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ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
Similar to describing any particular color in the visible spectrum in terms of three primary colors, in a recently published medical article, scientists argued that any particular smell is c…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
In this study, chitin and N/Mn-doped carbon nanostructures were fabricated and characterized for thin film solar cell (TFSC) applications. Chitin, which has high heat resistivity and UV-Vis…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Pressure sensors can be used in daily applications such as electronic pressure gauges, organization of traffic lights, and medical devices. There is a need to make these sensors more effecti…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In my work I present a research conducted with the purpose of improving the platinum based catalysts for hydrogen fuel cell. In my research, I performed series of measurements to determine t…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
The derivative of the function is one of the most fundamental concepts in calculus; however there are a lot of functions, which cannot be differentiated in all points. As a result, mathemati…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Researchers and medical professionals are inundated with tremendous amounts of genomic ‘big data’. However, there is a lack of tools that are capable of offering insightful interpretations o…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The aim of this project in acoustics/physics was to investigate factors affecting the accuracy of 3-dimensional acoustic locating of objects that emitted sound in air. The study dealt with s…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Although several models have been proposed to account for the varying stabilities of alkanes, the ability of these models to fit experimental data remains controversial. The work presented h…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Two major concerns in households today are living a healthy lifestyle and saving money. Beef is a highly consumed product in the United States, and in order to make it healthier, the leaner…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to compare the weight gain of Litopenaeus vannamei, (White leg shrimp), when fed alternative diets. The industry standard is to feed these prawns a formulate…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is estimated to affect over 18,000 people in the United States this year. It occurs when there’s a blockage in differentiation. AML type 3 doesn’t have a chemoth…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Transparent conductors are widely needed for products such as smart phones and computer mouse pads. The material currently used, Indium Tin Oxide, is expensive, brittle, and potentially shor…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Second Award
According to ITOPF (International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation), a total of 6.75 billion liters of oil was spilled in the oceans since the 1970's. Oil affects the base of the aquatic e…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Dinoflagellates are single-celled, eukaryotic, planktonic species. Most dinoflagellates are completely harmless, but a few species have detrimental environmental effects such as the Red Tide…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
FitVos, or Fully Integrated Thrust Vectoring Open Source System, is an open source alternative to common autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Fitvos is very cost effective, allowing 2 1/2 pou…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Euglena, a phytomastigophora, moves either with its flagellum beating vigorously or with its body surface crooking and twisting. The latter movement, known as euglenoid movement, is frequent…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Flax is an agricultural commodity produced in the Northwestern United States, including Montana and Minnesota. Because of high omega 3 fatty acid concentrations, flax seed oil is valuable in…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
The Purpose for the research is comparing two airfoils; the data of a conventional airfoil, and the data of our self-made airfoil that will have flexibility. An airfoil is a cross-section re…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
My project deals with the effect of a magnetic field on the flow rate of liquids and I compared this effect between liquids with varying amounts of molecules and ions. The purpose of my expe…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
It is envisaged that fluorescent quenching based on solution or extract deriving from plants could post as a new chemosensoring process for selective recognition of metal ions. In the fabric…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
C, being a statically typed language is much faster than Python, but is difficult to use in development. Python, being an interpreted language is much slower than C, but is very easy to lear…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
A great deal of time is wasted trying to locate misplaced keys. This can ruin your day, leave you late for work or school, stretch relationships, increase the blood pressure and can result i…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Based on research done last year, it was decided that an experiment would be completed to observe the contamination that occurs during hydraulic fracturuing. In an experiment done in 2013, i…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The enigmatic properties of the mesoscopic fluid confined between two solid objects or adsorbed on a substrate have puzzled scientists in the field of condensed matter. One of the current me…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Most fundamental particles have a magnetic dipole moment. None yet is found to also have an electric dipole moment (EDM), i.e., a displacement of positive and negative charges along the dire…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
A large amount of gypsum and fluorosilicic acid wastes is produced each year from a fertilizer factor in Hai Phong, Vietnam and negatively affects our environment. The goal of our study is t…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Fourth Award
Since the discovery of penicillin, bacteria have developed mechanisms to avoid its effects and, therefore, survive. Furthermore, during the last decades and because of the overuse of antibio…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The microbial fuel cell-microbial electrolysis cell (MFC-MEC) coupled system may pose an effective solution to current energy and environmental problems as it links electrically in series tw…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Near domestic and commercial agricultural settings, ammonia runoff is a threat to freshwater ecosystems. Research by scientist Milena Beniolo found that banana peels effectively absorbed pos…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project is to show which oil is the best to use when making biodiesel. This procedure involved making biodiesel using olive oil, peanut oil, and canola oil. Each oil was…