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ISEF · 2016
Keeping information safe has been neither as vital nor urgent as it is now. Because of the worldwide problem of technological confidentiality, we were concerned and motivated to investigate…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. Although AD research is bustling, a concrete and effective treatment has yet to be found. The purpose of this proj…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In this work, experiments were conducted that used Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) on various bacterial samples with the goal of developing a method for the rapid determination of ba…
ISEF · 2016
To develop a fuel source using recycled and organic materials that can be used for space heating by people living in rural areas who do not have access to, or have limited access to electric…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
The aim of this project was to develop a cost-effective, off-the-grid aluminum melting furnace that can safely melt 1,200 aluminum cans (approximately 35 lbs. of molten metal) per hour on a…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fluid intelligence (gF) is the basis of innovation, problem solving, and leadership; yet, a consistent theory of the neurological basis of gF is elusive. This study posited a new hypothesis…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Cancer has threatened the lives of individuals all over the globe. With the rise of this infamous disease, prevention techniques such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy have been introduc…
ISEF · 2016
The problem focuses on the optimization of making fibers from recycled polyethylene terephthalate in terms of an increase in sustainability in the process, efficiency of the product, and imp…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Phosphorus is a limiting factor for algae blooms and often a problematic non-point pollutant. Stormwater basins are designed to collect urban and agricultural runoff, retain it, and remove p…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of the experiment was to identify an insulin sensitizer that would decrease the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease in Type II Diabetes patients, and to compare the effect of ins…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project is to develop a laser communications method for short space missions, voiding an emitter onboard the satellite bus. Building a cubesat to incorporate the new comm…
ISEF · 2016
In this project producing composite bulks with TiO2 and Fe3O4 was aimed. Epoxy resin and hardener was used to produce bulks. Then the electromagnetic absorption properties of those materials…
ISEF · 2016
Within the increasing of age problems arise within your connective tissues. The most common connective tissue Articular Cartilage brings many problems to the body that deal with mobility. Th…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. This disease involves the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons and leads to loss of skeletal muscle function, eve…
ISEF · 2016
First Award
Two daunting problems facing humankind today are global warming and global hunger. Isolated chloroplast photosynthesis, which produces carbohydrates and sequesters carbon dioxide, is capable…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project was to determine the most effective method of remediation for blowback water from hydraulic fracturing. We tested two different methods of remediation; sand filtr…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Water is essential for life. Waste water treatment is important for both the reuse of water and environmental protection. Removal of heavy metal from waste water is a big challenge. Cadmium,…
ISEF · 2016
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of using bio-waste to remove the total coliform count and Escherichia coli in raw river water. The goal of the investigation is to help villa…
ISEF · 2016
Every year, 7 million people die around the world due to air pollution related causes, and 4,400 people die every day in China alone. Lung cancer rates have risen 465% in the last 30 years.…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Heavy metals are increasingly found in drinking water worldwide from road, mining, agriculture and factory runoff. The heavy metals arsenic, cadmium, copper and lead are carcinogenic and cau…
ISEF · 2016
Nutrient pollution is a widespread and serious contamination issue that occurs when excess aqueous phosphate causes severe algal growth, which curtails dissolved oxygen in freshwater bodies…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Many outdoor extremists encounter loss of power for lighting, navigation, and communication devices in times of demand. Small problems soon escalate to major issues in absence of these techn…
ISEF · 2016
Acne is a problem all too common in teenagers that can seriously affect self-esteem and social interaction among adolescents. Therefore, tackling acne is of paramount importance at this age…
ISEF · 2016
Single atomic layer (2-Dimensional Semiconductor) materials may be fabricated from whole crystals. An example of fabrication is exfoliation of graphene from pyrolytic graphite. Many of these…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
A survey of the degree of sensitivity of Anopheles Albimanus to organophosphate and carbamate insecticides was made in the locations of Aguas Claras in the region of Madugandi and Felipillo…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
Resistant starches are resistant to digestive enzymes in the small intestine and have numerous health benefits. Naturally present in raw starchy foods, much of it is lost in the cooking proc…
ISEF · 2016
Coronaviruses can cause fatal respiratory diseases in humans and are responsible for the most recent worldwide outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) that claimed more than…
ISEF · 2016
One of the major problems in contemporary architecture is that most people are not satisfied with the environment of the monotonous concrete jungles left to us by the communist era. The goal…
ISEF · 2016
The traditional papermaking industry consumes enormous energy and causes serious pollution. In addition, a lot of paper is wasted. How can be the paper reusable? In this study, a new type of…
ISEF · 2016
The project arose from the assumption that the reuse of waste cooking oil is insufficient; oils have low solubility in aqueous medium, causing pollution and suffocation of aquatic life. I al…