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ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Over 140 million people worldwide rely on daily silicone contact lenses, generating ~15,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually and contributing to microplastic contamination through improper d…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Microplastics have been a growing problem within the biomedical and health fields. However, mechanistic links between dietary exposure, molecular interaction, physiological impact, and mitig…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
This project investigates the multi-spectroscopic characterization of Cobalt(II) meso-Tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)Porphine (CoTPPS) and its metal-free counterpart, TPPS, under varying concentrat…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
There is a critical global need to develop effective methods for monitoring and assessing damage to urbanized landscapes under conditions of active hostilities. Moshchun village in Kyiv Obla…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Music reduces stress and improves health by affecting the autonomic nervous system, and transcriptomic studies show it increases alpha-synuclein (SNCA), which regulates neuronal activity. Al…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
Quorum Sensing (QS) is a bacterial communication pathway that mediates population-based activity such as virulence and biofilm formation. Specifically, QS affects biofilm maturation, includi…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Data clustering is an unsupervised machine learning technique that groups similar data points together based on their characteristics. Although numerous data clustering algorithms have been…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project investigates the issue of dust accumulation on solar-powered Martian rovers, testing the efficiency of three cleaning methods: automatic tilting, wiping, and Electrodynamic Dust…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Microplastics have been detected in human blood and are associated with oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, neurotoxicity, and increased risk of DNA instability at con…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Conventional chemotherapy encounters significant challenges, including low tumor targeting efficacy, systemic toxicity, and limited tissue penetration. To address these issues, a novel ZnO n…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Major challenges exist in detecting infectious diseases early on as biomarker concentrations are often below the limit of detection (LoD) of conventional assays. This detection failure leads…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This research project aimed to design and evaluated a prototype of Plant Electric Cells (PEC) capable of generating clean electricity from the natural growth of living plants. A green area w…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The increase in thermal load due to AI infrastructure has led to a rise in power and water consumption. Evaporative cooling towers have low operational costs, but waste sizeable amounts of w…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Automotive spoilers are critical for vehicle safety, reducing pressure drag and generating downward force to increase tire traction and stability. However, spoilers inherently create aerodyn…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Schizophrenia is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder. In low-resource settings like Zimbabwe, stigma and limited psychiatric infrastructure delay diagnosis. This study investigated whether…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Artificial intelligence education faces a dual challenge: tools that provide accessibility limit control over neural network design, while flexible frameworks impose significant programming…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) causes the gradual loss of neurons, which leads to memory and cognitive problems. Due to the inability to replace the lost neurons, current treatments cannot stop or…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Intracranial aneurysms (IAs) often rupture before detection, causing hemorrhagic stroke that is fatal in 50% of cases. Expensive ($800 - $8400) hospital-based diagnostic tests are conducted…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Online platforms such as social media and video games are designed to stimulate reward mechanisms in the brain, which can lead to excessive use and reduced attention control. This project in…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Stroke is a critical global health issue, and many cases are preventable if risk factors are identified early. Current risk assessment approaches often separate behavioral and neurophysiolog…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Schizophrenia is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder affecting approximately 24 million people worldwide. Despite its severity, its biological mechanisms remain poorly understood, and curr…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Purpose: Neuroblastoma and glioblastoma are highly aggressive malignant neural tumors affecting pediatric and adult populations respectively. Both are associated with very poor prognoses des…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Globally, tens of millions of people suffer from lower body impairments, including spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy, stroke, and muscular dystrophies, leading to loss of independent mobi…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that continues to be difficult to diagnose in early stages. Despite studies demonstrating that when caught early, cognitiv…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Stroke, the 2nd leading cause of death(>7M) and 3rd leading cause of disability (94M) worldwide, is a time-critical emergency. Rapid, accurate stroke detection and severity assessment during…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Understanding neuronal dynamics often requires advanced mathematical tools that are not easily accessible to students or researchers without specific mathematical training. This project aime…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Non-invasive BCIs such as EEG and fNIRS are limited by low spatial resolution and high latency, while invasive neural implants require surgery and pose biocompatibility risks. Existing close…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
This project seeks to address the global need for affordable, early screening tools for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) by engineering a low-cost, self-contained wearable glove that qua…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
One in every 20 people with epilepsy has photosensitive reflex epilepsy —2.5 million individuals for whom a flashing screen (3-60 Hz) can trigger a seizure within seconds, forcing them to li…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that impairs motor function, making early detection crucial for slowing disease progression and managing symptoms. However, current d…