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ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Hydropower is the conversion of tidal energy into electricity. Being completely surrounded by ocean water, however, Hawai?i has the potential to rely on hydropower to supply renewable energy…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
Wheelchairs are an essential need for individuals with disability. Low-cost manual wheelchairs The finalist wanted to test a uniquely designed voice-controlled wheelchair system which enhanc…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The use of innovative devices for renewable energy is setting a pivotal role in the electrical industry. Several devices have been created, especially in the fuel cell and battery field, tha…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Objective: Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease with confirmation only from post-mortem autopsy. This study was done to aid diagnosis for the expected 14-million future pa…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
In 2018 a total of 39 school shootings took place in the United States. An overwhelming percentage of these attacks were a result of the estimated 962,300 violent incidents in schools. The o…
ISEF · 2020
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Honeybee keepers are experiencing increased mortalities, many of which have been attributed to Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). CCD is theorized to occur after a hive has become susceptible t…
ISEF · 2020
Animal Sciences
Flower thrips, Frankliniella intonsa (Trybom) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), are worldwide pests that cause damage to a range of plants in agriculture, horticulture and forestry and are vectors…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
Compliant mechanisms move via the deflection of flexible members, allowing them to be designed with a reduced part count, fewer points of failure, and increased durability. Bistable devices…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
Throughout the past decade, significant aerospace research has focused on bending the cost curve of space exploration through the development of reusable boosters. However, the investments i…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Supercapacitor is the one of sustainable alternative energy that serves to store electrical energy. The main components of the device consist of electrode and electrolyte. In this research,…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Globally, clinicians, like physical therapists and physiatrists, aid individuals with gait issues in their journey towards recovery. However, they do not have a valid prediction as to what t…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is responsible for reward, pleasure, and many other functions in humans. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) causes persistent psychiatric and physical sympto…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
3D reconstruction of cellular organelles requires the recognition of the organelle envelope in serial section from Electron Microscopy, and outlining of organelles by hand. This process take…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Eutrophication is a serious problem in many water bodies around the world. Eutrophication is caused by an accumulation of nutrient salts, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, which then stimulat…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Diagnostic methods including CT-scans are expensive and time-consuming. miRNAs participate in gene-silencing, and can be dysregula…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
The basis of this project relies on the fundamental properties of pyrolysis and its application to create bio-oil, bio-char, and syngas from repurposed plastic resins.The benefit of using th…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Tissue engineering is a research field for regenerating damaged biological tissue by substituting human cells on an appropriate scaffolds, one of them collagen as a biodegradable polymer has…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
The whole of chemistry can be described by the solutions of the Schrödinger equation, but very few analytic solutions exist, and only for very simple systems, therefore solutions for larger…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In recent years, wind power has attracted attention as a renewable energy source, but there are problems concerning its energy efficiency and stability. One of the keys to solving these prob…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Conventional medicine can currently treat many bone-related diseases, but problems including complex fractures and severe bone loss still remain largely unresolved. In this effort, under bon…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
In this research, we present an eco-friendly hanji-based disposable bag. We placed hanji immersed in alginate solution on the flat board to coat the paper with gel by spraying calcium soluti…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Net wrap is used to preserve hay bales for livestock, but is not biodegradable and harms livestock when ingested. It also causes pollution when it is not removed from the bale. Even after re…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
There are two themes in this research. Theme 1 is "a parallel measurement of temperature and the absorbance of chemical reactions accompanied by discoloration", and theme 2 is "simple and ac…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Car accidents cause injury, death, and economic damage. As some roads are inherently safer than others due to structural differences, accident risk can be reduced by deliberately planning ro…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
In the U.S., over $280 million is allocated annually and is allocated to tremor research. Clinical testing (upwards of 4 hours/day) still results in 37%-50% misdiagnosis in tremors. Smartpho…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Malaria is a parasitic infection spread via mosquito bites. It is a major health threat. According to the World Health Organization’s 2019 World Malaria Report, there were 228 million cases…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
The basis of this continuation experimentation has evolved from the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. This experiment investigated the effects of synthetic antibiotics and natural ant…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
Transistor-transistor logic (TTL) is present in nearly every electronic device. TTL allows binary inputs to be manipulated and then output. Discrete component TTL can be used to understand b…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
My project is called the direct conversion of biomass carbohydrates to platform molecules. Hydroxymethylfurfurals and furfurals are promising platform molecules which can be converted to fue…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Ionizing radiation, including atomic radiation and high energy electromagnetic radiation, causes numerous adverse health effects. Ionizing radiation creates fear which limits the potential f…