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ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Endometriosis is associated with infertility in 30% to 50% of the millions affected worldwide. Decidualization, a key endometrial differentiation process that facilitates embryo implantation…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
The hydrogel has gained attention as a delivery mechanism to reduce nutrient runoff and improve delivery of fertilizers. Hydrogels are crosslinked polymers that expand to hold liquid when su…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
Antibiotics have been the main solution to combat bacterial infections, however their inappropriate use has caused health problems, like dysbacteriosis as well as the development of resistan…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Knee arthroplasty for severe arthritis is being frequently performed worldwide in varied clinical settings due to increased patient awareness and longer life expectancy. Intraoperative vascu…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The ever-increasing global energy demand—particularly for small, portable, and wearable electronics and self-powered systems—necessitates the development of sustainable energy sources. Mecha…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
This project detailed the development of NLC (Natural Language Compression), a text encoder optimized for natural language (NL). Efficient NL encoding is most valuable for satellite-based te…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum open systems account for unavoidable interactions with environmental noise such as energy dissipation crucial for modeling realistic quantum dynamics. Additionally, colored noise in…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Alkalinity is a crucial water quality parameter with significant environmental and engineered system applications. Various analysis methods exist, from traditional titrations to advanced spe…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to create a palate expander that is significantly easier to use than your standard RPE model. Palate expanders are necessary for children in early stages of…
ISEF · 2025
Technology Enhances the Arts
Braille illiteracy remains a critical barrier to equality for the visually impaired. Globally, over 70% face employment discrimination—not due to their disability, but due to systemic barrie…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
With renewed interest in green fuel technology or E-fuels as an alternative to fossil fuels, interest has returned to hydrogen production and improving the electrolysis process. The key issu…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
With need for electrical power increasing around the globe and natural bacteria living in the ground, this work will present a novel solution to meet the energy demands by using the alternat…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Finding reliable long-term energy solutions remains a critical issue in addressing climate change. This experiment evaluated the potential for microbial fuel cells (MFCs) to generate electri…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Benham's top, characterized by black-and-white patterns, induces an optical illusion where colors other than black and white are perceived as it is spun. This study aims to investigate this…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Chiral orbital currents (COC) circulating along the edges of the crystal unit cells underpin an array of novel phenomena in ferrimagnetic Mn3Si2Te6. Two types of inductances are well known,…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
Fractals are self-similar shapes that appear in nature and can produce complex structures by replicating the same pattern across several scales. While fractals have often been explored in vi…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulty with comprehension of facial expressions. Although assistive technology has been developed to help these individuals identify…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Approximately 1 in 4 adolescents experience trauma by age 16, with even greater prevalence among high-risk groups such as Native American, Alaskan Native, African American, and multi-racial…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Early diagnosis of retinoblastoma (RB) in the current clinical practice remains challenging due to the lack of access to timely and accurate eye examinations which is essential as late stage…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
This study introduces a multifunctional emulsion system combining ZnO dots, camellia oil, and CTAC surfactant to provide a safer, eco-friendly alternative for preserving fruits and vegetable…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Independent living for vision-impaired individuals requires them to perform daily object-reaching tasks, such as grasping an apple to eat. But without precise spatial awareness, even simple…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project explores the application of physics and calculus to predict and optimize the trajectory of a basketball shot using a pendulum mechanism. First, I calculated the velocity of the…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Efficient path planning for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) is crucial for improving their operational efficiency in ocean exploration, ocean monitoring, and commercial activities. We…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Political polarization creates echo chambers where misinformation thrives. When misinformation aligns with political ideologies, it reinforces biases and obstructs progress on issues like cl…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
There is an increasing consumer demand for effective natural products with fewer synthetic chemicals. In the United States, antiperspirants and deodorants are very common hygiene items used…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
With implications in diseases such as monocytic leukemia, sarcoidosis, and Alzheimers, the detection of lysozyme, an antimicrobial enzyme, remains central in the development of precise antib…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Cancer’s therapeutic landscape is significantly limited; chemotherapeutics indiscriminately target rapidly dividing cells, adversely affecting healthy tissues. While targeted nanomedicines a…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
E. coli outbreaks linked to romaine lettuce in Yuma, Arizona, have been a persistent public health concern. This study explores a solution to mitigating bacterial contamination using sonific…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Despite our planet being covered with 75% water, still over 40% of the global population does not have access to sufficient clean water. Therefore, this project aimed to tap on the largest s…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
This study designed and synthesized a series of donor (D) molecules in an attempt to form exciplexes with known acceptor (A) molecules and to investigate the influence of the chemical struct…