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 9151–9180
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
Biochemistry
Quantitative studies of correlation between snake coloration patterns and their latitudinal distribution is lacking despite the importance it poses for ectotherms coping with climate change.…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
As strains of bacteria have evolved to acquire resistance against antibiotics, they have also developed mechanisms to evade the body’s natural immune system. To combat these problems, a ther…
ISEF · 2016
Purpose: Exploration of Mars requires rovers powered by solar energy. Frequently occurring dust storms on Mars pose a major threat to the operation of the solar panel. Based on scientists' r…
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
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Viral diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. Methods currently used to diagnose viral infection take too long and are lab-based and expensive. An urgent need exists for a tool to d…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
There are many methods to send electronic signals, including by wire, radio, light, infra-red light, and audible sound waves. However, little prior work has been done on communication via ul…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Tissue engineered heart valves (TEHV) have a strong potential to outperform existing heart valve replacements. As part of an ongoing research to determine the optimal conditions to generate…
ISEF · 2016
The regulation and function of non-coding RNA is an important issue. Circular RNA (circRNA) is a prevalent type of non-coding RNA that forms a loop with itself. In Drosophila melanogaster, t…
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
Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of blindness among adults and although surgical procedures exist, they’re only viable in the disease’s earliest stages, which are rarely detected usin…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Endotoxins, or lipopolysaccharides (LPS), are harmful biomolecules found on the surface of gram-negative bacteria. They are characterized by Lipid A, a toxic component that interacts with LB…
ISEF · 2016
This experiment was conducted to prove that slime mold is capable of decision-making, similar to a computer. The slime mold underwent various tests that could closely relate to the decision…
ISEF · 2016
Ten percent of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water. The purpose of this experiment was to find and build a non-electric, easily constructed heat source which…
ISEF · 2016
The study of extremal problems in triangle areas, since A. Oppenheim in 1967, has been going on for almost five decades. In the project, a new general case in lattice grid is proposed: Given…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
With the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a different approach is needed to combat bacterial infections without continual overuse of antibiotics. This experiment demo…
ISEF · 2016
Few layer Graphene flakes were synthesized from C(gr)[NOM] disintegrated from atmospheric CO2 in the Bosch Reaction. The C(gr) was oxidized utilizing a version of the Modified Hummers Method…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Protein misfolding is the root cause of many human diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Cystic Fibrosis, Type II Diabetes). Proteins with folding defects are difficult to…
ISEF · 2016
First Award
Asteroid impacts on planetoid bodies have been widely studied. A secondary effect that has been proposed due to these impacts is that the seismic waves should violently converge again at the…
ISEF · 2016
This experiment was designed to revolutionize the manner in which biodiesel is manufactured by condensing what is currently a multi-step technique into a batch system through the process of…
ISEF · 2016
Biofuels are promising green energy sources often derived from biomass feedstocks. Employing tropical agricultural byproducts as feedstocks, including coconut shells, plantain peels, and coc…
ISEF · 2016
Persistent homology has recently emerged as a powerful technique in topological data analysis for analyzing the emergence and disappearance of topological features throughout a filtered spac…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Soil buffering is the ability of soil to resist pH change, either towards the acidic or alkaline ends of the spectrum. The effects of certain factors on soil buffering are unknown: when a lo…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Studies have shown that, if started early enough, drugs and therapies can significantly slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. However, there are currently no easy ways to identify the…
ISEF · 2016
The largest contributor to global warming is the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, vehicle exhaust is responsible for over 30% o…
ISEF · 2016
Audio steganography is the embedding of data into an audio file. Current research in audio steganography has only shown that audio and image files can be used as the embedded media. For this…
ISEF · 2016
Only 10% of blind children in school are taught to read Braille; one of the major barriers is the comparative expense and scarcity of Braille materials. A small volume printer will cost anyw…
ISEF · 2016
The parathyroid hormone (PTH) maintains calcium homeostasis by influencing bone cell activity. Less bone formation than resorption results in osteoporosis. Naturally-simulated PTH prevents d…
ISEF · 2016
First Award
In the last 10 years, 25 million Ash trees in North America have been destroyed by emerald ash borer larvae; a number that continues to grow exponentially. The purpose of this project is to…