290 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
290 projects · showing 121–150
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
Let’s say your loved one has been getting nauseous every day, and they’ve been experiencing heavy pain in their chest and arms for months now. Of course, you go to the doctor, hopefully it’s…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Mamaki tea is a native Hawaiian plant species that is best known for its medicinal uses. It is endemic to and geographically restricted to the Hawaiian Islands. Mamaki tea contains different…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
A great mystery in exoplanet science is whether planets can form in other galaxies. Claims of planets of extragalactic origin have been made but none have been confirmed by independent studi…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Regularly used petroleum based plastics are the cause of many prevalent and urgent environmental issues, two of which being global warming and plastic pollution. Bioplastics, recognized by F…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Myopathies are skeletal muscle disorders characterized by chronic muscle weakness, which are frequently diagnosed using electromyography (EMG) studies. Automating the diagnosis of myopathies…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
Neuroblastoma has remained as the most severe cancer amongst young children (0-1 y/o). The current treatments for this disease include chemotherapy and radiation therapy, both of which have…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Hawaii is a biodiversity hotspot with high levels of endemism. Many endangered species are vulnerable to climate change. The project's purpose is to determine the habitats threatened by sea-…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are becoming useful tools for maritime researchers due to their cost-effectiveness, low-maintenance, and ability to access dangerous areas. An AUV’s acc…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Prions, also known as pathogenic neuronal agents, are groups of proteins found clustered in the brain and are responsible for regulatory processes including neuritogenesis, neuronal homeosta…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Curcuma caesia and Curcuma longa (turmeric) have been found to have anti-cancer agents. Both turmeric species were used to determine the ability to inhibit cellular pathways targeted in Neur…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The hazardous Ala Wai Canal, suffering from hypereutrophication and an abundance of pollutants due to the combined drainage of the Manoa, Palolo, and Makiki, streams, carries its toxins into…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Little is known about dark matter, which is the matter we cannot see, although it comprises up to 85% of the mass of the universe. Fortunately, today it is hypothesized that dark matter is a…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems
One deadly aspect of COVID-19 is that those infected can often be contagious before they exhibit overt symptoms. Current detection methods are either not reliable or require significant huma…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
Shrouds are used with many modern day propellers, and my prior experience with underwater robotics has led me to apply this passive method to improve motor performance. This project looked a…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Fourth Award
This two part analysis method (emphasizing environmental viability and novel compound deduction) is indicative of the viability of marine based natural products to be used in pharmacology. C…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mindfulness is a type of psychological exercise centered on focusing on the present moment instead of the past or future and is associated with stress and anxiety reduction. High school stud…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Silicon Nitride is becoming a significant building material in many microelectronic, medical-imaging devices, and automotive parts because of its superconductive and mechanical properties. H…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Since the rise of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, face masks have been widely accredited with decreasing the transmission of aerosol and respiratory droplets and slowing the spread of the virus. Th…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
In the United States, amputations have been occuring at a rate 185,000 amputations per year, and this high rate adds to the current 2,000,000 amputees needing prosthetics. To provide a sense…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] (2020), there are around 3,500 sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID) each year. Accidental suffocation or strang…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
The project utilizes high and low-pressure zones of 40kHz acoustic standing waves to levitate an object in three-dimensional space using two opposing arrays of 36 ultrasonic transducers/spea…
ISEF · 2020
Mathematics
Traffic models are fundamental to our ability to deal with traffic congestion in the modern world. Locating traffic congestion points are beneficial as the Government can find solutions to d…
ISEF · 2020
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hawaii's energy costs are the highest in the nation. Hawaii is currently using solar and wind energy to try and combat these high prices. This project improves upon the current systems by re…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
In this experiment, I wanted to test if hydroponics would be able to speed up the normal growth rate of the 'ohi'a lehua comparing it to 'ohi'a plants grown in soil (control). Recently, ther…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
Natural products from marine organisms and endophytic fungi have been proposed as groundbreaking because of their potential for supplying novel compounds unknown to the biological system. 10…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
Global temperatures are rising at the same rate the society should continue to search for renewable sources of energy to power our cities. Solar collectors are able to transform heat energy…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
This project compares eight artificial intelligence models for detecting cyber attacks. The purpose of this project is to address the rising frequency and severity of cyber attacks that are…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Comparison of methods used to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) via imaging, mental, and genetic data remains an open area of investigation. In this investigation, it was hypothesized that a…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
The current factor holding back the advancement of the drone industry is battery life. Commercially available drones currently average flight times of around 20 minutes, which is a huge limi…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
Hydropower is the conversion of tidal energy into electricity. Being completely surrounded by ocean water, however, Hawai?i has the potential to rely on hydropower to supply renewable energy…