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ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Traditional process of sweet potato, a popular raw material used for food production, generates a large amount of protein-rich wastewater which is hard to treat and causes water pollution an…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In contemporary fuel cell technology, carbon-based nano-scaled materials display great potential to improve fuel efficiency and reduce cost. However, their relatively low activity limits the…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The leading upstream cause of cancer deaths is the inability to accurately classify cancer types and subtypes. The existing method of MRI scanning for cancer diagnosis cannot effectively dif…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The robotics and mechanical field are expected to replace humans in tedious jobs, performing research, and hazardous tasks in the near future. Oceanic cartography, deep-sea exploration, and…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The diversity and effectiveness of plastic items testify for the utility of polymers. Nonetheless, the non-biodegradability of these polymers has been a source of ecological concerns. Most p…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Over the years too many people have been prescribed antibiotics for unnecessary reasons such as colds. This impacts not only people having side effects associated with antibiotics but also c…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Free sulfur dioxide, which preserves wine, is usually measured via an iodometric “Ripper” titration, where color change signifies the endpoint. However, most such methods are either ineffici…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Physical disability is a major consequence of limb amputation. High-level lower extremity amputees (hip disarticulation and hemipelvectomy), have a bigger percentage than other amputees and…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
Heavy electric vehicles vary their power demands due to frequently varying loads. The research proposes an applied fuzzy logic algorithm for the acceleration strategy of supercapacitor-assis…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Second Award
As the lifespan of humans increases, common chronic diseases of older people are becoming more prevalent, predominantly Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). AD is a condition where patients experience…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
This project examines if an object supported by a wing structure filled with hexagons will be more mass efficient than solid filled support structure. Aircraft are a large source of greenhou…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
From the perspective of disability science and engineering, there are a variety of software sources that help disabled people such as transcription apps and audio guides. On the other hand,…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Lysosomes function as the organelles for digesting exogenous and endogenous species acquired during endocytosis, phagocytosis, and autophagy. Lysosomes play an important role in killing micr…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
During the COVID-19 pandemic, personal protective equipment (PPE) has become crucial to protect humans from the transmission of the virus. The face shield is a simple and effective PPE to pr…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Crassostrea virginica, or Eastern oyster, is a vital indicator species native to the eastern United States coast. In recent years, water pollution and overharvesting have been threatening th…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is the most aggressive form of cancer with a 5-year survival rate of <7%. SCLC’s high mortality rate is attributed to early metastasis and treatment resistance.…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
A number of genetic and oncological diseases are caused by malfunctioning proteins. For example, Williams syndrome (WS) is associated with defects in WBSCR27 protein. To develop an effective…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Currently, aerospace material has developed rapidly, one of which is carbon-based materials. Carbon allotropes that have the potential to be used as aerospace materials are Graphene and Carb…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Fourth Award
Photothermal therapy (PTT) has caught attention as a treatment for cancer due to its high control, noninvasiveness, and negligible side effects. However, PTT drugs require a vessel for nanod…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Fourth Award
Two main issues within our global community are pollution and electricity access. The textile dye industry produces 7x10^5 tons of dye annually, approximately 20% of which pollute water sour…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
WBSCR27-methyltransferase is associated with Williams syndrome. Williams syndrome is a genetic disease that is accompanied by a number of severe symptoms, including mental retardation, cardi…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Carbon-based quantum dots were synthesized using both bottom-up and top-down methods to explore their various applications within bio-imaging, bio-labeling, optoelectronic devices, and senso…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Several types of heavy metals such as lead, zinc, and manganese have high toxicity at high levels. Therefore, it is necessary to have an environmentally friendly adsorbent to be used in a fi…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Silicon Nitride is becoming a significant building material in many microelectronic, medical-imaging devices, and automotive parts because of its superconductive and mechanical properties. H…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Solar energy is clean and free, and in abundance. Fossil fuel consumption is growing globally at an unstainable rate, and there is a need for renewable, nonpolluting sources of energy. Newer…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Tissue and pathway enrichment tests are associated with mutations of Body Mass Index (BMI) and Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Researches had shown that AD is correlated with stress-induced change…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
According to the Global Cancer Observatory, there were 65.858 breast cancer new cases in Indonesia (2020) with an estimated 22.430 deaths, mostly due to late treatment and false negative. We…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects the central nervous system and causes symptoms related to movement, such as hand tremors. Currently, PD diagnosis is based on the Unified Parkinson's Disease…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Progressive neurodegenerative disorders that are defined when a protein, called tau, builds up abnormally in a patient’s brain are called tauopathies. Breakthrough research has led to the id…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Communication is vital for all organisms to grow and exchange information, regardless organizational level of the organism. There are a growing number of studies that describe the different…