Materials Science
The recent increase in counterfeited documents, banknotes, and medications impacts society, calling for irreproducible security technologies. Nature mimicking materials, which combine multip…
Materials Science
The project that is being presented is experimenting which child proof container is the most efficient. This project was chosen to determine which household container is the safest. The bott…
Materials Science
Directing stem cell differentiation is a very important part in the field of tissue engineering. Since one way of directing it is by the mechanical strength of the scaffolds, fine tuning it…
Materials Science
Third Award
Collisions of a buckyball at various supersonic initial speeds with a single-layer graphene sheet, double-layer graphene, and single-layer SiC sheet were studied using quantum mechanics-base…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This original project idea was conceived when I visited a beautiful glass building that used shades insides to cover the glass walls during the midday. I learned that althou…
Materials Science
Corn is the world's largest cereal crop with approximately 960 million tons produced last season. Brazil produces 82 million tons and is the third largest producer in the world. However, 18%…
Materials Science
Flexible and ultrasensitive nanoelectronic biosensors have many potential applications in biomedical engineering, including saliva-based in-vivo sensors and real-time sweat sensors on bare s…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this engineering project is to develop a Prototype Case that reduces H-Field Radiation emitted from Cellular Devices by 10%. Cellular Device usage continues…
Materials Science
Third Award
As needs for different implant materials in the surgical field rise, bioceramics, specifically bioglass are proving to be more effective than traditional graft materials. Bioceramics are cer…
Materials Science
Lithium-ion batteries are one of the most popular secondary batteries in modern society. Therefore, electrode materials are actively developed to increase the efficiency and stability of lit…
Materials Science
China is famous for cooking, but a lot of waste oil is generated in China per year. Traditional separating method cannot isolate oil and water completely, spending much energy and money on i…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find out which material out of cotton balls, rubber mats, foam, plastic bags, shredded paper, and plaster of Paris will be the most effecti…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to compare the effectiveness of non-traditional recycled materials versus commercial materials as thermal insulation. Methods/Materials The…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test how the conductivity of different materials change when pressure is applied to them. Methods/Materials 3 10in. pieces of wire, 9-vol…
Materials Science
When most people hear the word electromagnets, they instantly think of a magnet created with electricity. This has had practical applications as strong magnets able to be turned on or off wh…
Materials Science
Fourth Award
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) show great potential as sensors and optoelectronic devices. To enhance their potential, methods to functionalize TMDs’ fluorescence properties are of…
Materials Science
Second Award
In developing knee prosthetics, actively tuning the stiffness of the knee is crucial to facilitate natural movement and decrease fatigue for the amputee. Latest devices exploit the highly tu…
Materials Science
Third Award
Light Fidelity (LiFi), a multi-functional tool that provides high-speed secure data transmission through lighting, is currently being developed to substitute WiFi. However, its dependency on…
Materials Science
The debris is a waste material that lacks regularization in practically the whole country; the objective of the project is to design a piece of masonry that poses resistance and adhesion, as…
Materials Science
Two-dimensional (2D) graphene with exotic properties was discovered in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, which earned them a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010. However, it is point s…
Materials Science
Fourth Award
Hydrogen gas is considered as the best candidate for efficient and clean energy source that can replace petroleum in the future. Hydrogen gas has been found to have a wide range of applicati…
Materials Science
Micro and nanoscale structures for drug delivery have gained prominence in pharmacology. Ophthalmic diseases require repeated treatment, usually in the form of eye drops, and the treatment t…
Materials Science
Carbon Nanospheres (CNS) are important for electronic, environmental and medical applications. Modern gas sensors utilize harmful materials. This investigation's objective was to fabricate a…
Materials Science
Regenerative endodontics aims to combat the critical issue of dental trauma by preserving and maintaining a functional dentin-pulp complex. However, current pulp revascularization methods in…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine what fabric is the most flammable, and what fabric is the least flammable; and therefor, should be use for children's clothing or…
Materials Science
Laser ablation in liquid is an alternative way of micro and nanostructures formation. Chemical purity of laser ablation method in ethanol is well known in literature. Nevertheless, ethanol p…
Materials Science
Present day surgical gloves are designed to provide a protective barrier, prevent the transmission of diseases, and the breakthrough of hazardous chemicals that could otherwise permeate onto…
Materials Science
Abstract The process of doping can be described as introducing impurities into a pure material to alter its properties. In this study, we introduced iodine into a solution of graphene in var…
Materials Science
Graphene is a multipurpose nano particle that is difficult and expensive to produce. This project focuses on a safer, more efficient and cost effective method of producing graphene using nat…
Materials Science
Zero-emission proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is promisingly considering as a great candidate promoting the alternative energy to overcome the pollution issues emitted by fossil f…