952 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
952 projects · showing 751–780
ISEF · 2016
First Award
The novel haptic robotic surgical controller developed in this research is the only robotic gripper prototype to offer a surgeon the intuitive ability to remotely grasp an object, and to acc…
ISEF · 2016
Numerous attempts have been made to develop standalone electroencephalogram (EEG) and eye tracking based human computer interface (HCI) systems, but the success of such systems when used ind…
ISEF · 2016
Rigid robotic hands are expensive and difficult to control due to their inherently complex multi-jointed fingers and lack of compliance. To address these problems in an interdisciplinary app…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Changes in chromatin state have been linked to developmental defects and diseases such as cancer. Thus it is important to understand how chromatin states are established and maintained. Modi…
ISEF · 2016
The ability to detect and diagnose cancer greatly influences patient survival rates. Current cancer detection methods take multiple days to process, are inefficient, and relatively expensive…
ISEF · 2016
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells are a type of electrochemical energy conversion device that can potentially replace conventional energy sources in a wide range of applications because of…
ISEF · 2016
Bar Visibility Graphs were introduced by Duchet et al. and Schlag et al. to model Very Large Scale Integration (VSLI), the process by which billions of transistors are wired together on a si…
ISEF · 2016
Recently, antibiotics, one of the greatest advancements in modern science, have been losing their effectiveness because of the rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Diseases such as Methici…
ISEF · 2016
This project studies the effects of cover crops when used as companion crops for corn. A cover crop is planted in the same soil: before the main crop is planted, after the main crop is plant…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
The use of orthopedic casts and splints can be associated with harmful complications such as compartment syndrome, skin infection, delayed union, and pain. To combat these issues, I develope…
ISEF · 2016
Removal of heavy metal ions and dissolved organic compounds present in wastewater is a challenge for many countries owing to high cost of existing technologies and continued increase in wate…
ISEF · 2016
Current tissue engineering scaffolds for repair of damaged or diseased neural tissue has yet to allow for precise, guided re-innervation while incorporating functional extracellular matrix c…
ISEF · 2016
During Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy, many areas throughout New York City experienced flooding due to storm surge. The Metropolitan Transit Authority’s failed efforts to preserve the subway inf…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Chronic stress involves a response to emotional pressure experienced for a long period of time and is a source of depressive disorders. Studies have suggested that chronic stress impacts cog…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of my research project is to compare a first order ferromagnet and a second order ferromagnet to determine which one is the most efficient in terms of work output. Both a first o…
ISEF · 2016
Genetic evaluation can predict cancers and other genetic diseases before expression in the phenotype, allowing for early preventative treatment. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) are the…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Reverse osmosis (RO) has proven an effective method of water purification and has been widely implemented in much of the industrialized world. However, high production and energy costs of th…
ISEF · 2016
First Award
Since Jupiter was a catalyst for the development of the Solar System, calculating the frequency of Jupiter like planets, known as Jupiter analogs, is a precursor to determining the occurrenc…
ISEF · 2016
Millions of sharks are killed and traded annually to supply the market for shark fin soup, a luxury dish in Asia. In order to address the damage being done to shark populations by the intern…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) often enroll their children in intervention programs and support groups to help treat their symptoms. Very few support groups, howev…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
Dietary restriction (DR) studies have shown that decreasing caloric intake is beneficial in numerous organisms ranging from yeast to mammals, and genetic manipulation of the target of rapamy…
ISEF · 2016
Speech impairment has long been linked to Parkinson's disease. Individuals with Parkinson's are often unable to produce sustained phonations and suffer from vocal tremor, hoarseness, and bre…
ISEF · 2016
Semiconductor nanocrystals, including CdSe, with tunable bandgaps based on particle size offer enormous potential for solar energy collection as chromophores in bulk heterojunction polymer p…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design First Award
Characterization of excited-state behavior of inorganic complexes will limit the set of dyes for the optimal dye-sensitized solar cell. This study goaled to elucidate Jahn-Teller distortions…
ISEF · 2016
BACKGROUND: The human population is increasing at a dramatic rate while agricultural productivity is decreasing due to various environmental stresses such as drought or cold. Engineering pla…
ISEF · 2016
The current method of treatment of patients in the healthcare system, to first diagnose a condition and then to apply a known therapy, is time-consuming and expensive. These treatments may h…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Beta-lactamase hydrolyzes beta-lactam antibiotics, making antibiotic treatment of bacterial infections ineffective. An emerging beta-lactamase, carbapenemase, can even hydrolyze last resort…
ISEF · 2016
K173Q is a polymorphism of ecto-nucleotide pyrophosphatase/ phosphodiesterase 1 (NPP1), an enzyme which inhibits bone mineralization and ectopic calcification by hydrolyzing ATP to produce p…
ISEF · 2016
With increased blood donor dependency, development of a novel blood substitute has become imperative. A hemoglobin based oxygen carrier could fulfill this need, and meet the demand for trans…
ISEF · 2016
Most enzymes in metabolic pathways were thought to be highly specific for a given substrate. However, it is now apparent that many metabolic enzymes are not as specific as previously thought…