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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…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
There is no general closed-form solution for the long-term dynamics of stars in systems where three or more stars are orbiting each other. When considering only the effects of Newtonian grav…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
The question of the existence of extraterrestrial life has been a long-standing aspiration of humanity. Studying the physical, geological, and chemical conditions of exoplanets will advance…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Loading a trailer improperly may cause dangerous sway, resulting in accidents and possible death. I researched and tested how to most safely haul a trailer to reduce sway. I focused on two m…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Within the centers of about 3% of galaxies, there is luminous emission at 22 GHz originating in Microwaves Amplified by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (masers) from water molecules. Some o…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Transistors themselves have not fundamentally changed in decades, with all advances in the field focused on merely decreasing the size of transistors. This is a problem as soon it will be im…