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ISEF · 2016
I created an artificial muscle using monofilament fishing line. The muscle is heat sensitive, and by applying heat to the muscle, it contracts lifting weight. To make the muscle, a nylon mon…
ISEF · 2016
Developing a defensive barrier against invasive species that destroy native citrus populations is major problem for agricultural developers throughout the state of Florida and United States.…
ISEF · 2016
In our project we develop and construct devices for the use in microfluidics using surface acoustic waves. Microfluidics has become an important field of modern research and allows the const…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
To address global fresh water scarcity, a novel hydrogel based seawater desalination technique using a superabsorbent starch based polymer is proposed. Current approaches rely on thermal, me…
ISEF · 2016
Dynamical systems is an area of mathematics dealing with the study of constrained movement of particles or objects. This project investigates a common instance of such a system: a particle(s…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
Glioblastoma is the primary cause of cancer related fatalities in pediatric and adult populations. The current standards for treatment have been unsuccessful in preventing tumor relapse due…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Zeolitic Tuff is a natural volcanic mineral that is mined in Jordan. It has a chemical structure of hydrated aluminum-silicates of sodium, three dimensional crystalline framework of tetrahed…
ISEF · 2016
Nanomaterial synthesis has gained widespread attention in personalized nanomedicine to offer promising treatments for combined therapy and diagnostics. Capable of disease detection, drug del…
ISEF · 2016
Many regions in the world are facing the dangers of water shortages, and are not able to produce enough food. If an agriculture system were extremely cost and water efficient, then farmers i…
ISEF · 2016
Hearing impairment and loss are common problems among the aged. Traditional hearing aids, which amplify the volume of sound, are not effective in solving high frequency loss. There are frequ…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
An efficient and economically profitable process for the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to valuable chemicals such as methanol and formic acid was investigated to address the s…
ISEF · 2016
AirTouch is an application aimed at providing hand hover user interaction on a webcam-enabled device using hand and face detection algorithm. I created this cross-platform, sensor-free appli…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
What if type-1 diabetes could be cheaply and non-invasively detected? Untreated type-1 diabetics produce large amounts of ketones, which are not otherwise typically produced in the body. Tes…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Surface plasmons are vibrations from free electrons residing on the surfaces of metals such as gold. Since the frequency (or the wavelength) of these vibrations is very sensitive to surface…
ISEF · 2016
Background: Today, part of our daily lives is handwashing. This is a common practice that every individual uses to clean their hands after they handle or touched certain objects that may be…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
A recent study showed that over half of Irish adults drink hazardously. Adolescents report increased levels of alcohol consumption. Previous research has inferred the influence of the parent…
ISEF · 2016
This project focuses on problems caused by forest fires. After thorough researches on internet or other current programs, it is possible to observe a high number of forest fires occurrence.…
ISEF · 2016
This project in its current form is the result of a three part experimentation on the relationship between the algae strain Chlorella and the amount of biofuel it produces. The purpose was t…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As more and more hydrophobic compounds are turned away each year due to the fact that the cannot dissolve in the human body, the goal of this project was to a novel alginate-based drug deliv…
ISEF · 2016
Calculating all fifth-order magic square (5MS) arrangements with a high-performance computer (HPC) was performed in 156 minutes in 2014. My aim in the present research was to develop and imp…
ISEF · 2016
Allergy can cause itching, hives and even anaphylactic shock that can lead to death. The difficulty of identifying foods that present the antigen to which the person is allergic causes the n…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Plastics form an integral part of daily life and are used in a plethora of ways. However, the primary raw material used in conventional plastic production is petroleum, which is harmful for…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this study is to test for the presence of Ketamine and Flunixin transference to insects from injected pig tissue during different decomposition stages by using body farm techn…
ISEF · 2016
Anthracnose disease, caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, is among one of the most destructive diseases of plants worldwide. C. gloeosporioides is listed as one of the top 10 fungal pat…
ISEF · 2016
Earthquakes are devastating natural disasters which affect regions all around the world. One of the many problems is that first-response teams struggle to recover victims buried under piles…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Background: Sleep is believed to play a role in the clearance of potentially harmful substances that accumulate in the brain during wakefulness. One such harmful substance is beta-amyloid, a…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project was to explore alternatives to commercially manufactured antibiotics. This experiment was meant to test if natural alternative medicines, honeys, and herbal essen…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Liver tissue for transplant is unviable for many patients as a result of hepatocellular damage during transport. Standard cold storage, the usual method of transport has been shown in multip…
ISEF · 2016
Forgetfulness, It is a widespread phenomenon. Caused by two main factors: stress, and over thinking. It leads to forgetting, yet losing many personal items. After conducting the questionnair…
ISEF · 2016
In its present form, this fourth-year investigation into Alzheimer's disease risk factors addresses the following question: what factors contribute the most in increasing an individual's lik…