Browse 63 real Materials Science and Engineering projects entered in 2023, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Importance: The most common knee injury is a torn meniscus, affecting 65% of all adults and contact-sports athletes. The meniscus is the primary cartilage in the knee, stabilizing over 85% o…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Shape Memory Polymers (SMP) are a special class of materials that have the ability to return from a deformed state to its original shape when induced by an external stimulus, such as tempera…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Water pollution is a severe environmental problem that affects the world. The high concentrations of synthetic dyes disposed of by the textile industry, such as methylene blue, are a common…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
X-ray diffraction is the most common technique for determining atomic structures of crystals (e.g. semiconductors and proteins), and white-beam diffraction is such a powerful method that]pro…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
By using a 400-year-old Japanese technique described in ancient books on cosmetics, green lips can be obtained upon the application of an ink base and a red lipstick called beni. This green…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Semiconductors are one of the main components of electronics. Silicon, and, less commonly Germanium, are the currently used semiconductors due to their availability. However, their prices ha…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
A substantial amount of plastic has found its way into waters, endangering not only marine life but also people through the human food chain. Most of these plastics are derived from food and…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
“Microfibers released during washing range from 124 to 308 mg per kg of washed fabric”(de Falco & Di Pace, 2019) The purpose of this project is to decrease the production of micro plastics b…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Formaldehyde is an air-borne, carcinogenic indoor pollutant. Shells of hermetia illucens, Black Soldier Flies (BSF) are leftovers when the insects mature from pupae to adults. BSF shells are…
CSEF · 2023
Materials Science First Award
To address both period poverty and pollution, I will ultimately design a reusable menstrual pad users can fabricate from natural fibers, readily available in both virgin and upcycled forms.…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Inert metal bone implants are commonly used to treat typical bone injuries but are often associated with complications such as stress shielding and refractures due to their stronger mechanic…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
A major issue we are facing as a whole people is global pollution ranging from ruining our natural ecosystems to air pollution. Our solution is changing the pollution into being less potent…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Historically, petroleum-based polymers have been used internationally for everyday objects such as telephones, grocery bags, cars, etc. More often than not, these polymers have negatively im…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
The aim of this work is to produce, in an economical and efficient way, a biocompatible material, as an alternative to plastics derived for fossil fuels. This material, better known as biofi…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
This project's purpose is to provide safety and security to those in danger or at a higher risk of gun violence by adding a layer of bulletproof material into the laptop compartment/back sle…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Carbon dioxide is one of the most controversial atmospheric gasses due to its greenhouse effect on global climate. There are many discussions and agreements about how to reduce the productio…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
From helping solve mass murder cases to low level crimes, fingerprints are an invaluable forensic tool. Improving the current methods of fingerprint detection is important to help increase t…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Artificial photosynthesis is the process of turning sunlight and CO2 into chemical products. This is especially desirable due to the ability for carbon neutral fuel and scalable carbon dioxi…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
SO2 is a notorious air pollutant, posing significant risks to health and the environment. Traditional flue gas desulfurization methods, such as limestone scrubbing, are characterized by ener…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Obtaining a plastic biopolymer from Zea Mays represents a more environmentally friendly solution. One disadvantages of this biopolymer is its short useful life. For this, some substance must…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Two-dimensional semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) are at the center of recent research regarding optoelectronic devices, such as single photon emitters, due to their uni…
CSEF · 2023
Materials Science Second Award
The industrial manufacture of concrete contributes to an estimated 6-10% of all global anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The main carbon-producing constituent in concrete is Ordi…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
This project deals with the design, assembly, characterization and analysis of a five step water filtration system. The principles of material science, solid state physics, polymer physics,…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Water is essential for human life. As per the World Health Organization (WHO), even in the twenty first century, safe drinking water without toxic metal and waterborne pathogens is lacking f…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
The use and disposal of synthetic plastics is a relevant environmental problem. On the other hand, guava’s pruning leaves byproduct also negatively affect nature when burned. Therefore, my g…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
The process of oil extraction makes large amounts of a toxic and oil-contaminated byproduct known as produced water, with the US generating over 30 billion barrels in 2022. Oil-water (O/W) s…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
The aim of radiotherapy is to protect the surrounding healthy tissues and organs while giving the maximum radiation dose to the tumor tissue. In the treatment of tumors close to the skin, ma…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Terahertz (THz) photoconductive devices are one of the most promising devices that allows a relatively high signal-to-noise ratio and perform fast scan for imaging, spectroscopy, and ultrafa…
CSEF · 2023
Materials Science Honorable_mention Award
Americans alone put more than 45 billion plastic water bottles into landfills every year. Edible water bottles could help reduce that number, but they are not very durable. So I wanted to fi…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Cholesterol crystallization within membrane environments involve a complicated interplay of cholesterol molecules with surrounding phospholipids, cholesterol molecules, and water layers. Usi…