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ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Polymer-grafted gold nanorods are a subcategory of particle grafted nanoparticles which consist of a gold nanorod (AuNR) core and polymer canopy. They are particularly useful in sensing tech…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
The search for a perfect tuning system for music has been a long-standing debate among musical theorists. There is a close relationship between the theory of musical scales and the frequency…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
This project aims to develop a wearable ankle exoskeleton that allows real-time, adaptive rehabilitation after injury. Most existing devices are either fixed or lack support for complex ankl…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Current autoimmune disease therapies involve drugs that have a wide range of side effects due to the generalized immunosuppression that suppresses healthy cells in the process. This study di…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Developing functional prostheses, especially for the upper limb, has historically posed challenges. Amputation of the hand due to military injury, disease, or other trauma carries significan…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Soft robotics, robots made of flexible materials, offer advantages in adaptability, and safer interactions. This study examines a pneumatically actuated soft gripper, investigating the effec…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Conventional visual assistive devices primarily rely on canes, limiting independence and ease of use. The Walk-Man project aims to develop a wearable, non-obtrusive assistive device to enhan…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a debilitating autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction that affects over a million people and can cause life-threatening muscle weakness. As current treatm…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
The global demand for energy increases by 4% annually, which shows the need to develop improved energy storage technologies. Traditional energy storage devices, such as batteries and superca…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
With 50 million people suffering globally, Alzheimer’s Disease stands as one of the most devastating neurodegenerative disorders, yet no cure or preventative therapy exists (Yang et al., 202…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
CRISPR Cas9 is a gene-editing tool that holds immense importance for precision medicine, yet off-target effects remain as a major challenge. This project aims to design ligand-functionalized…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
This project designed a cost efficient system to measure the CO2 assimilation and calculate photosynthetic rate of different outdoor plants. The air pump, flow meter, leaf chamber, reference…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
Importance: The likelihood of another COVID-19-level pandemic occurring within 100 years is currently predicted to be 17% and is expected to increase to 44% after the next six decades. Emerg…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Motor vehicle speeds were measured on five residential streets in different neighborhoods of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to evaluate whether certain street and neighborhood characteristics may r…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Air conditioning is vital for maintaining comfortable indoor temperatures but comes at a significant environmental and financial cost. In the U.S., it accounts for 12% of household energy co…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The increasing dependence on electronic devices for study, work, and daily activities has raised significant concerns regarding excessive screen exposure and its potential health implication…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
About 1 in 7 individuals experience a mental disorder during their adolescence. Currently, the primary method for the diagnosis of these conditions is through clinical tools (online assessme…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States, and is responsible for a third of deaths worldwide. Most cardiovascular disease is caused by the accu…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
This project aims to understand the nature of SN 2022rze. The event was first classified as a Supernova (SN) based on similarities of its spectral characteristics relating to known and ident…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coal Fly Ash (CFA) is a byproduct of burning coal. Only 60% of CFA is recycled with the remaining 40% potentially damaging the environment (ACAA, 2023). CFA is toxic because of heavy metals.…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Katalox ® has been used to control sulfide levels in groundwater, but its reaction properties in high sulfide environments are unknown. Moyle (1944) found that lakes with high sulfate levels…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Pancreatic cancer is the “king of cancer” due to its aggressiveness and high lethality. Although it ranks 9th in incidence, it is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related death, and is projec…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles are sub-microscopic particles that contain numerous pores, allowing for the loading of drugs for therapeutic uses. By developing mesoporous silica nanoparticl…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Electrolysis, one of the most efficient methods for hydrogen production, consumes around 40 billion liters of freshwater annually, thus limiting its scalability due to freshwater scarcity. S…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
A Below Knee Amputation (BKA) or Transtibial Amputation is a life-saving procedure performed when the lower leg becomes severely diseased, damaged, or nonfunctional. Although BKA recipients…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
The world of 3D printing has advanced rapidly, but the development of conductive filaments for use in electronics remains underexplored, offering significant room for innovation. To explore…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Researching and understanding inter-tidal and wetland ecosystems is important when assessing the health of our planet both within and outside the described marine ecosystems. The substrate a…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Current industry standards for responding to eutrophication utilize chemical coagulants. These coagulants, while effective, have harmful downstream impacts, leading the scientific community…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Fluorescent sensors are organic fluorophores that detect specific analytes with quantitative fluorescence intensity changes. They have offered impressive benefits compared with instrumental…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Environmental exposure to airborne silica and uranium, pollutants from uranium mining, has disproportionately increased the prevalence of the autoimmune disease Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) in Na…