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Reinforcement-Learning-Based Drone Racing for Nanocopters Using a Self-Developed Motion Capture System

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Autonomous drone research has become increasingly important, yet there are many burdens which make its access limited. Especially for autonomous drone racing, high-end motion-capture systems…

Reinforcement Learning-Based Modeling of Alzheimer's Disease

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Navigation inflexibility is a symptom observed in approximately 50% of early Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, why and how this disorder occurs has remained unclear. Computational modeling…

CWSF · 2026

Remem-Bear: A Comforting Companion for Dementia Support

Health & Wellness

Dementia is a global health concern that affects approximately 57 million senior citizens worldwide. This condition presents as a variety of behavioral, cognitive, and physical symptoms that…

Remote, Tunable Modulation of Astrocytic Calcium Signaling via an Engineered Paramagnetic Matrix: A Non-Invasive Platform for Neuroprotection in CNS Disease

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Dysregulated astrocytic Ca2+ signaling is a key driver of high-burden CNS disorders, including Alzheimer’s and stroke, yet existing neuromodulation strategies remain invasive and neuron-cent…

Removal of Lignin From Varied Biopolymers

Chemistry

This study was performed to investigate the efficiency of different methods to extract lignin, which is used for many different purposes in industry. Six types of wood were used. All types o…

Renewable Ammonia Electrochemical Synthesis by Glow Discharge With an Iron Based Catalyst

Chemistry

Ammonia fertilizers feed over half of the global population. However, its synthesis through the Haber-Bosch process is extremely unsustainable, leading to over 20% of global chemical CO2 emi…

Replacing Pollution With Symbiosis: Nitrogen Fixating Sainfoin and Its Applicability in a Danish Agricultural Transition

Plant Sciences

The danish oceans, fjords and lakes are oxygen deficient due to excessive rain washing fertilizer and pesticides into them. This results in a critical reduction of the biodiversity in these…

Rescuing Rabbits and Geometric Shapes: Computational Thinking in the 2nd and 3rd Grades of Elementary School

Behavioral and Social Sciences

This study analyzes the contributions of an instructional material that implements computational thinking (CT) to teach introductory programming concepts to 2nd- and 3rd-grade elementary sch…

Research on Energy Supply System for Low-Power Devices Based on Temperature Difference and Piezoelectric Conversion

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

For sensors deployed in shaded field environments, it is difficult to utilize solar energy as a sustainable long-term power supply. This paper proposes an energy storage system driven by diu…

Resistance Under Pressure: Tracking the Emergence of Mupirocin Resistance in S. epidermidis

Microbiology

Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogenic bacteria well known for developing resistance to antibiotics, with dire consequences for human staph infections. This study explored the time required f…

CYSF · 2026

Responsible Animal Care: Understanding the Needs of Animals Through Modern Technology.

A website which has search features allowing you to explore more about each animal and an integrated AI teaching you how to do so.

Resting-State Electroencephalogram Biomarkers of Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Theory-Driven Predictive and Interpretable Modeling Study

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder affecting ~12 million worldwide, causing >329,000 deaths annually, with 80% of cases strongly influenced by cognitive impairm…

CYSF · 2026

Rethink your drink: An experiment to predict the effect of drinks on teeth

The sugary drinks provide food to bacteria generally found in the mouth. This bacteria then generates acid which causes tooth decay. But what is more dangerous, the fizz, sugar or the durati…

RetinaVision: Clinically Validated Deep Learning Models for Detection of Retinitis Pigmentosa and Overlapping Retinal Pathologies Using Fundus Images

Translational Medical Science

Retinal diseases are the major causes of permanent vision loss worldwide, affecting tens of millions of people and making early, accurate detection essential for timely intervention and pres…

Reusable Magnetite-Activated Carbon for PFAS Removal and Destruction via Microwave Pyrolysis

Environmental Engineering

This experiment explores the regenerative properties of activated carbon as a filter for PFAS in water when combined with microwave-activated magnetite. PFAS refers to a family of over 14,00…

Reusing Banana Plant Pseudostems for the Production of Thermoacoustic Panels in Civil Construction

Materials Science

This research investigates the reuse of banana pseudostems for the production of thermoacoustic panels for application in civil construction. The initial idea was inspired by research conduc…

Revealing The Fragility Beneath: Engineering Dynamic Multi-Layer Financial Networks for Modeling Systemic Risk and Shock Propagation

Mathematics

Modern financial markets are complex, interconnected systems where localized stress can amplify into system-wide instability. Traditional risk measures, such as volatility indices, quantify…

Reversal of Bupivacaine-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Daphnia magna With Intralipid

Animal Sciences

Local anesthetics are used to temporarily block nerves from transmitting pain signals during invasive medical procedures. Complications can arise when large doses are inadvertently administe…

REVOICE: A Real-Time Speech-to-Text Text-to-Speech Destuttering Pipeline

Biomedical Engineering

Purpose or Problem: Millions of people suffer from stammering, and adult severe stammering patients have a low chance of recovery. Other temporary alleviation methods are not consistent or a…

Revolutionizing Artificial Reefs: Recycled Foamed Glass Aggregates as a Sustainable Solution for Oyster Habitats, Year 3

Earth and Environmental Sciences

The eastern oyster is critical for coastal habitats and provides biological benefits such as improved water quality, stabilization of shorelines, and increased estuarine biodiversity, yet oy…

Revolutionizing Marine Mammal Survival Through Multi-Spectrum Imaging, AI-Powered Detection and Innovative Disentanglement Strategies

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Entanglement is the leading cause of death in marine mammals each year and it is estimated that only 10% of entanglements are detected and reported. Rescuers have been injured and lost their…

Revolutionizing Targeted Therapeutics Using AI-Powered Origami Millirobots

Biomedical Engineering

Primary liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, one of its standard treatments, transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), often has low target vessel speci…

Revolutionizing Tympanoplasty: A Personalized Surgical Process Using Three-Dimensional High-Resolution Scanning and Modeling, Bio Printed Tympanic Grafts, and an Automated Autonomous Robotic Surgical Procedure With Reinforcement Learning

Biomedical Engineering

Tympanic membrane perforations affect over 320 million people worldwide and are a large cause of preventable hearing loss. Current procedures rely on manual skill, limited visualization of t…

REWIRE: Realtime Evaluation of Waves for Intervention-Based Reinforcement of Engagement - A Novel Approach to Enhancing Attention and Memory by Leveraging Neuroplasticity via Noninvasive Real-Time Electroencephalogram (EEG) Guided Neuroadaptive Feedback

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Sustained attention span is declining among adolescents, linked to weakened memory and reading comprehension, a significant barrier to academic/social success. This study tested and develope…

CYSF · 2026

Rewriting Pain with CRISPR: Modelling Gene Therapy for HOXA10 Dysfunction in Endometriosis

This project uses a self-made computer simulation to show how correcting HOXA10 with CRISPR may reduce inflammation and abnormal tissue growth in endometriosis.

CWSF · 2026

RHYTHMOSPEECH

Health & Wellness Silver Medal

Mon projet est un bracelet vibrant qui donne un rythme pour parler et indique quand respirer aux personnes qui bégayent. Le bracelet est fabriqué en tissu extensible avec un moteur vibrant e…

Rice Water as a Natural Hair Treatment

Biochemistry

Hair health is an important factor in maintaining a healthy body. Although hair appears strong, it is constantly exposed to mechanical wear, environmental factors, heat, chemical treatments,…

ripTQ: Democratizing Extremity Bleeding Control With an Inexpensive Automatic Tourniquet

Biomedical Engineering

Bleeding poses as the most serious cause of death in traumatic injury. Whenever someone is bleeding from one of their limbs, a tourniquet (TQ) is vital for stopping hemorrhage. TQs work by t…

CWSF · 2026

Rising from the Ashes: Evaluating the Potential for Peat Moss Recovery After Wildfire

Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal

Peatlands are the largest terrestrial store of carbon globally, and Canada’s peatlands hold 25% of this store. Climate change leads to increased wildfire intensity and frequency, which can d…

RMST: Continuous Myoelectric-to-Kinematic Decoding via Recursive Multimodal Cross-Attention and 2:4 Structured Sparsity for Bionic Prosthetic Control

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Upper-limb prosthetic abandonment remains at 44%, a clinical failure rooted in the intractable complexity of human motor control: the approximately 20 degrees-of-freedom (DoF) of the hand cr…