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ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Surveillance devices using laser beams to detect sound are a security threat. The goal of this research was to quantify the ability of irregular transparent treatments to mask reflected modu…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this research work in the field of quantum theory is to clarify the nature of the two particle quantum correlation phenomenon. The work is divided in two parts. The first part…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
In this enterprise, a formalism for describing the outcome of binary-binary chaotic interactions has been developed from computer simulations and mathematical models. In 1899, Henri Poincaré…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In a classroom, even if we are close to the teacher or speakers, we do not listen optimally. For this reason, it was proposed to study the acoustics of a room, wondering if is there a relati…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
As an indicator of the expansion history of the universe, type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) reveal the fact that the universe is experiencing accelerating expansion and lead to the historic discov…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
My vision of this science fair project and my everyday life is to look into the unknown. That's why this year, I researched an amazing shape called the brachistochrone to explore its possibi…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The task of the project is to create a cluster of 4 portable scintillation counters for recording extensive air showers (EAS) of elementary particles, suitable for placement in open areas, i…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project was to determine whether the sun is a major source of cosmic rays. The question at hand was how does a solar eclipse effect muon counts? It was hypothesized that…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Many devices use GPS and depend on the accuracy and reliability of the signal, but how accurate really is it, and what affects the change? This project tests WAAS signals, a GPS correcting s…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The timbre, or tone color, of a sound possesses unique characteristics which enable us to differentiate one musical instrument from another, even when the tones are of the same pitch. Violin…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether surface gravity affects the luminosity of the gravitational waves produced by a binary system of Black Holes. It was hypothesized that…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The Hofstadter Butterfly is a distinct fractal pattern in quantum physics that describes the energy eigenvalues of electrons subject to a magnetic field in a two-dimensional (2D) lattice. As…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Collective motion has attracted increasing interest in recent years as it is observed in a wide variety of applications such as the flocking behavior of birds or self-assembling nanoparticle…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Astronomers who measure light levels of stars have noticed that not all stars emit light at a constant rate. By the 20th century, a star called “RR Lyrae” was discovered to be a variable sta…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
There is a well known gadget in field of electronics where a Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) moderates the flow of current to an LED by responding to an external electric field. The…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In our project we present new method for increasing oil production by changing physical-chemical properties of oil with external electromagnetic field. As a result of the implementation of t…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Bok Globules are dense clouds of molecular hydrogen gas that are generally associated with emission nebulae and young star clusters. It has been hypothesized that these clouds represent the…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Meteors are the visible tracks of small grains that enter Earth’s atmosphere from space. They collide with air molecules and create streaks of light in the upper atmosphere. The purpose of t…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Gravitational waves offer promising new ways to detect astronomical phenomena such as binary black hole systems, supernovae, and background gravitational waves from the Big Bang. We focused…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
The study of topological systems is a very active field. In 2016, the Nobel prize in physics was awarded to the pioneers who studied topological systems such as topological insulators and th…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of project is creating portative multifunction device for simultaneously registration a, ß, ? radiation and low intensities neutrons. Novelty of the device is in combining the windo…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Can a computer program be applied to a small electromagnet so that when it is raised above a large electromagnet at different heights, the force will stay the same? The purpose of this exper…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In the search for Earth-like exoplanets that may harbor life, the most important factor is the elemental composition of the region of development. Exoplanets often form in planetary nebulae,…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The purpose of this project is to determine whether two-mode squeezing (TMS) can be used for photon-number-resolving detectors (PNRDs) to generate an accurate photon count. We envisioned the…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Despite much progress, several important discrepancies between state-of-the-art models and observational studies in extragalactic astronomy subsist, particularly for star-forming galaxies. T…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The problem of viscous fluid mixing is important for chemical technology and food industry. Molecular mixing – diffusion- takes too long, placing paddles of other bodies to the mixing area c…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Native oxides grow on many surfaces including semiconductors such as Si and GaAs. This growth negatively impacts semiconductor-based devices because an amorphous native oxide prevents the gr…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The major result from recent studies is that there are two additional small images formed at the front and the back side of a convex lens, which were termed “secondary real images”. Secondar…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
One of the great unanswered questions in fundamental theoretical physics is "Why are we 3D?". In this research, I study the electron orbitals and their chemical properties to see, what would…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which bicycle wheel diameter is quicker in straight-line trails and which is quicker in single track, complex terrain requiring maneuverabilit…