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ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
GLP-1 drugs address diabetes-obesity crisis that claims 12 lives per minute from associated complications, yet their uncharacterized off-targets may pose long-term health risks. Current safe…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum computers encode information in qubits, which are susceptible to physical noise. To protect information, quantum systems use error correction codes like the surface code, detecting e…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
School Buddy is a multi - functional communication app developed to centralize school announcements, messaging, homework partner matching, club announcements, and extracurricular activity pl…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Globally, 43 million blind and 295 million visually impaired individuals lack independent indoor mobility. Existing aids are either reactive (white canes), expensive (guide dogs), or ineffec…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The skin, the body's largest organ, consists of three layers: the epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis, each with distinct roles. Skin hyperpigmentation disorders, such as Post-inflammatory hyp…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Traditional silicon solar cells are limited to approximately 33% efficiency, proposed by the Shockley-Queisser limit. Singlet fission (SF), a process in which one singlet exciton splits into…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
AI-powered breast cancer diagnostics remain inaccessible in low-resource settings due to patient privacy constraints, high hardware costs, and bandwidth limitations. This project designed an…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Evolution has shaped primates to develop two key advanced traits in comparison with lower mammalian species: first higher intelligence with increased brain size and cortical complexity and s…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Purpose: The world loses billions of trees each year, and current reforestation efforts cannot keep pace. Drone-based seed planting has emerged as a promising solution, with current systems…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Humic acid supplements are marketed as natural detoxifiers that claim to bind harmful metals while leaving essential metals unaffected. This study evaluated the selective binding of copper a…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Global lithium demand is projected to increase by nearly 4000% by 2040 due to expansion of electric vehicles and energy storage systems; however, current extraction methods are water-intensi…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Diaphragm dysfunction is a major cause of respiratory failure, affecting millions of patients worldwide. Current assistive solutions rely on invasive approaches with high complication rates,…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Obesity has increased to 1 in 8 people globally, causing dangerous comorbidities, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer. Many obese adults, particularly in low socio-…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Flexible electronics are an increasingly important field due to the growing demand for lightweight, bendable, and low-cost devices that can conform to nontraditional surfaces. Applications s…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Individuals who are deaf or deafblind face serious safety risks because they cannot perceive critical environmental sounds. Existing assistive technologies are often expensive, stationary, o…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Accurate and timely detection of emerging infectious outbreaks is critical for an effective public health response. While current systems like the National Syndromic Surveillance Program hav…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by an uncontrolled immune response to infection and remains a leading cause of death worldwide, affecting nearly 49 million people annually, whe…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Sepsis, responsible for 11,000,000+ deaths globally and 270,000+ annually in the U.S., is very time-sensitive. Mortality increases by 7.6% per hour of delayed antibiotic treatment. Bedside t…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are targeted by 30-40% of FDA-approved drugs, yet structure determination remains hindered by cryogenic conditions of conventional methods such as macromo…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Pebrine disease, which is caused by Nosema mylitta, is one of the most harmful threats to the sericulture sector. Traditional diagnosis involves manual microscopic analysis of moth body flui…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Automated analysis of medical images offers transformative potential for clinical diagnostics, yet two persistent obstacles limit practical adoption: the high cost of expert annotation and t…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
With the rise of Artificial Intelligence tools, society has seen a significant increase in their applications in high-stakes, sensitive industries. However, these tools often operate with op…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Breast cancer (BC) is the most expensive cancer to treat in the United States and a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Nuclear enlargement is a well-established histopathol…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) of crude oil, traditional riser reactors suffer from hydrodynamic inefficiencies that severely reduce product selectivity and promote excessive coke formati…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Overcoming aerodynamic drag is crucial for reducing aviation’s fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. This study examines a biomimetic approach to skin-friction drag reduction through shark-ski…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts
Having a song stuck in your head is a common problem, and while music identification apps can be helpful sometimes, they have a limitation: they cannot process user humming, only prerecorded…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
The aim of our project this year is to find the optimum form of sheep wool as a strengthening agent in concrete, its real-life applications and financial feasibility. Our intention is to cre…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Coastal erosion poses a significant threat to Louisiana's ecosystems, infrastructure, and communities, with land loss occurring at one of the highest rates in the United States. This study i…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Sports trackers are an indispensable tool for effective training; however, their ability to analyze motion dynamics and ergonomic load distribution remains limited. To bridge this gap, we pr…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Epilepsy affects over 50 million people, and one in three cannot stop their seizures with medication. Neuromodulatory therapies are the leading alternative, but development has been bottlene…