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ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Microplastics are a major source of pollution in our oceans and waterways. One source of microplastics is microfibers released from washing synthetic clothing. Wastewater treatment plants ar…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
For various biomedical applications, biosensors are particularly important and can be introduced via photonic optical microlasers. In the past, such sensing systems have been created using b…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition in which the kidneys gradually lose their function and in most cases deteriorate to end-stage renal disease. Early detection helps those at risk t…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Microplastics in the air cause respiratory diseases and worsen the health of the population, thus a nose filter with a biodegradable membrane may reduce their adverse effects on the respirat…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Microplastics are very small pieces of plastic that pollute the environment. According to the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, it is estimated that between 2% and 5% of all pl…
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
For many years, deforestation has been an environmental disaster that continues to grow. It is the cause of numerous animal and species extinction, reduction in oxygen levels in the atmosphe…
ISEF · 2022
Systems Software Third Award
The need for developing and delivering interactive web applications has grown rapidly. Thus, Million.js was created to allow for the creation of compiler-augmented JavaScript UI libraries th…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
According to the WHO, there are currently 2.2 billion people who live with visual impairment in the world. A sighted person is able to take in 3D spatial information by taking the 3D locatio…
ISEF · 2022
Systems Software Fourth Award
Mind games are puzzles that can be solved using clues and cognitive skills and their benefits in cognitive development have been demonstrated in experimental studies. In addition, an increas…
ISEF · 2022
Mathematics
The max-cut problem as part of extremal combinatorics was formulated by Paul Erdos in the 1960s. Multiple papers have been written on the topic regarding its role in mathematics as an extrem…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Paracetamol is a widely used drug due to its analgesic and antipyretic properties, however, intramolecular bonding that occurs between the drug’s chemical groups make it susceptible to a hea…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry Fourth Award
A mobile carbon capture device to extract CO2 from car exhaust was designed and built to fit in a normal passenger car, a Toyota Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). The mobile device was construct…
ISEF · 2022
Systems Software
The purpose of this research is to assess the comfortability of today’s transportation as well as the ticket validation process in Estonia and compare it to a new solution provided by Kardif…
ISEF · 2022
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alcoholism is a leading cause of premature death and disability globally. Alcohol use has profound mental and physical impacts including impaired decision-making skills and diseases related…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Fourth Award
Quorum sensing (QS) in bacteria is the process of cell-cell communication for the purpose of acquiring information about cellular density in the environment. The detection of cellular densit…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coastal forests are among the world’s most important carbon (C) stores, sequestering C faster than terrestrial forests per unit area. However, these essential C sinks are increasingly threat…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
The abundance of M-dwarfs, combined with the relative ease of detecting Earth-sized planets around them, has made them prime targets for finding and characterizing planets in their ‘habitabl…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
The seasonal cycling of volatile nitrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide ices from pole to pole causes significant changes in Triton's atmospheric pressure. The ability to model these changes…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Different types of surfboards, with different parts that affect the "behavior" of these when riding them. Each part has a variety of modifications that are used for a specific type of person…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry Second Award
Silica capillaries have been an integral part of the instrumentation used in many areas of analytical chemistry for decades, especially in analytical separations. In most cases, they are use…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Two major induction motor designs exist, the first being the squirrel cage induction motor with high efficiency and a poor starting torque, and the second being the slip-ring motor with a gr…
ISEF · 2022
Mathematics First Award
The abc-conjecture (Masser and Oesterlé) is an active problem that has remained open for several decades. The conjecture would imply a direct proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem and also shine ne…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering
Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect about 1.7 billion people worldwide. As most MSD cases are associated with abnormal motion of joints, motion assessment of joints provides a powerful t…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Trifolium fragiferum (strawberry clover) is a wild legume species found rarely in Northern European seaside areas and is genetically close to domesticated clover species. Seven micro-populat…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Honeybees are an essential part of both natural ecology and human agriculture. Monitoring beehive health is an essential component of beekeeping. Proper monitoring is needed to prevent Colon…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Third Award
Although the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is researchers’ primary target, more conserved non-structural proteins (NSPs) of SARS-CoV-2 can be better targets if sufficiently immunogenic. The hypot…
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
The colonization of space will be important to the future of mankind. Our nearest celestial body is the moon, and creating a suitable building material using lunar resources will be critical…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Climate change caused by global warming formed an environment that is advantageous for vectors and pathogens. Moreover, Incheon, Korea is border on ports and airports, so the possibility for…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
While the original goal of the project seemed rather simple I soon learned that making a machine that carries perpetual motion, forever, would be a long and tiring process. The amount of sma…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Oral cancer is highly treatable when diagnosed at an early stage. In rural India, however, 60% of oral cancer cases are diagnosed with advanced stages. Mass screening requires experienced do…