258 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
258 projects · showing 61–90
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Visually impaired individuals need a low-cost assistive aid that can provide a new form of mobility and navigation. Currently, the blind rely on canes, guide dogs, and other tools to navigat…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
COVID-19 and its several strains caused millions of infections and deaths worldwide, making it vital to understand how the virus interacts with human cells. Determining binding site location…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Historically, petroleum-based polymers have been used internationally for everyday objects such as telephones, grocery bags, cars, etc. More often than not, these polymers have negatively im…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
A key component of autism is its effect on one's ability to communicate, for their brain is able to process information better visually than they are verbally. The purpose of this study is t…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Population III (PIII) is a category of short-lived stars of near-zero metal content and high mass/luminosity. Theorized to have formed in the universe’s infancy following a period where matt…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are a common cause of paralysis, rendering patients unable to utilize motor functions. In particular, cervical SCIs cause tetraplegia, one of the most severe form…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Photometry is an area of astronomy that involves measuring the magnitude of stars and other celestial objects. Traditional photometry observations require thousands of dollars of equipment a…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fertilizer runoff is a biohazard that impacts many freshwater ecosystems and has become increasingly detrimental in recent years. Lakes have experienced high rates of eutrophication resultin…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
This project’s purpose was to measure how much the addition of compost in soil would affect the growth of Capsicum annuum. Compost boosts plant growth by adding vital nutrients to soil. Comp…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, with over 527 million patients worldwide reported in 2019. The diagnosis of OA is mainly based on clinical findings and imaging studies.…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Hydrogen is a promising green fuel that is being rapidly adapted for use as a secondary energy carrier- particularly due to its high calorific value of 142.3 MJ/kg, more than three times hig…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Carotenoids are pigments that are important for eye, skin, and immune health. Eggs can be an important source of carotenoids in human diets, but yolk carotenoid content depends solely on car…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease and affects memory and learning. Recent data suggest mitochondrial fragmentation in AD likely underlies impaired mitocho…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In 2021, solar energy accounted for only 3.1% of the global energy demand while CO2 emissions reached an all-time high of 36.3 billion tons. However, solar energy has the potential to comple…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Excessive traumatic hemorrhage is the leading cause of mortality for civilians and military personnel under 50 years of age. The current treatment of donor derived platelet transfusions is r…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
??Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible and fatal form of dementia caused by the degeneration of neurons in the brain. This disorder is characterized by the aggregation of tau protein, the…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Trihalomethanes (THM) are cancer group B, EPA-regulated disinfectant byproducts of chlorine-treated water. A survey of Fulton County, OH public school districts supplied by surface water con…
ISEF · 2022
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
Progress within many modern scientific fields has increasingly relied on the continued advancement of computational power. However, thermodynamic and physical limits associated with electron…
ISEF · 2022
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer immunotherapies such as checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T therapies are becoming a therapeutic option for cancer patients with advanced and metastatic disease. However, clinical success…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Mitochondrial membrane protein associated neurodegeneration (MPAN) is a subtype of a group of rare neurological disorders termed Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation (NBIA). MPAN i…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Globally food demand is increasing; at the same time, about 10-20% crop is damaged/wasted during production/harvest due to pathogens. This could be reduced with early detection of crop disea…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The objective was to compare antibiotic ointments and skin moisturizers’ ability to inhibit bacteria. The hypothesis was antibiotic ointments will inhibit bacterial growth more than skin moi…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The development of visual models using machine learning is fundamental in furthering interest in artificial intelligence. An autonomous path navigator model utilizing methods that could be u…
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
Solar sails are most effective closer to the sun, where propulsion is aided by high photon density. As solar sails need to be large and light to utilize the very slight pressure of the photo…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Second Award
Magnetically deflected ballistic mass (MBDM) describes a system in which a metal rotor, the mass in the system, is suspended inside an evacuated sheath like a maglev train. The metal rotor c…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry Second Award
Plastic based magnets and circuits are an innovative idea to create a more sustainable electronics ecosystem. Additionally, custom fabricated electromagnets could certainly create new types…
ISEF · 2022
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Pineoblastoma (PB) is a malignant brain tumor that originates in the pineal gland. Patients diagnosed with PB experience headaches, sleepiness, vomiting, and vision changes. This epidemiolog…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Sensory input and subsequent motor reactions are an important part of the behavioral modulation process. Although the exact relationship between these two factors is not entirely known, it c…
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
An experiment was conducted to test the efficacy of growing custom-shaped composite packing material using mycelium and corn husk fibers, combined and grown into a composite material in simp…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Phosphates are a major pollutant in waterways, coming from fertilizer runoff. Using varying concentrations of phosphate, species of algae, and light levels, I tested the hypotheses that alga…