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ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This research is intended to determine ways to maximize the efficiency of solar cells using reflective materials. The objective was to investigate whether the use of reflective materials can…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
As a society, we use the cloud to accomplish many things. Whenever we get directions from a GPS, that software is an example of a cloud technology. Even though the use of the cloud is an eve…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
Certain environmental, social, and genetic factors related to socioeconomic status can significantly impact a person's health. The purpose of this experiment is to analyze how air quality, e…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Visually impaired individuals have dif?culty understanding their environment and the actions of others due to their limited visual abilities. Previous research has shown that approaches used…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Water pollution is a severe environmental problem that affects the world. The high concentrations of synthetic dyes disposed of by the textile industry, such as methylene blue, are a common…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Rolling bearings transmit a rotary motion between two bodies. Faulty components generate more friction which translates into dissipation of additional energy and heat which in turn increases…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
In automated exoplanet classification utilizing transit photometry data and deep learning, there is a disparity in the performance and training data of TESS models compared to Kepler models.…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Air pollution is the single greatest environmental health threat, according to the WHO, and disproportionately impacts developing nations, which suffer 90% of the 5 million premature deaths…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
Working Memory (WM) function is directly affected in subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) more severe than dementia and can lead to early Alzheimer’s disease. Technological interven…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Jet tagging is a classification problem in high-energy physics experiments that aims to identify the collimated sprays of subatomic particles, jets, from particle collisions and ‘tag’ them t…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Cultural diversity is a critical component of human societies, shaping individuals' behavior, beliefs, and values. Therefore, it is crucial to incorporate cultural backgrounds when developin…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The World Health Organization estimates that a staggering 2.2 billion individuals worldwide suffer from vision impairments, which drastically limit independence and quality of daily life. Al…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Gripper are robotic hands that are usually made to simulate the things human hands can do. Many modern-day grippers focus on in-hand manipulation and the ability to adapt to objects of diffe…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Problem: Wheeled robotics research and commercial application development is inhibited by the lack of a powerful, durable, and accessible robotics platform that can operate omnidirectionally…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Adsorption of Dyes and Heavy Metals From Water Using a Mixture of Jordanian Diatomite and Bentonite. Sewar Sadi Kamel Alsalal. Jordan/Aqaba. Dyes, and metal ions represent common and dangero…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Over 50 million Americans have an Autoimmune Disease (AD). Diagnosis of symptoms is challenging and the available treatments are invasive and costly. As chronic diseases, ADs often significa…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is the deadliest urological disease in the world, accounting for more than 200,000 deaths annually. Detection before metastasis can improve 5-year survival rates d…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Surface electromyography (sEMG) and mechanomyogram (MMG) signals are two prominent modalities in gesture recognition, increasingly employed in medical applications. These signals can be capt…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
The realm of small deep-space satellites is both a developing and exciting sector in engineering. The accessibility that comes with small format satellites(CubeSats) is unparalleled in the s…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
For over a year, the majority of households in Haiti have been without power. This is the cause of large amounts of food waste due to a lack of cheap and accessible methods of food conservat…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software Second Award
Ransomware attacks render data unusable and demand a ransom in order to restore data integrity. These attacks destroy billions of dollars every year in lost data and productivity at the indi…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems First Award
Self-assembling modular robotic systems are a type of swarm robotics that allows for the assembly of different complex robotics configurations. Each system is composed of many individual mod…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
This project developed a leader-wingman drone swarm that can autonomously detect and track objects of interest (OOI). The leader drone is a custom-built X500 quadcopter equipped with a Jetso…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
Nowadays, liquid biopsies based on detecting cell-free DNA (cfDNA) by Real-Time PCR have gained momentum in cancer diagnosis owing to their painlessness to patients. However, detecting cance…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Climate and agriculture are intricately interwoven, as seasonal change produces a wide diversity of crops. Climate change has ramifications for agricultural health, yield, water, and soil. C…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Second Award
Arsenic accumulation in rice is becoming increasingly problematic, threatening the health of over 150 million people globally. This project aims to use rhizoremediation with rice plants tran…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
Pythagoras’ theorem is a foundational theorem in geometry, with many far-reaching implications in other fields. There are many proofs of Pythagoras' theorem - from geometry, trigonometry or…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As the world pivots away from fossil fuels, the challenge becomes to satisfy the world's energy needs with intermittent zero-carbon sources such as wind and solar energy. In order to balance…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Globally, 775 million people don’t have access to electricity. Maximizing the use of renewable energies could enable more people to have access to electricity, however renewable energies are…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Visually impaired individuals need a low-cost assistive aid that can provide a new form of mobility and navigation. Currently, the blind rely on canes, guide dogs, and other tools to navigat…