202 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
202 projects · showing 61–90
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Conventional agricultural practices have caused the world’s soils to release 133 billion tonnes of carbon to the atmosphere and are one of the major contributors to global greenhouse gas emi…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In the last decade, there was a significant increase in interest in mental health services, particularly in young adult populations, which has resulted in university counseling departments b…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in the FBN1 gene. No efficient ways exist to screen for the inherited gene, so diagnosis of MFS is primarily clinica…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Congenital cataracts are present in 20,000-40,000 births each year and are among the leading causes of childhood blindness. Surgery is currently the only available treatment due to a poor un…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations of both carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) are increasing at a decennial rate of +34 parts per million for CO2 and +70 parts per billion for CH4…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
One in twenty-four post-surgery patients in the USA will develop a surgical site infection due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria and decreased wound protection. This project entails the inven…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Ultra-cool (<600 K) brown dwarfs are elusive objects between the planetary and stellar regimes. Due to their faint magnitudes in common photometric bands, they are notoriously difficult to d…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering
Melanoma is the most common of all skin cancers, and Malignant Melanoma (MM) has the greatest mortality rate and highest potential of dissemination. MM can be cured if detected early but lef…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Breast cancer (BC) is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. While BC has favorable survival rates for localized cases, 26% of BC survivors will experience an incurable can…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
According to the US Breast Cancer Statistics, Breast Cancer has become the most common cancer in women in the United States. About 1 in 8 US women will develop invasive breast cancer over th…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Salt marsh ecosystems provide a multitude of critical ecosystem services and are dominated by the cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora. Littoraria irrorata, the marsh periwinkle, is an important…
ISEF · 2022
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is currently the sixth leading cause of death. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has only approved six AD drugs, all of which are associated with severe side ef…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Wildfires have caused significant economic losses and human health damages in California. To minimize the losses and damages, it is imperative to understand the key drivers of wildfires and…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Current orthopedic implants are restricted in the level of patient specificity and biological interaction they can achieve. The demand for more effective and less intrusive reconstructive or…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
An estimated 93 million adults in the United States are at high risk for serious vision loss, but only half visited an eye doctor in the past year. Prices for eye examinations are drasticall…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
With no biodegradable alternative to plastic cutlery on the market today, we were determined to find a valid, eco-friendly solution with rapid, non-toxic biodegradation in multiple environme…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coastal forests are among the world’s most important carbon (C) stores, sequestering C faster than terrestrial forests per unit area. However, these essential C sinks are increasingly threat…
ISEF · 2022
Cellular and Molecular Biology
GenX, a fluorinated chemical, has been discovered in multiple drinking water supplies around the world. However, studies have found that GenX exhibits high cytotoxicity towards different hum…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In the pursuit of increasingly robust artificial intelligence, it is useful to look towards nature for inspiration. Neuroevolution does just this by simulating Darwinian-style natural select…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
With the rise in quantum computing’s potential to break current encryption schemes, new methods of data encryption are needed to keep messages secure. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) presents…
ISEF · 2022
Systems Software Fourth Award
Environmental degradation is an imminent and ever-growing problem, and everyone must do their part to help solve this issue. However, a major problem people face when trying to lead a green…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project investigates a novel, low-cost method of greywater recycling that promotes hydroponic subsistence agriculture for water-scarce communities. Currently, the world faces both natur…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
A majority of hippotherapy patients struggle with balance, coordination, and self-regulation, causing participating horses to present stress/discomfort indicating behaviors (SDIB) during the…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Acute temperature fluctuations due to climate change pose a threat to many aquatic species, yet it remains unknown how adaptive aquatic life is to such changes. Recent studies have demonstra…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
The ARTHETA-0 is a 3D printer with a novel motion system that specializes in printing vascular-stents. The stent manufacturing industry, as it stands, uses extremely inefficient and unafford…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
In recent years, many severe and destructive wildfires have plagued the state of California. Extreme fire conditions, such as drought, that occur especially during autumn months in Californi…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), a type of dementia, is attributed to the overproduction of the amyloid-beta (Aß) protein caused by the cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein. This project focus…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
In recent decades, there's been an alarming increase in bacterial evasion of antibiotic treatments, necessitating an improved understanding of resistance, tolerance, and persistence. Resista…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among women worldwide, but early detection and diagnosis can significantly improve a patient’s prognosis. Conventionally, biopsy breast ti…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Terrorism is one of the most prevalent problems in today’s world, with over 21,000 people killed each year and many others adversely affected as a result of terrorist activity. Terrorist net…