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ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of this project is to utilize the public database of NASA's Kepler Space Telescope and analyze the data of single-star-single-planet systems to potentially discover additional exopl…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The neutron has opened a great sum of doors into the world of technological development by providing new forms of clean power and spectroscopy. In order to supply the required neutrons for t…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Barnes’ and Raymond’s Packed Planetary System (PPS) hypothesis postulates that planetary formation is efficient and creates dynamically packed planetary systems that cannot contain additiona…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
New discoveries are constantly being made about the origin, components, and future of our universe. To discover traces of undetected stellar and sub-stellar companions around more than 1,100…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
GaAs photovoltaics are the most efficient but also the most expensive. If GaAs photovoltaics can be made on inexpensive metal substrates (cost $8/m^2) instead of GaAs wafers (cost $11,000/m^…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Surfing, one of the most thrill-seeking sports around the globe, is daily faced with a major issue. The surfing community unanimously agree that the transportation of bulky surfboards is pro…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
Have you ever wondered if there are things that fall faster than gravity? We definitely want to reply with a "yes" to this question and we are providing the answer with our project. If you d…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Current requirements for jet engines normally involve obtaining a great, maximum power while using the small mass of fuel and oxidizer. However, the task of creating effective low power rock…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) is a state-of-the-art optical technique to probe the dielectric properties of materials in the nano-scale. Only requiring mini…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
It is very important to improve the quality of the laser beam in oncology, cosmetology, dentistry. In cases of radiation therapy or the laser modification, the intensity should be homogeneou…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This essay takes an in-depth look into the nature of positively charged conducting spheres, and the ability of Coulomb’s law to predict the force between them. The force is expected to be re…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
For millennia, humans have pondered the possibility of life on other planets. Since the first exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, was discovered in 1995, scientists have studied e…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
A steady stream of a certain liquid, hitting a rough surface (e.g. a wooden board) perpendicularly, yields a surprising result. A water wall encloses a regular wave pattern centered on the w…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This science project took a sample of terrestrial rock, basalt from the Flagstaff-Winslow area of Northern Arizona and compared it to lunar meteorites and samples brought back from the Apoll…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This project was intended to show how electromagnets could provide a better cushion when implemented into sports helmets. Considering previous testing, we decided to see if electromagnets wo…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of this study was to measure the radii and constrain the orbital periods of three Hot Jupiter exoplanets, HAT-P-25b, HAT-P-9b, and HAT-P-30b. Through remote observing, raw images of…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Near-Earth asteroids can pose serious dangers to life on Earth. The location of near-Earth asteroid 2003 QB90 (242211) was measured over a four week period (July 9, 2017-August 5, 2017) usin…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
After a binary or triple stellar system is formed, its components follow elliptical trajectories. Due to interaction, their trajectories gradually change with characteristic time intervals r…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Generations of stable nanobubbles (NBs) in aqueous solutions have been demonstrated to be feasible. Their physical characters and applications, however, remain to be discovered. In this proj…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), or the theory of the strong interaction, states that at the high temperatures and densities produced in relativistic heavy-ion collisions, nucleons de- confine…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In a vastly increasing energy dependent society, there is need for the transportation of energy quickly and efficiently. Laser power beaming and transferring energy with fiber optic cables a…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
For three years I have sought out a stellar parallax. This year I wanted to successfully measure a stars parallax and see if a stellar parallax is linear; meaning if I measure a stellar para…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Recently, topological superconductors have attracted great interest as a groundbreaking platform to allow for fault-tolerant quantum computing and overcome the limitations of classical proce…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Yang-Mills theory, one of the most important questions is to mathematically explain the mass gap, in quantum applications of the formulas. this research test the role of simulating the effec…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Electrolytes’ water solutions that are ionic conductors can change their specific electrical conductivity as function of ambient temperature, potential difference and current frequency other…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Submersion causes the highest mortality rate of all vehicular accidents. These might be caused by crashing into a water body or by road flooding. Cars normally sink very fast, giving occupan…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Craters are categorized as primary or secondary. Primary craters are created by the initial impact of interplanetary debris and secondary craters are created by the ejecta from that primary…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Science has already proven that Noise (i.e. Sound Pollution) in public spaces is not limited to the sound originating from other space users but also from administrative audio warnings & not…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In this study, the first chromium aluminum bismuthate is synthesized with a formula of CrAl3Bi2O9 as an orthorhombic single crystal with interesting magnetic properties and potential thermoe…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In the last few years, many exoplanetary systems have been discovered, especially by NASA’s Kepler mission. Much recent work has focused on finding other Earth-like planets, within potential…