11705 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
ISEF records a state or province for some finalists and not others, so these counts do not add up to the country total.
11705 projects · showing 331–360
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a major public health concern within the United States alone, with approximately 2.5 million cases reportedly annually (CNS, 2021). TBIs contribute to sig…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
This project developed and evaluated NLC (Natural Language Compression), a language-agnostic lexical text encoder optimized for natural language (NL). Efficient NL encoding is most applicabl…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Contemporary studies have shown that alpha-synuclein oligomers may have a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease (PD) by inducing cellular toxicity leading to dopaminergic n…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Developing low-cost, eco-friendly sensors for detecting PFAS-like pollutants is critical for environmental monitoring and agricultural runoff. This study investigates the electrochemical res…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Graphene has been proposed as a hydrogen storage medium capable of alleviating the concerns that come with other forms of hydrogen storage. However, current studies rely on pristine graphene…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Healthcare systems that operate with low-income and low-resource facilities encounter significant challenges which prevent them from diagnosing diseases due to their lack of enough skilled w…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
This study investigates the effectiveness of common electromagnetic frequency (EMF) blocking products marketed to protect users from radiofrequency (RF) EMF radiation. RF EMF is emitted by w…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Certain neuromuscular disorders, such as stroke, Parkinson's Disease, multiple sclerosis, and spinal cord injuries, can disrupt neural pathways between the brain and the muscles, leading to…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Freshwater is becoming a depleting resource globally due to climate change, urbanization, and pollution. Thus, there is an urgent need for decentralized and energy-efficient freshwater gener…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Brain aneurysms are balloon-like bulges in brain arteries, where abnormal blood flow is believed to influence whether an aneurysm grows or ruptures. This project studies a mathematical model…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Magnetic Hyperthermia (MH) is a targeted cancer therapy utilizing magnetic nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields (AMFs) to induce heat via Néel and Brownian Relaxation. Despite the p…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of this project was to determine if a more thermostable Hemagglutinin H protein could be discovered. The research question is: What is the effect of Protein Engineering methods t…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Pressure ulcers affect 2.5+ million people annually in the U.S., contributing to 60,000+ deaths and $26+ billion in healthcare costs. Current prevention methods remain inadequate. Preventive…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
“Over 105,000 persons in the U.S. died from drug-involved overdose in 2023,” (Ahmad 2024). By creating a device that can detect an overdose and neutralize the effects, hundreds of lives coul…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Sleep quality is fundamental to overall health, yet many existing sleep-monitoring devices suffer from signal distortion due to poor and inconsistent skin contact during overnight movement.…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Nutritious mushrooms can be grown in an efficient and accessible manner by engineering and automating their ideal growing environment. Mushrooms can be a healthy and reliable food source, wh…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Breast cancer, the most common cancer in US women, accounts for approximately 32% of new diagnoses annually. Approximately 42,170 women will die from breast cancer in 2025. Current treatment…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Solid tumors contain a tumor microenvironment (TME) with high levels of immunosuppressive metabolites that interfere with T cell activation. While CAR T cells are effective in blood cancers,…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer immunotherapy seeks to harness the immune system to selectively target tumor cells. This study investigated whether human T cells could be engineered to recognize melanoma cells expre…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
mNeon Green is a fluorescent protein that originates from Branchiostoma lanceolatum . The prior studies on mNeon are minimal, however, there are several studies indicating that fluorescent p…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Wildfire suppression agents commonly rely on synthetic surfactants that pose environmental persistence and runoff concerns, particularly in island ecosystems. This study evaluates the feasib…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this research was to evaluate whether adding an Insecta-based protein source to a Gallus gallus domesticus diet would improve overall productivity and egg production rates. In…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The clinical translation of CRISPR-Cas9 therapeutics is limited by the risk of unintended "off-target" mutations, which can cause errors like oncogenic chromosomal alterations. Current compu…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Communication barriers in healthcare settings remain a significant challenge for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) individuals, particularly during patient-provider interactions. This can lead…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, largely due to diagnosis at advanced stages when treatment is limited. Although low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) sc…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Genetic neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people worldwide. With aging populations, their prevalence is rising, making early prediction critical for enabling timely inte…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Prior research has indicated that the synthetic peptide D-(KLAKLAK)2 and its analogues exhibit potent cancer toxicity (oncotoxicity) and pro-apoptotic activity when internalized within mamma…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
Emerging infectious diseases require accurate spatial risk assessments, yet current strategies in disease ecology lack a clear and reliable framework when direct disease data is lacking. One…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
The purpose of this project was to design and test a true random number generator using physical noise from an analog input. Most random number generators in common use rely on software algo…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Metals tarnish due to oxidation reactions with their environment. While oxidation leads to corrosion, we don't fully understand how different metals corrode under the same conditions. This e…