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ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which bicycle wheel diameter is quicker in straight-line trails and which is quicker in single track, complex terrain requiring maneuverabilit…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Fourth Award
The expectation of global computer access is the norm. This has created a societal need for computer interface designs that provide digital access to demographics of individuals with limited…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this experiment was to create a fully functional 3D Persistence of Vision display. The goal was to create a 3D POV display capable of displaying anything the user chooses in e…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Amputations affect over 1 million people worldwide each year. War and disease take a toll from too many who can hardly afford to pay. The goal of this project is to design and build a cost e…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Multi Wire and Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) are both gas ionization detectors used in high energy physics research. A prototype detector using principles from both devices was fabricated. G…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to develop a more accessible and less invasive solution to today’s current prosthesis procedures. The cost of a prosthetic arm can range anywhere from $15,…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics Fourth Award
The chromatic number of the n-dimensional Euclidean space is the minimum number of colors with which the entire space can be colored so that every two points one unit apart have different co…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Abstract In this study, BioSLAM, a bionic simultaneous localization and mapping system, is presented. BioSLAM models after human cognition for registering environment features and for recogn…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how the Bernoulli Principle can be used underwater to provide a downward force to counteract the natural buoyancy of a submersible craft by mean…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Cellular senescence, a permanent proliferative arrest of the cell cycle, is closely associated with aging. Clearing senescent cells may reduce vulnerability to disease and extend lifespan in…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
The objective of this project was to make an efficient diagnostic and telemonitoring tool for Parkinson’s disease through a mobile application - aimed at providing accessibility to everyone,…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
Capillary floating problem in physics concerns the equilibrium positions of floating bodies whose positions and orientations are governed by capillary forces. It plays an important role in m…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are solar cell devices that convert light energy to electrical energy. It makes use of a photoelectrochemical system similar to photosynthesis in plants. T…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
It was previously reported, that temperature may significantly influence neural dynamics on different levels of brain modeling. Therefore, in computational neuroscience, we would like to con…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The initial intention of this project was to compare how differing heating elements affected the artificial nylon muscle. One muscle fiber used a silver paint coating and the other was heate…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The microbiome of a “healthy” vocal fold in a human model has yet to be characterized in the relatively new field of otolaryngology. The use of bacterial identification as a comparison of he…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coral reefs are a critical part of the ocean’s ecology, being home to 4,000 fish species and 700 types of coral. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide are causing the oceans to acidify. This a…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
In a time where antibiotics are becoming increasingly ineffective, especially against our most common bacterial infections, the student researchers believe that part of the solution involves…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
This project explores how wastes of glass, rubber and plastic polymers can be combined together to obtain a composite material that is resistant to squeezing, tearing or fragility. Wastes, s…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Every year, NBA draft picks are wasted on seemingly generational talent. Front office executives enamor the raw talent that some players exhibit and inaccurately evaluate their draft stock -…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Unlike homogeneous cellular bodies, cancer is best understood as a diverse community of heterogeneous cells that interacts through complex ecological interactions. Intratumor interactions, s…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Safe, effective, and reliable gene therapy has been heralded as the future of medicine in the 21st century. Technologies for editing and regulating genes based on the CRISPR/Cas9 system have…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
How to obtain an organic additive with an endemic and abundant material in the region? The use of organic compounds as an alternative to decrease the application of chemical compounds which…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
The water wasting is a worldwide problem and, specifically in Brazil, it reachs 166,3 liters a person per day, while recommendation of the United Nations Organization is about 110 liters a p…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project explores the air purification properties of various indoor landscaping plants (Sansevieria trifasciata, Spathiphyllum wallisii and Epipremnum aureum), to remove pollutants such…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The focus of the study was to examine possible effects of genetics and external factors on teenagers’ tendency to choose one sport over another. Trainability of athletes, familial influence,…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Purpose: To investigate more efficient school bus routing techniques and the possibility of dynamically generating school bus routes using a genetic algorithm and other metaheuristics. Proce…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This work proposes a generative architecture that incorporates a natural approach to data synthesis. The Adaptive Variational Memory Encoding (AVME) model learns to represent data in an iter…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software First Award
Python's list.sort() is uses an extremely sophisticated and highly tuned algorithm, designed to minimize the number of comparisons necessary to sort lists with real-world structure. However,…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
With over a billion people affected by lack of access to freshwater, desalination is an important avenue to ameliorate this crisis. Prior research by the author demonstrated the feasibility…