodium carbonate for maximum light output by using image analysis in order to construct mathematical mod…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Solid rocket fuels still produce large amounts of chlorine when burned, resulting in ozone depletion comparable to the effect of CFC's. The most recent project investigated the potential of…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Transfer hydrogenation of ketones via the dehydrogenation of alcohol is a highly valued reaction, as it allows for the mass production of compounds with pharmaceutical and industrial derivat…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
One significant problem with fuel cells is that they are costly to construct because of the expensive platinum catalyst. Palladium has similar chemical properties to platinum and is approxim…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
There is a clear lack of a systematic method to develop ligands for scientific and industrial applications in drug delivery, nanomaterial engineering, disease treatment and solar energy. By…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Radon222 is a chemically inert gas with an atomic number of 86. It forms from the natural decay of Uranium238. It is the second leading cause of lung cancer in Ireland. This is due to the em…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Hydrogels can be injected into localized surface tumors for the consistent release of anti-cancer drugs over a specific period of time. This project used metal-free “click” chemistry to deve…