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ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Just recently discovered, branched flow of light (bfol) describes light beams propagating in intricate and random treetop-like patterns instead of rectilinearly. Building up on current publi…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
The abundance of M-dwarfs, combined with the relative ease of detecting Earth-sized planets around them, has made them prime targets for finding and characterizing planets in their ‘habitabl…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
The seasonal cycling of volatile nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide ices from pole to pole causes significant changes in Triton's atmospheric pressure. The ability to model these changes…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Different types of surfboards, with different parts that affect the "behavior" of these when riding them. Each part has a variety of modifications that are used for a specific type of person…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The phenomenon in which a single drop breaks up into smaller drops after deforming into a ring was first observed about 100 years ago. However, it was just recently that the breakup mechanis…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
The aim of the Nano Water concept is to use individual SWCNTs (1-2 nm in diameter) to confinement water in nanoscale. In this context, we aim to develop an original tool, the nanomechanical…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Kelvin water dropper is an electrostatic generator that uses falling water to generate voltage differences by electrostatic induction occurring between interconnected, oppositely charged sys…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Large phased-arrays, ubiquitous for wireless communication, become expensive and complex as the number of nodes increase. With a single oscillator source for an entire array, current phased…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Background radiation is the collective term for highly ionized particles and waves that are present in the environment. The amount of background radiation that reaches the Earth’s surface va…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Optical fiber-based sensors are becoming more and more attractive over other types of sensors thanks to their ability to function in unconventional environments over long distances with a si…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
When a confetti cannon is fired, a turbulent spectacle follows: hundreds and hundreds of paper snippets swirl through the air in fantastic trajectories. When we looked at these more closely,…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
La2CoMnO6 (LCMO), a transition metal double perovskite oxide, is considered a promising raw material for spintronics. Spintronics will help to develop a smaller, less energy-consuming, and h…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
There is much that is still unknown about the properties and effects of active galactic nuclei (AGN)-driven winds. They are an important process in galaxy evolution, but several questions re…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Most of the modern technologies rely on very tiny objects and, therefore, nanotechnology is currently very burgeoning area of research. A proper measurement of fundamental magnetic and elect…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Large masses such as planets exert a force of attraction, also known as gravity, on other large bodies pulling the other bodies towards them. This gravitational force of attraction is exerte…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Space is becoming more accessible for industrialization, and it is becoming increasingly clear that the modern world must be environmentally vigilant. The global approach towards the inevita…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Solar phenomena, specifically solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs), have plagued the Earth since its creation. In 1859, the Earth was struck with the most devastating CME it’s ever…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are astrophysical explosions that release more energy in a few seconds than the sun releases in its entire 10 billion year lifetime. This project studies short-durati…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
With the rise in quantum computing’s potential to break current encryption schemes, new methods of data encryption are needed to keep messages secure. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) presents…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Astigmatism is a cylindrical imperfection of the optical system of the eye that normally should be spherical. The optometry of astigmatism, so-called subjective refraction, involves multiple…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Microplastics are exponentially increasing worldwide, causing destructive impacts on marine life and humans. The existing approaches to overcome this crisis may involve using natural or arti…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Homemade sugar rockets are a simple, cost-effective way of making small-scale rocket motors. The most common way people go about making these rockets is by mixing potassium nitrate with powd…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to delve into the realm of laminar flow, a subject related to aerodynamics, which interested us both as a topic of study. The problem raised was how differ…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
As a world cultural heritage, the art of Chinese brush calligraphy is elegant and beautiful. However, many existing researches on it mainly stay in artistic creation. In order to explore the…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
The dimple effect is a phenomenon that occurs when divots, or dimples, on an object create a turbulent boundary of air over the object leading to air moving further across the object, loweri…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the effects of cymatics on an artificial auditorial-impaired-hearing individuals’ ability to learn music. The experimenter hypothesized that Cy…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Transfer of data and information through computational systems is oftentimes unsecure. Confidential information and private knowledge from a source to a destination runs the risk of being ob…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Amidst potential climate change conclusions and solutions, there are stellar influences on Earth’s climate called cosmic rays, which heavily impact the formation of clouds; therefore, they a…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
The identity and behavior of the invisible dark matter, which constitutes most of the mass in the universe, is a central yet unresolved question at both the cosmological and quantum scales.…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
The globular cluster (GC) specific frequency (S_N) is a fundamental property representing the relationship between the globular cluster systems and their host galaxies. It is defined as the…