190 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
190 projects · showing 91–120
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
In the United States, medical devices are regulated and subject to review by the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) before they can be marketed. Novel medical devices have to undergo a pre…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Breast cancer is the most prominent cancer found in women. In the US, one in every eight women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. The current annual rate of women dying f…
ISEF · 2020
Engineering Mechanics
A significant problem faced on the International Space Station is the efficiency of growing plants as an edible food source. Growing plants in space is challenging because of the effects of…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
I have designed and constructed a human-powered oxygen concentrator based on pressure swing adsorption that operates without electricity. Millions with ailments treatable by concentrated oxy…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Third Award
I developed and implemented a Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) system that is fully autonomous, non-invasive, cheap, and effectively instantaneous, all while outperforming radiologists and oth…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The DoD uses various Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for important missions. Communication between the UAV and the ground base is crucial, and knowing the location of the UAV is constantly n…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Many worldwide citizens go through medical attention and face improper diagnoses and treatment, which can lead to life-threatening circumstances. In the U.S. alone, 12 million patients are m…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma(PDA) is one of the most malignant tumors, with an estimated 50,000 diagnoses and deaths per year. Current therapies have little effect on PDA due to the tumor’s lar…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Weathering and erosion of soils causes fine-grained silts and clays to flow with water and clog the navigation channels in the State of Maryland. Dredging these fine-grained soils with lots…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
Highly precise measurements are critical in many fields of science. Quantum metrology studies how accurate measurements can be and how mean squared errors can be minimized to the ultimate ac…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Inhibitor of DNA binding 2, or Id2, is a protein that is required for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) maintenance and self-renewal capacity. A positive feedback loop has been identified involv…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Over the past few decades, Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), or commonly known as red tide, have increased in their frequency and magnitude around the world. HABs can cause massive fish kills and…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this project is to provide those in need of visual aid with another option for safe navigation. I programmed and soldered an Arduino (small computer) to trigger speakers (base…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
As particle accelerators enter the high-luminosity era and begin operating at unprecedented beam energies, the resulting increase in radiation dosage is causing critical damage to these acce…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
Solid State Drives (SSDs) are increasingly replacing traditional computer hard drives. However, SSDs are controlled by potentially vulnerable firmware, and users cannot directly confirm if t…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Cell-selective drug delivery can overcome the downfalls of non-specific cancer therapies, such as systemic toxicity and low effectiveness. Previous research has revealed that properly modifi…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
The Toda lattice is a Hamiltonian system which attempts to model a one-dimensional solid. The system was originally introduced by Japanese physicist Morikazu Toda in 1967, and is still relev…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Third Award
I identified physical features in a candidate cancer vaccine that lead to improved anti-tumor response. Though cancer vaccines present an attractive strategy to coax the immune system to tar…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Pathogen populations are not static, but instead sporadically mutate, posing a difficult threat to combat as they evolve to resist antibiotics. Fortunately, we can look to genetics to help p…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The American people and worldwide citizens face the daily consistent threat of those with concealed weapons. Each day, human lives are lost due to concealed weapons. Recent and memorable exa…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
CRISPR-Cas systems are the adaptive immune systems of bacteria and archaea. CRISPR systems allow cells to develop immunological memory by storing information from foreign DNA in the bacteria…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Liver Fibrosis is the creation of scar tissue in the liver after it suffers damage, and it can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. There are currently no standard treatments for liv…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
There is, as of now, no objective method of measuring the difficulty of a given problem. Since biological brains are too generalized, however, a substitute becomes necessary for experimental…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
To study materials at the molecule and nano-scale, modern synchrotrons produced up to 4 Terabytes of x-scattering image data per day. This massive amount of data creates a daunting big data…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Satellite remote sensing of ocean color provides a synoptic view of global oceans, and has greatly improved our understanding of marine ecosystem productivity and the ocean’s role in Earth’s…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of a Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) machine is to increase the healing rate of injured tendons, ligaments, and minor muscle injuries by moving a patient's joints. Our idea is to…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Recently, topological superconductors have attracted great interest as a groundbreaking platform to allow for fault-tolerant quantum computing and overcome the limitations of classical proce…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Irreparable DNA lesions caused by radiation therapy induce apoptosis, a suicidal response that occurs in both cancerous and normal cells. Remarkably, mouse and human tissues in experiments t…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Understanding vocal mothering in sheep is vital to increase lamb survival rates and farm efficiency. Ewes have been observed to vocalize differently before and after giving birth. It is conj…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this project was to develop a product that could provide basic communication services in the days after a natural disaster. The product needed to be easily assembled by an unt…