237 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
237 projects · showing 211–237
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Immunotoxins are synthetic protein-based targeted therapeutic compounds that have recently shown great promise for cancer treatment. NL11-PSA is one such immunotoxin peptide that has been sh…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Third Award
The ability to be deployed through small access points and traverse through tightly-confined spaces much more efficiently than conventional mobile robots makes snake robots (a type of hyper-…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Planarian flatworms are again gaining notoriety as creatures useful for scientific research. Through the use of stem cells, these worms regenerate lost tissue and repair structural damage. P…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
This project focuses on comparing two different species of cyanobacteria, Fischerella muscicola and Tolypothrix distorta, and their ability to sequester carbon dioxide in the form of calcium…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
To learn more about the origins and evolution of stars and galaxies, astronomers study star clusters, the birthplaces of stars. Our ability to study these clusters can be hampered by the eff…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Given a number x, we consider the dynamic system x goes to x(g^x) mod (p^n), also known as the Discrete Lambert. In this equation, all variables are known other than x. The Discrete Lambert…
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
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
Plant Sciences
Criminal investigators and forensic scientists utilize insects in many parts of their research and studies. Insects can be vital tools in learning about a corpse by examining the genetics of…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This project was to create a program that would analyze digital images of pollen cells and quickly identify them. A digital library of images was created of the pollen grains then each image…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Rap1 is key protein in regulating a cell signaling pathway that controls cell adhesion to its environment. Being able to manipulate and shutdown this pathway would yield immense benefits for…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cell locomotion and cell aggregation are part of the large blank areas in our biological knowledge today. Many scientists focus on targeting cancer with different compounds. However, Gliobla…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
One of the largest biological supply companies, commonly utilized by science professionals, has received unofficial reports of male fragility in Drosophila melanogaster with Antennapedia mut…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The goal of this project is to demonstrate that multiple frequency Bluetooth enhanced mobile devices with string-shape based structural-spectra pattern recognition software can provide a cos…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Over 285 million people in the world today are visually impaired (World Health Organization). With enhancements in sensor technology and computer aided vision, tools to make the lives of the…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in PT-symmetric structures in quantum systems, when reversed in parity (P) and time (T), remain invariant. The purpose of this w…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
In this study, a graphite atomizer, flame ionization atomic adsorption analysis, Inductively couple plasma spectrometry and cation inhibition were used for determination of the uptake of cad…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Various silver pastes of different glass frit compositions and concentrations were prepared in this study to determine the effect of glass frits in front-side pastes on solar cell efficiency…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project is to synthesize magnetically separable nanosupports which can then be applied to transportation fuels productions. Transportation fuels are necessary for the wor…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Glioblastoma Multiforme is the most frequent and devastating malignant brain tumor among adults with an average life expectancy of one year after diagnosis. This is partly due to its multi-d…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Invasive infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus causes life-threatening diseases, including pneumonia and sepsis, a full-body inflammatory response. Currently, antibiotics such as…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The decrease in honeybee colonies is linked to many factors, including pesticides that are used in agricultural areas. When planting a cornfield, a lubricant is combined with pesticide-coate…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
My disabled grandmother has difficulty locking and unlocking her door, raising concern regarding her security. The goal of my project was to build a low cost device that would fit her existi…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
This project explores themes of an organically friendly, globally accessible product of milk to increase grain yields. The supreme concepts behind the idea to use milk are to apply carbohydr…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cellular processes like motility, morphogenesis, and differentiation are heavily governed by the physical properties of the cell. For example, cellular stiffness is a primary indicator of th…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Metered Dose Inhalers (MDIs) are designed to deliver medication to a patient’s lungs fast and effectively. However, when used alone, MDI’s deliver less than half of the medication to the lun…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
In 1999, over four million fish and an uncountable number of macroinvertebrates died when the Guide Corporation released a large amount of Sodium Dimethyldithocarbamate (HMP-2000), a corrosi…