205 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
205 projects · showing 151–180
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Against the backdrop of contamination disasters akin to that of Flint, Michigan’s, researchers are striving to develop new approaches for sensitive, selective, continuous detection of heavy…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment is to see if changing the chemical structure of Methylbutenol (MBO) synthase’s active site from a Phenylalanine to a Tyrosine will effect the production of MBO…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Turbidity is an underestimated concern when it comes to water quality. Turbidity, how much sedimentation is in water(measured in NTU), is a severe problem when it comes to killing of plants,…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Tissues in our body experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that are important in physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Compression can arise from cells in the stiff micro envi…
ISEF · 2016
The objective of this experimental study was to evaluate the feasibility of using the wet scrubbing method for cleaning flue gases from wood burning stoves or boilers. Wood burning flue gase…
ISEF · 2016
Two Dimensional vortex flow models are extremely valuable to researchers, as they can be used to predict the formation and evolution of naturally occurring vortices such as Jupiter’s Great R…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
This experiment investigates the synthesis, purification, and stability of encapsulated quantum dots. Quantum dots, specific types of nanoparticles ranging from 2-10 nm in diameter, emit spe…
ISEF · 2016
Basil is used as a homemade remedy for many illnesses in India. I was interested in its scientific basis. Previously, I found that basil inhibited E. coli colony formation on agar plates. He…
ISEF · 2016
Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness among adults and although surgical procedures exist, they’re only viable in the disease’s earliest stages, which are rarely detected usin…
ISEF · 2016
A major issue facing people in developing countries is a lack of resources to pay for trauma care. One of the most expensive components of trauma care lies in prosthetics. In fact, a single…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
With the booming technological improvements in electronics market, whether it be consumer electronics and/ or electronic vehicles, the advantageous qualities of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) m…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the addition of peanut flour or oil to the diet of meat chickens affects the quality of meat and to determine if the meat would test positi…
ISEF · 2016
In today’s world scientists are constantly trying to discover new sources of green energy, and solar energy is a great example of this. Currently, solar cells are silicon-based. These silico…
ISEF · 2016
The accumulation of microplastics, defined as plastic particles with a diameter < 5 mm, in freshwater and marine ecosystems is a growing concern. Fauna across a range of feeding guilds can i…
ISEF · 2016
Particles suspended in the atmosphere are classified as aerosol particles. While greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide have a large effect on climate, these are well understood and have a…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Recently a new emphasis has been placed on protection headgear in hockey and other sports as the importance concussion and sub-concussive brain Injury has been better understood, A Summation…
ISEF · 2016
Sustainable energy resources have gained enormous research attention in recent years and there exists a need for achieving independence from fossil fuels. Among several sources, solar energy…
ISEF · 2016
Querying RDF databases is now made accessible to everyone through a natural text to SPARQL query converter Java program. For this specific project, query generation was done in the context o…
ISEF · 2016
Supercomputers are computers with extremely high levels of computational capacity. The vast computational power of these devices stems from the number of processors. Whereas most modern home…
ISEF · 2016
In the past, wheelchair-using parents have had to use slings, frontal harnesses, and other crude solutions to move their young children around. However, the Wheelchair-Stroller, a proprietar…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Drug delivery systems such as hydrogels and nanoparticles pose substantial limitations including premature leakage and toxicity risks regarding inhalation, respectively. Liposomes, which are…
ISEF · 2015
Composing music with sign language pattern recognition provided the concept of being able to communicate with any system through sign language whether it be composing music or translating a…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Third Award
The notion that antioxidants can help fight cancer is popular. However, the mechanism(s) for the effect of antioxidants in cancer is unclear. The goal of this project is to study the effect…
ISEF · 2015
Cucumbers are an important vegetable crop and an important source of income for farmers of Michigan. The oomycete pathogen Phytophthora capsici causes fruit rot in cucumbers and a wide varie…
ISEF · 2015
Natural gas has the least carbon emissions of all fossil fuels when used as vehicular fuel. However, due to its low volumetric density, natural gas is costly and inefficient when used on-boa…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Hirudo medicinalis, a medicinal leech species, were used by the Ancient Egyptians for bloodletting and are now approved by the FDA for their use in reconstructive surgeries and finger reatta…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
More than 90% of breast cancer patient mortalities are attributed to cancer metastasis and chemoresistance, for which underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In recent years, accumulating evid…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder that has a variety of detrimental symptoms and a greater risk factor of suicide. In this study, magnetoencephalography, a noninvasive brain imaging…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
CD47 is a ubiquitously expressed cell surface receptor for thrombospondin-1 and the counter receptor for signal-regulatory protein alpha- (SIRPa). High expression of CD47 on several types of…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Peak acceleration has been used in many studies to explore Football helmet safety. In this experiment, a linear drop test from 152 cm (6 feet) was performed in the NOCSAE (National Operating…