202 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
202 projects · showing 151–180
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Muon scattering tomography is a passive imaging technique able to interpolate the elemental structure of high-Z materials. Given that development of the technique is in a stage of relative n…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading into geographic areas due to climate change. Most mosquito control methods use lures based on odors from human hosts or gravid traps that attract only f…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Bees represent a vital part of our agricultural system, supporting by their pollination activities approximately one-third of the food consumed by humans. Despite colony collapse disorder, a…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
Solar energy has been harnessed in a number of ways; one interesting example is in concentrated solar power systems, which harness thermal power of solar radiation to produce electricity. Ho…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Chromium VI is a known carcinogen with numerous studies establishing its link with cancer. It is difficult and costly to remove from the environment particularly in water supplies. Phytoreme…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Plasma is an ionized gas consisting of charged particles and UV photons. When plasma interacts with water, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced. These compounds are recognized for thei…
ISEF · 2016
Annually, over 100 million metric tons of coal ash is created from the combustion of coal. Tens of millions of that waste ends up dumped in old mines, landfills, and slurry ponds which often…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
PCSK9 inhibitors are a new class of cholesterol-lowering drugs that are complicated to take: patients have to inject themselves every 2 weeks and store the medicine in the refrigerator betwe…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The number of wearable and implantable devices (WIDs) used is projected to reach 515 million by 2017. A major limitation with many WIDs is the need for expensive and cumbersome battery repla…
ISEF · 2016
In 2013, over 48,000 people on bicycles were injured and 743 killed in accidents involving cars in the United States. A significant proportion of these accidents occur at intersections. How…
ISEF · 2016
Cancer is responsible for half a million deaths annually in the US. Tumor growth in breast and prostate cancers can be caused by unregulated CARM1 protein. Chemical inhibition of the CARM1 p…
ISEF · 2016
The growing popularity of bioethanol in the fuel industry emphasizes the importance of creating an efficient but inexpensive system for large-scale ethanol production by yeast. Recently, the…
ISEF · 2016
Respiratory rate is the number of breaths a person takes in a given time period, and is one of the four key vital signs of the human body. Ordinarily, respiratory rate is measured manually,…
ISEF · 2016
Currently, optoelectronic devices such as solar cells, photodetectors, and light emitting diodes are plagued by inefficiencies, toxicity, and cost. Porphyrin thin films have recently shown p…
ISEF · 2016
Scientists recently reported that 2015 was the hottest year for Earth in the historical record by far, breaking a mark set only the year before. Electricity generation is a large contributor…
ISEF · 2016
Plasma is an ionized gas consisting of charged particles, electric fields, ultraviolet photons, and reactive oxygen species. When discharged into liquids, plasma affects chemical and physica…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Piezo proteins have been identified as key components of mechanosensitive ion channels in humans and other mammals. These channels are in the early stages of characterization; their mechanis…
ISEF · 2016
When a solar cell is illuminated by light, free electrons are generated in the semiconductor. They need to diffuse to an electrode to be collected to form a current. A quantity called electr…
ISEF · 2016
Heavy metals are an environmental hazard and a human health concern. They are difficult and costly to remove from the environment. Phytoremediation is an inexpensive and effective alternativ…
ISEF · 2016
Every year, an average of 37 children dies from hyperthermia (heat), when left unattended in the car. The objective of this experiment was to find an effective way to detect when the baby is…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Cancer has threatened the lives of individuals all over the globe. With the rise of this infamous disease, prevention techniques such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy have been introduc…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Developing pest control strategies is challenging when urban environments are affected by climate change. The relationship between climate and herbivorous pests in urban environments has bec…
ISEF · 2016
Password-based systems have been the primary method for user authentication and access control for many years. However, average users do not follow stringent password composition and update…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
The US consumes approximately 70 million pounds of copper and produces about 580 million cubic feet of treated wood annually. Burning and reusing treated wood waste are disallowed by the US…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering First Award
Immunotherapy represents one of the more promising approaches to treating melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. This type of therapy involves boosting the immune system's ability to…
ISEF · 2015
Most computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models follow either a Lagrangian or Eulerian approach to study the performance of objects in fluid flow. These wind tunnel models monitor a multitude…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Megacopta cribraria is an invasive stink bug species that is devastating soybean crops across the Southeastern United States. Pheromone traps are an effective and environmentally friendly me…
ISEF · 2015
Currently, the capabilities of optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and photosensors are limited by inefficient light absorption and slow charge transport. Graphene-colloidal quantum d…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software Fourth Award
Patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) have a very poor prognosis. Their tumors are not responsive to chemotherapy. Previous studies have suggested that metastasis in IBC is driven b…
ISEF · 2015
The focus of this research is to computationally elucidate the motion in a recombinant vaccine to detect vital alpha carbon motions. To correct for PCA’s insufficiencies, a hierarchical anal…