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ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Can neuron resilience be predicted as topological failure of cellular identity? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease marked by TDP-43 aggregation and moto…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Traditional forest fire monitoring suffers from inherent flaws, including early warning lag, safety risks of manual sensor deployment in complex terrain, limited flight endurance of conventi…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Mitigating climate change requires carbon dioxide removal, but conventional Direct Air Capture is prohibitively expensive. A scalable alternative is distributed, passive capture: embedding C…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are increasingly recognized as a promising alternative protein source that can help address solid waste issues amid rapid global population growth. However, h…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Due to population growth and technological advancement, global energy demand is on the rise. Yet 86% of the world's energy is from burning fossil fuels, with only 8% from sustainable methods…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Dementia affects 55 million people globally, projected to reach 139 million by 2050. Although deep learning models achieve 90–98% accuracy for dementia classification, clinical adoption is h…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
XenoFold is a chemistry-conditioned generative framework designed to computationally propose enzymes capable of degrading xenobiotic pollutants. The system integrates reaction-aware molecula…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
With over 1.8 million deaths from lung cancer annually, it is imperative to develop immunotherapies that precisely target these tumors while minimizing off-target effects on healthy cells. A…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Genetically complex multisystem disorders (CMDs) affecting neonatal populations arise from coordinated regulatory interactions across genes, tissues, and organ systems, yet their underlying…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
When disaster strikes, the difference between life and death often comes down to timely information. First responders need an aerial view immediately, but current drones capable of both vert…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hydrogen has emerged as a promising green energy storage solution due to its on-demand energy release through fuel cells. However, major barriers to wide-scale adoption remain: inefficiency…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
The fall armyworm is a destructive pest affecting more than 80 plant species, most notably maize, resulting in an estimated $9.4 billion in annual agricultural losses. As the global populati…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Various factors, such as inflation, tariffs, deforestation, disease, and increasing manufacturing costs, have led to scarcity and high material costs in recent years. Annually, billions of p…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Anti-apoptotic B-cell leukemia/lymphoma (Bcl-2) proteins are overexpressed in around half of human cancers, linked to tumorigenesis, chemotherapy resistance, and poor prognosis. Effectively…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Neutrino oscillation measurements aim to find fundamental physics beyond the Standard Model, but precision is limited by our inability to distinguish genuine signals from interfering nuclear…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fixed-wing UAVs have greater efficiency, flight range, and speed compared to traditional multirotor drones, making them more suitable for applications like geological surveillance, weather s…