234 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
234 projects · showing 121–150
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this experiment is producing and characterizing in a non-lab setting corn oil and beef lard-based diesels by process of transesterification as well as plastic-based diesel by…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
This project focuses on a contradictory case within the Banach-Tarski paradox. The paradox outlines how any three-dimensional figure can be transformed into any other figure while only using…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Every year, over 600,000 people suffer from neurological injuries in the U.S. alone, and about 80% of acute stroke survivors lose motor skills of the upper limb. Research shows that methodic…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability. There is a striking lack of therapeutic interventions after the first few hours of stroke on…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Downstream riverside communities in the Four Corners Region face a potential threat from metals and metalloids from abandoned mines located in southwestern Colorado. In 2015, the Gold King M…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Invasive species are a growing threat to biodiversity. Crocodilians have been impacted by many invasive species including pythons and cane toads, and the effects on these apex predators and…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this project is to understand the effects sugar has on Caenorhabditis elegans and humans. The hypothesis stated High–Fructose Corn Syrup (HFC) would have the greatest effect o…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The goal of Project Simon is to develop the world's most advanced telepresence robot. Telepresence is the use of virtual reality technology, especially for remote control of machinery or for…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Understanding gene function is important for many reasons; in particular, one could examine the gene of a pathogen to find a weakness, or discover a gene in a human related to cancer. Annota…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Tsunamis are often tragic events, killing thousands at a time and striking abruptly from distant locations. Two tsunamis in the last six months killed thousands of people with no warning. Cu…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Over 2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and 844 million lack basic water services. The United Nations estimates 80% of countries can’t financially meet future water needs,…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
A weekly count of the number of big game animals observed at a particular location in game unit 2B in Northern New Mexico was carried out in the months from September through December of 201…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Though insulin pumps do allow better blood glucose control for diabetics, they are extremely expensive, ranging from more than $6,000 to $10,000 for the pump itself, and are not covered by i…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
The exploration of Egyptian Fractions is part of the field of pure mathematics, Number Theory. First used by the Egyptians to express fractions with 2 in the numerator or 10 in the denominat…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Every year, over 600,000 people suffer from stroke and spinal cord injuries in the U.S. alone, and about 80% of acute stroke survivors lose motor skills of the arm and the hand. It may consi…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world, and migraine symptoms (e.g. severe pain, visual disturbances, nausea, and cognitive impairments) all impede daily life. At the ne…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Asteroids are benign remnants of stellar formation. As benign as they may be, asteroids have been known to wreak havoc upon the Earth. The only currently known asteroid that could impact Ear…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The objective of this project was to test the feasibility of a new treatment option for people with IBS and IBD. Scientific research has recently found a connection between IBS and IBD and b…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The reason for this science fair project was to see if body mass index (BMI), stomach girth, and skinfold measurements indicated whether individuals are pre-disposed to diabetes. The hypothe…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project is to find out how the geometry and spacing of the anode and cathode and the voltage input can affect the thrust output of a small scale ion engine. If I increase…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this project was to develop a bionic hand that can use surface EMG as an input in order to understand what the user wants to do with the hand while also being at a low cost. L…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
The purpose of this project is to act as a preliminary study of the relationships and properties of multivariable spidron fractals as generated via a novel method. To understand the effect t…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of the experiment was to find out if changing different variables in a small DC motor would influence the efficiency of the motor, and if the efficiency is changed which variable…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
According to the USDA, New Mexico farms consume 1.8 million acre-feet of water per year. Due to New Mexico’s limited water supply, the State cannot produce enough crops to support itself and…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Seventy percent of world's water is used for agricultural purposes which makes up most of our surface water and is needed to feed the world. We live in a desert which makes water even scarce…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This science project took a sample of terrestrial rock, basalt from the Flagstaff-Winslow area of Northern Arizona and compared it to lunar meteorites and samples brought back from the Apoll…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
This project sought to determine if the similarities in transduction of mammalian and plant action potentials through ion channels could allow use of a unique plant indicator, the Mimosa pud…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
The American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis, was hunted extensively until a management program was started in 1967. This management program, which is still used today, consists of hun…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Robots are starting to interact more frequently with a dynamic environment, outside limited manufacturing sites, encounter a difficulty when needed to navigate from one location to another.…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Cancer immunotherapy is an important alternative to traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation, reducing the toxicity and negative side effects. By eliciting an immune respons…