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ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The initial intention of this project was to compare how differing heating elements affected the artificial nylon muscle. One muscle fiber used a silver paint coating and the other was heate…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
This project explores how wastes of glass, rubber and plastic polymers can be combined together to obtain a composite material that is resistant to squeezing, tearing or fragility. Wastes, s…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
How to obtain an organic additive with an endemic and abundant material in the region? The use of organic compounds as an alternative to decrease the application of chemical compounds which…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Graphene and Carbon nano-materials are amongst the most exciting materials of the next decades. Graphene’s superbly low resistivity and extraordinary strengths characteristics give it tremen…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Anodized aluminum has an artificial oxide film on its surface and is used for household products such as metal dishes or tea kettles. In general, synthetic dyes are used for coloring anodize…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The goal of this project was to design a deformation sensor with optimal performance utilizing graphene nanoflake powder, having the potential to replace or rival current sensors on the mark…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
I have found a novel, Eco-friendly and cost effective material from LDPE waste plastics and GGBFS (ground granulated blast furnace slag). Plastic waste management is the most discussed topic…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Third Award
Conducting polymers (CPs) combine the electronic properties of semiconductors with the biocompatibility and mechanical properties of polymers. However, the capabilities of CPs are limited by…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The fast detection of toxic gases traces in an inadequately ventilated environment is crucial to effectively reduce any widespread loss of life and property. This requires sensors capable of…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Do you like the idea of the shirt on your back melting into a fiery goo on your bare skin? If not, read about the experiment I conducted to determine which clothing materials react the most…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Millions of people undergo joint replacement surgeries each year and the number continues to increase rapidly. Deep infection of artificial joints is a serious complication after surgery and…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Purpose: The polyaniline synthesis presented compares the interfacial synthetic approach to the aqueous approach. Procedure: Polyaniline (PANI) was synthesized using four different concentra…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Nowadays, the fog and haze is becoming a serious global problem, but normal mask has high breathing resistance. To solve the problem, we decided to make a mask with low breathing resistance,…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Pet pads are used to absorb sewage from pets. The commercially available pads contain the layer of synthetic polyacrylate with super absorbent property but is slowly degraded and hazardous.…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Sustained, repeated and empiric antibiotic treatments are therapeutic regimens developed to conquer bacterial infection. Broad-spectrum and long term use of antibiotics have known adverse si…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
Commercial sutures have shortcomings such as foreign particles harming the body and being unadaptable to surgery of sensitive tissue. A novel suture material that may eliminate these shortco…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
With an aging population, war, and sports-related injuries, there is an ever-increasing demand for hard tissue replacements, such as bone. In fact, there has been a fourfold increase in the…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
This project came up with two methods to improve the sustainability and growing concern with the increasing use of plastics. One was to come up with an entirely bio-based material (construct…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
In 2016, there were 4 billion people using mobile phones. Most of the people face its battery time problem usually. Manufacturers tried to cope up with this problem by enhancing the charging…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Internet and data transfer has been developing very fast through many different avenues, whether it be by dial-up, cable, or satellite. However, when fiber optics was given to internet provi…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
The project tests the feasibility of constructing carbon fiber into a chainmail pattern. Designed for motorcycle protective clothing. Carbon fiber mail allows for higher protective levels wi…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The recent increase in counterfeited documents, banknotes, and medications impacts society, calling for irreproducible security technologies. Nature mimicking materials, which combine multip…
ISEF · 2017
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…
ISEF · 2017
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…
ISEF · 2017
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…
ISEF · 2017
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%…
ISEF · 2017
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…
ISEF · 2017
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…
ISEF · 2017
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…
ISEF · 2017
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…