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ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Young’s Double Slit experiment proves the wave-like property that light has through the interference pattern it shows when light passes through the two slits. The goal of this experiment was…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The Magnus effect is a phenomenon where a rotating sphere or cylinder generates a force perpendicular to the airflow. Smooth, vertical Magnus cylinders incorporated into cargo ships act like…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Despite precession being a centuries-old problem, it remains a topic worth delving into. The well-known quadratic equation that yields the rate of precession is mathematically convincing, ye…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The ability to engineer metamaterials with properties and functionalities not found in nature is a revolutionary concept with exciting technological applications. Mechanical metamaterials us…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Luminol is a chemical used in forensic science that produces chemiluminescence in the presence of hemoglobin, allowing it to be used to detect blood. Previous studies on luminol have noted p…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Photoacoustic effect has great potential applications in physics, medical, and material science. However, few works have been done on quantitative analysis of the sound intensity, which lead…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
The study of asteroids provides valuable insights regarding the formation of our solar system and potential strategies for addressing the threat posed by PHOs(Potentially Hazardous Objects).…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Gravitational waves (GW) are primarily emitted when compact binary objects collide while orbiting each other. Another possible mechanism is a stellar explosion resulting in a supernova forma…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
What percentage of stars initially identified by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) as planetary candidates are actually planets? In the process of my research, I take pictures…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Continuous gravitational waves (CW) are long-lasting, monochromatic gravitational waves (GW), produced by persistent quadrupolar variations of dense matter resulting from rapidly spinning as…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum computers are integral to progress in computational capability but are limited by decoherence. This research investigated characteristics of qubit decoherence in systems of parallel…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) are a class of stellar explosions that serve as tools for measuring cosmic distance. They have been hypothesized to result from the explosion of a white dwarf sta…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of my project is to engineer a type of thruster that utilizes ionic thrust. My engineering goal is to utilize this ionic propulsion most effectively. This will provide data and s…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI) is a process that forms vortices in fluids and occurs when two fluids in contact move in opposite directions. The Richardson Number, proportional to the de…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
After half a century of development, the technology of silicon-based electronic devices is gradually approaching its limits. Devices such as computers and cell phones start to require more p…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Magnetic reconnection is a phenomenon that drives solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections on the sun's surface. A strong enough CME is capable of damaging electrical equipment, disrupting co…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Quantum computing has significant potential to generate unparalleled innovations in lattice modeling, encryption schemes, protein folding, prime factorization, and countless other fields of…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Galaxy mergers play an integral role in galaxy formation and evolution, and with many large upcoming surveys, a reliable and efficient method of identifying mergers is crucial to their study…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum accelerometers, valued for their high sensitivity and potential use in space technology, measure acceleration with matter-light interferometry, outperforming conventional models. To…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Solar eclipses are exciting but short-lived events that rarely occur in populated areas. The astronomy enthusiast might therefore be interested in knowing where they must go to observe some…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
In 2013, an 18 meter sized asteroid exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia, injuring ~1100 people– it went undetected! Small asteroids are often missed due to their faintness. In fa…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) stand out as essential tools in the field of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (AMO), enabling physicists to trap and manipulate atoms through the use of op…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
The pace of asteroid discovery surpasses the rate at which their physical properties can be analyzed. To date, phase curves, which are crucial for asteroid characterization, have been genera…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Precession and nutation in dynamical systems have been of long-standing research interest. Manifesting in systems as diverse as spinning tops to celestial bodies like planets, understanding…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
We have found a law that connects the speed variation of a body to the throw of part of his mass, using the principle of conservation of momentum. Our results can be used to prove that accel…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Soft robotics has immense potential to transform fields like healthcare and exploration due to the superior adaptability of soft robots compared to traditional rigid robots. Their inherently…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Currently, fusion reactors run on deuterium, which is very abundant, and tritium, which is almost nonexistent on earth. Tritium’s scarcity poses one of the greatest barriers to efficient fus…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Pulsars are highly magnetized, rotating neutron stars that serve as the most precise clocks in the universe. Millisecond pulsars (MSPs), which have a spin period of less than 10 ms, are espe…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
My research examines if the Krebs Cycle molecules could be formed in the simulated interstellar medium, which would support the extraterrestrial origin of life theory. This theory suggests t…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
The star formation rate (SFR)-stellar mass (M*) relation of galaxies has long been a subject of research interest in astronomy. Why do galaxies with similar stellar masses have different sta…