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ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Today, millions of farmers have to pick fruits by hand. Those farmers put in much effort but get little because of low efficiency and lack of mechanization in picking fruits. Complicated env…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to develop and construct a functional 32-bit processor capable of executing programs generated by a compiler, controlling a color display, and perfor…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) allows physicians to visualize metabolism in various organs and is widely used in cancer and neurological imaging. The radioactive tracer, usually Fluorode…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Across neurological drug development, researchers struggle with the inability of most drugs to pass through the blood-brain barrier (BBB), due to the semipermeable membrane’s high selectivit…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
Currently, 6.2 million adults suffer from heart failure (HF), with 30-40% surviving one-year post-hospitalization and a 30-day readmission rate of 23%. The urgent need for an affordable, spe…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
Purpose: Surgical site infections cause significant morbidity and even mortality. Increase in wound pH has been correlated with infection and may identify infection before clinical symptoms…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
One of the maritime industry challenges is marine fouling, an accumulation of bioorganisms such as algae, mussels, and barnacles on marine vessels and ships. Marine fouling increases fuel co…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
Biodegradable polymers are often used to seek applications addressing specific needs, such as wound care, due to their compatibility with biological interfaces, are eco-friendly, and safe fo…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Adoptive Cell Therapy (ACT) is a promising form of Immunotherapy, wherein T-Lymphocytes are propagated in the laboratory and re-infused into patients. However, a major limitation to ACT is C…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Once Einstein said that "If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live." Even though beekeepers are facing problems with preserving the colony…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
Purpose: Children mistakenly left and trapped in cars can be victims of heatstroke, sometimes resulting in hospitalization, injury, and death. From 1990-2023, the average child vehicular hea…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
This project aims to develop an advanced smart life jacket with cutting-edge technologies to enhance the chances of survival of individuals lost at sea that count for 320,000 worldwide death…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Two years ago, the astronomy club of the National Institute of Technology Yonago College devised a method for monitoring Earth’s ozone layer through spectroscopic observations during total l…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Globally, 2-3 million skin cancer cases arise annually. This project proposes that Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) can be reduced by the creation of a non-synthetic UVR filter, and epidermal aff…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Driven by the effects of global warming and environmental pollution from fossil fuel use, the transition towards renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, is gaining momentum.…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Second Award
Cathepsin B in lysosome is a cysteine protease that plays an important role in various pathological processes including many cancers. Therefore, it is a cancer protein biomarker. A method to…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The 113 billion dollars of damages from Hurricane Ian prompted two needs: rapid first response and efficient reconstruction. However, first-response efforts were prolonged by the lack of eff…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Environmental pollution, which is one of the main causes of global warming, may have variations within itself; however, water, which is at the point of all cycles in nature, a blanket coveri…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
Marine debris pollution and pipeline leaks pose significant threats to our fragile marine ecosystems, presenting hazards that are neither safe nor effective to address through manual labor.…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
The growing demand for energy sparked the transition from fossil fuels, which contribute to climate change, to sustainable solutions, by storing renewable energy in batteries. Lithium-ion ba…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
Globally, more than 2.2 billion people suffer from visual impairment, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Communication is an essential aspect of everyday life, and for visuall…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
This research addresses the widespread issue of drinking water contamination in resource-constrained areas. We propose using cost-effective multiparameter microfluidic chips to assess water…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
In light of the recent demonstration of breakeven on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) using indirect drive, interest in future indirect drive facilities has increased. A promising approa…
ISEF · 2024
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is an important goal. Hydrogen is a potential renewable energy source; however, cost-effective storage and transportation of hydrogen pose challenges. In th…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Implementation of biodegradable, eco-friendly, sustainable bioplastic films derived from fruit peels not only solves the issue of greenhouse gases emitted by disposed fruit waste in landfill…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Catastrophic oil spills inflict severe harm on marine ecosystems. Conventional cleanup approaches are often inefficient, some resulting in further pollution. In response, I devised a highly…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Glioblastoma is the most aggressive primary brain tumor, with an average survival of 14.6 months even with treatment. Prior research has shown that a protein, PTPµ, is cleaved in tumor tissu…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Spacecrafts endure harsh environmental factors, such as space debris, thermal cycling, and intense UV radiation that induce the formation of microcracks in spacecraft coatings during long-te…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Abandoned bamboo forests pose a significant challenge in Japan, which requires the exploration of innovative applications for this eco-friendly resource. My recent research revealed that tre…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy(PSP) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects many individuals over the age of 60. Unfortunately, more than 30% of patients with PSP are misdiagnosed as hav…