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ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The purpose is to create a completely self-sustainable toilet that does not need water nor external electric sources to operate. The toilet will have the capacity of recycling wastes into fu…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
The engineering of biomaterials with suitable biochemical, physicochemical, and mechanical properties is a major challenge in tissue engineering. While many synthesized materials have have h…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
As the demand for oil continues to rise, the number of oil spills that wreak havoc in ocean ecosystems also increases. Because this issue affects many natural habitats and resources, a cost…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Bacteriocins are proteins that are toxic to bacteria, yet are made by them. These proteins may provide an alternative to traditional antibiotics but synthesizing them using recombinant metho…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Electrochromism is a reversible change which can be observed through oxidation or degradation by electrochromical method. Electrochromic devices are rechargeable batteries. In this system, t…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
In this research, a new method for solving problems and defining concepts of Uniformly Accelerated Linear Motion (UALM) is developed, without making direct use of the basic kinematic formula…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Although used by Pacific Islanders for thousands of years, Kava toxicity has been the concern of both the World Health Organization and many European nations, who have banned the import and…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project was to determine the magnitude and the nature of the effects that certain commercial pesticides, namely elemental sulfur and carbaryl (1-naphthyl N-methylcarbamat…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this research was to use algalization based on the inoculation of Nostoc commune as in important resource for the sustainability of agricultural systems and environmental cons…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Our environment is under constant pressure and threats from various pollution sources. Science is in a unique position to offer new and effective solutions to these real-life issues, such as…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Second Award
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer claiming 159,480 deaths in 2013 (American Cancer Society). Lung cancer may also become chemotherapy and radiotherapy resistant. Manganese Superoxide Dismu…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Danio rerio are tropical transgenic zebrafish that contain a mutant strain, making them glow when their muscles fluoresce (Zebrafish, 2010). The question was: Can Quantitative Polymerase Cha…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
In 2013, over 400,000 Americans died from Alzheimer’s disease. Early diagnosis may play a key role in increasing the success of potential preventive treatments, thus we sought to develop a n…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The Cayenne (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), has been used for a long time by some members of the community of Buenavista - Sucre, Colombia, in the preparation of concoctions used in the improvemen…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to test a possible method to reduce photorespiration, a variation in the process of organic molecule formation, in crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plant…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
This project is the result of experimentation with assorted mediator concentrations and various dielectrics with the purpose of creating a high capacity, low resistance capacitor. To conduct…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Have you ever wondered if there will be a new biofuel that will help solve the current gas crisis? Biofuels are made from a biomass or plant material. In this project, green leaves and leaf…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
VP Shunts are used to treat Hydrocephalus and are prone to many issues due to blockage and infection. They cease to stop working properly within the first year of implantation in 30-40% of p…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
Neuroptera (lacewings) is an ancient order of Insecta, extending back to the Early Permian. The Middle Jurassic neuropterans have various types of wing markings. This study is to address two…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
In the world today, approximately 1.6 million people die of waterborne diseases every year. There have been so many filters created, but they are very expensive and made of unrecyclable mate…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Earth rotation sets predictable daily regimes of light and temperature, and natural selection tuned all ectothermic animals to respond optimally to these cues. The timekeeping mechanisms, ci…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
The hypothesis for this experiment is if a human views alternating stereoscopic video images displayed in a two-dimensional domain, such as a television screen or computer monitor at increas…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Eriophyoid mites of the genus Novophytoptus live inside air cavities of leaves and stems of herbaceous monocots. Three new species of this genus were found on rushes (Juncaceae) in North-Wes…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
Banded iron formations (BIFs) are vividly banded marine deposits formed during the Precambrian. While relatively little is known about their formation processes, BIFs are considered to have…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
As the redshift of a quasi-stellar object (QSO) increases, the velocity and distance of the QSO increases. Based on this fact, it was hypothesized that when plotting the intrinsic colors of…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The objective was to measure the spin lifetime of surface states on the topological insulator Bi2Se3 by a direct all-optical method. A pump-probe fs time-resolved optical study was performed…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Titanium (IV) Oxide is a common whitener found in a variety of substances with little to no research conducted on its effects on cellular activity. This lack of research provoked me to begin…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
In 2001, second generation neonicotinoids were introduced into the insecticide market. Thiamethoxam is the most used of these. It has a unique chemical structure that makes it highly water s…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
Inches often decide results. These margins can make the difference between success and failure, and nowhere is this more apparent than rowing. My project was to develop a system to maximise…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
With world-wide rates of obesity increasing, understanding the biochemical changes associated with the progression of obesity has become increasingly important. Osteopontin (OPN) levels have…