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ISEF · 2016
Traditionally, emphasis has been placed on durable, long-lasting electronics. However, electronics that are meant to intentionally degrade over time can actually have significant practical a…
ISEF · 2016
The microrobot system has emerged as a powerful drug delivery system in the medical field. If microrobots can move automatically to affected area, we can load drugs on the microrobots and ex…
ISEF · 2016
In this study, 12 different groups of farm eggs were collected and cultured for bacteria in four different methods. Four eggs were collected from each farm as well as three different types o…
ISEF · 2016
From the world wide web to social networks, big data often take the form of graphs. It is important to be able to generate realistic random graphs in order to analyze the properties of real…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
It is essential for beef cattle ranchers to identify and utilize only the most effective medications. Trichostrongyle organisms threaten the nutritional efficiency of cattle, and thus are ta…
ISEF · 2016
This research aims to analyze the relationship between the addition of natural fibers to FIBALTO fiber cement flat sheets and the final properties of density, moisture absorption and the fle…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
A robot control system was developed that could be taught tasks through reinforcement learning. The system, nicknamed “Fido”, was designed to be universal regardless of inputs and outputs, r…
ISEF · 2016
Nearly 1,620 Americans die from cancer each day and it is important that new drugs are discovered to treat this serious disease. Eastern medicine has used herbs and spices to treat diseases…
ISEF · 2016
Polymer films are crucial for a variety of industrial branches such as electronics, optics, biotechnology or medicine. Hyaluronan (HA) is a polysaccharide produced in the human body, making…
ISEF · 2016
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the main contaminants in water, resulting in deaths all around the world. Easily made water filters made from common materials are needed to filter out E…
ISEF · 2016
Fractals are a group of figures that cannot be described by the Euclidian geometry but by their own methods because of the rare geometry of their never ending pattern. Fractals can be found…
ISEF · 2016
Marine biologists studying the endangered Eubalaena glacialis experience difficulty in recording the condition of the remaining right whales due to inadequate tracking and differentiation me…
ISEF · 2016
The Firefighter UAV (FF UAV) applications range from aerial imagery to firefighting support for minor fires in remote areas. It aims to make unmanned flights a regular part of the firefighti…
ISEF · 2016
Fish bones is one of the waste materials that can be easily obtained in most of the fish crackers’ factories across the world. Factories tend to throw away the fish bones after getting the f…
ISEF · 2016
Flexible sensors based on a network of ligand-capped Gold Nanoparticles (GNPs) have been attracting significant interest, due to their ability to detect and measure multiple parameters such…
ISEF · 2016
We developed a new programming language named Flex Script. Thanks to the development of Internet and growing influence of programming in the real world, cooperation and sharing among develop…
ISEF · 2016
Flooding is a global issue, it affects life and properties. A lot of work has been done to alleviate these problems. We develop a flood warning system, of metallic probes, to detect flood an…
ISEF · 2016
Logic programming languages have been long experimented and understood. Its components and its interactions with functional programming languages have also been a frequent topic. Its ability…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Alphaviruses are a fascinating group of RNA viruses that belong to the Togaviridae family. Some cause severe diseases, while others have useful attributes as gene expression vectors. In some…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
To challenge a history of reliance on qualitative information for public decision-making purposes, this study develops a novel policy modeling approach by projecting the relative health, env…
ISEF · 2016
The Red Lionfish (Pterosis Volitons) has overwhelmed South Florida's coastal waters and needs to be eradicated before consuming unsustainable amounts of the native fish, which are utilized f…
ISEF · 2016
Approximately 12 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer every year, with 2/3 of the victims living in developing countries, and 8 million of them do not survive. The search for a…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science First Award
The risk of cardiovascular disease, the world's leading cause of death, is greatly increased by metabolic syndrome, a combination of hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and type-2-diabetes. A rapi…
ISEF · 2016
During the previous year’s experimentation, it was found that both honey and propylene glycol (two safe ingredients) showed significant signs of being able to replace methanol and ethylene g…
ISEF · 2016
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the number one greenhouse gas emitted from human activities through the combustion of fossil fuels from transportation vehicles and industry factories. Recent increas…
ISEF · 2016
Rapid increase in bacterial resistance to life saving antibiotics is a major threat to human health because antibiotics are becoming ineffective in treating bacterial diseases. Innovative cu…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
The economics of wind energy can become a lot more favorable with high power wind turbines which could be feasible with higher-field magnets. (Gd,Y)BaCuO superconductor tapes with embedded B…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of my project was to determine which varied combination and concentration of enzyme ingredients produced the highest fermentation yield in barley. In my project, I used barley as…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Purpose of the Experiment P. aeruginosa is responsible for the second most common hospital infection. Its ExoY toxin is a promiscuous cyclase similar to other toxins like the B. anthracis Ed…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Both biochar and layered double hydroxides (LDH) have received substantial attention for their abilities to adsorb chemical contaminants, yet little research has been reported on LDH/biochar…