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ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The quantum entanglement phenomenon regarding the decay of the spin-singlet state of positronium has experimental results revealing quantitative evidence to support the entanglement of the a…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The spectral type of a star indicates the star temperature and is associated with other important physical characteristics of a star such as mass, diameter and color. Current methods used to…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this research is to test various researcher-designed two/three dimensional wing models with varying surface areas using an oscillating air column apparatus for determination o…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) are highly-energetic charged particles that produce atmospheric air showers of secondary subatomic particles, such as muons, detectable by scintillating ground ar…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This project aims to find the most efficient combination of components in the building of a wireless power transmission unit (WPT) using generated polynomial functions. In experimentation, t…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
Recent literature suggests that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) may be initiated by a neurovascular mechanism that precedes neurodegenerative observations. Despite the potential great importance of…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Today, nuclear weapons and reactor plants are becoming more common. However, current methods of radiation shielding are not viable due to high cost and ineffective means of weakening photon…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
There is a limitation in the ability to simulate a high-resolution image of diffracted light. Diffraction occurs when light passes through an aperture. An aperture is a common component of a…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
A prerequisite for conventional mass spectrometry is the transfer of a sample into the gaseous phase followed by its ionic fragmentation in a vacuum. The technical limitations of conventiona…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
A projectile-resistant material is one that can decrease the velocity of a projectile by distributing its impact force. Aramid fibers are woven with long-chain synthetic polyamide composite…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This study investigates the content of dark matter in 150 spiral and 60 dwarf galaxies located at different cosmological distances from us. The goal was to test if nearby galaxies have more…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Runaway star research, particularly hypervelocity stars, is a newer field in astronomy. It is important that more of these unique stars are identified and studied. In last year's research, a…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Asteroids are benign remnants of stellar formation. As benign as they may be, asteroids have been known to wreak havoc upon the Earth. The only currently known asteroid that could impact Ear…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The asteroid 10199 Chariklo is the smallest body in the solar system observed to have a ring system. This research examines the origin of the ring systems around the asteroid 10199 Chariklo…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The discovery of complex organic molecules in space is critical to the understanding of the reaction pathways leading to biomolecules and the origins of life. Existing techniques for the ana…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Meteors are small bits of material that enter the atmosphere at high speed and leave a trail of ionized gas. The objective of this work is to observe sporadic meteors from a platform in the…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Runaway ramps have been used for years to help save runaway trucks; however, they are not always effective and can be costly. Can a parachute design be constructed to slow large transport ve…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The current limitations of our efforts toward exoplanet discovery can be attributed largely to the immense cost of the observational tools needed to look for signs of exoplanetary transits o…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The gravitational behavior of antimatter has never been conclusively determined through experimentation and thereby has long remained elusive to the field of physics. Various experiments hav…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
The researcher has successfully designed a new quantum communication protocol which sends information directly on a quantum state. Due to the measurement principle and the no cloning theorem…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The objective of the research was to generate the orbital elements of the asteroid 1999 LO28 in order to better study its orbit and assess its potential threat for planetary collision. To ac…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
On 10th February 2009, a satellite, Iridium-33, and a space debris, Cosmos-2251, unprecedentedly collided, producing more than 2000 cataloged space debris. Collisions like this and the ones…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In this study, a quantum processor was developed using a YBCO superconductor (high critical temperature). The YBCO superconductor was made through a mixture of individual chemicals. Josephso…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
There is a special class of objects in our Galaxy - cataclysmic variable stars. These are binary systems consisting of a white dwarf and a red dwarf on the compact orbit smaller than the Moo…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The vortex-ring is known as a unique flow keeping ring shape and moving on by itself .We focus on a fascinating exception of this, bubble-ring. Bubble-ring’s specialty is so simple: the cent…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Hydrodynamics combines mathematical modelling and everyday life in a beautiful way --- everyone has drunk a beverage using a straw and seen a water flowing from the hose to water the garden.…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project is to find out how the geometry and spacing of the anode and cathode and the voltage input can affect the thrust output of a small scale ion engine. If I increase…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project was to determine the maximum weight that could be suspended by three different electromagnet configurations, each having six (6) coils and having lengths of six (…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The Moon is cratered with thousands of well-preserved impact basins. Shared geologic history with Earth makes lunar basins a good proxy for the processes affecting early Earth. Porosity, the…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The Faraday’s Bicycle apparatus an engineering project based upon Faraday’s Law of electromagnetic induction which states that an rotating magnetic field generates an electric charge within…