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ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Close to fifty percent of upper-limb amputees do not use a prosthetic. The reason is that traditional prosthetic hands offer limited usage, while more advanced options are more costly. Amput…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Two simple models were built and tested with two electromagnet coils and two Hall Effect switches working in a double push and a push and pull operation. These models were used to test diffe…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) has been the ideal biomarker for myocardial infarction diagnosis in the past decade. In our experiment, we presented a new method for increasing the sensitivity of…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Warehouse storage is a greater than $20 Billion US industry is expected to grow even further due to the rapid expansion in online shopping. The efficient utilization of limited storage space…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases are highly selective in substrate oxidation and have the promising potential as biocatalysts for industrial processes. A unique P450 enzyme known as TxtE catal…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Given the current demand from the $100 billion hydrogen industry and the potential of hydrogen based fuels for a clean energy future, there is a critical need for more efficient and sustaina…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
Memory devices are developing at a slow rate, hindering the computational industry’s growth. The hysteresis shown in perovskites has been utilized to create the two resistive states necessar…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The objective of this project is to determine how effective changing the shape of a spherical shade ball to a tessellational dodecahedron is at decreasing evaporation and algal growth. Shade…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
We survived 1322 fifteen to twenty-year-old students to learn how much they knew about their sleep and if they employed any sleep educing techniques. We found that 43,57% of students are uns…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
The purpose of this project is to determine if pumping is a useful method of increasing tidal barrage energy output and how to implement pumping most effectively. Pumping is the process of u…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Epinephrine is a hormone naturally secreted by the body in response to stress. It is also used as the primary treatment for anaphylaxis, a severe and often fatal allergic reaction. Prompt in…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
What is the feasibility of a sustainable heterotrophic Chlorella vulgaris growth system to become a replacement for the tertiary phase of a municipal wastewater treatment plant, and to succe…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems Third Award
This experiment was conducted to investigate the feasibility of utilizing a phased array that is able to focus its signal strength on a specific location. In the 21st century, where robust i…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
In the modern age, public-key cryptography has become a vital component for secure online communication. To implement these cryptosystems, rapid primality testing is necessary in order to ge…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
A study by the IER, Institute for Energy Research, show that around 66.9%, of the electricity in the U.S. alone rely on non-renewable fossil-based fuels, which harm the environment, the rene…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Indium is widely used in green technologies, including solar energy production. Indium is often found in trace amounts in zinc deposits; however, it is becoming scarcer. A neural net was use…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The recent Zika outbreak in over 48 countries has severe socioeconomic impact due to its damage to fetal brain development. Currently, Zika virus (ZIKV) is diagnosed with polymerase chain re…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Diabetes currently affects over 346 million people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of death. Current treatment requires frequent blood-glucose tests followed by necessary insulin…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Diabetic retinopathy (DR), the leading cause of blindness among working-age adults, is also leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide. Many patients, particularly in developing areas,…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Neurogenesis, the proliferation of neural cells in the brain, has been shown to correlate with higher rates of epileptogenesis (the progression of epilepsy in the brain). It has been shown t…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
The aim of the project was to discern the cause of thermochromism in [Fe(NH2trz)3]Br2·H2O. It was hypothesized that it occurred due to a spin transition, which would be measurable through IR…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In a highly competitive global marketplace, creativity is one of the most invaluable tools for an individual or group to have at their disposal. Countries invest millions into research on ed…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Until the discovery of the CAL-1 cell line, blastic natural killer cell lymphoma (BNKCL), a highly fatal form of leukemia, was an insurmountable obstacle for oncologists. Even with CAL-1, cu…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive type of primary brain tumor. Patients with GBM have a median survival of 15 months. Current treatments for GBM are quite limit…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this project was to look at the effect of S.aureus protein A, the extracellular adherence protein of Staphylococcus aureus, on the bone metastatic processes of breast and pros…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, also referred to as White Mold, is a necrotrophic fungal pathogen which causes damage to Glycine max health and yield. Fungicides to combat this fungus are very exp…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Global freshwater temperatures have increased and are projected to rise a further 3°-7°C in the next 100 years. Critical for drinking and agriculture, these highly temperature dependant ecos…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
The farmers in the rice production area across India and Asia are very much dejected over the condition of agriculture because of the issues like poor rainfall and labor availability, which…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
According to WHO’s Global Database on Child Growth and Malnutrition nearly one third of children under 5 suffer irreversible damage to their physical and cognitive development due to severe…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
Our goal is to improve mainstream solar cells with only 18% efficiency – it’s a major problem in physics, because ‘green’ energy will one day replace fuel-based machines on global market for…