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 9391–9420
ISEF · 2016
This project will be used to eliminate the amount of water wasted while the water is heating up, by using a simple water diverter connected electronically to a temperature sensor. The user w…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Buildings consume 30-40% of the global energy produced today. A large portion of building energy is used by HVAC systems to overcome energy lost from buildings through windows. Studies show…
ISEF · 2016
Currently, optoelectronic devices such as solar cells, photodetectors, and light emitting diodes are plagued by inefficiencies, toxicity, and cost. Porphyrin thin films have recently shown p…
ISEF · 2016
Our research examines the possibility of using satellite selection to improve global positioning system (GPS) accuracy. Although GPS is generally accurate at showing users where they are loc…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Cryo Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM) is a method used to determine the structure of macromolecules. Cryo-EM is used for complexes that are 250kDa or larger and now it is possible to analyze a…
ISEF · 2016
Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs) can potentially provide “green” energy but its platinum catalyst’s susceptibility to carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning reduces output power. Hig…
ISEF · 2016
Lithium-ion batteries are used as the power source for a myriad of devices, from smartphones to electric vehicles. The main issues preventing further growth and development of these batterie…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project is to determine if live yogurt cultures can be used a vaccine vector with greater immune-stimulatory compared to a plain bacterial vector. A bacterial vaccine vec…
ISEF · 2016
Sclerotium cepivorum, White rot fungus, plagues onion and garlic crops around the world. It’s particularly detrimental because of its unique reproductive cycle. It does not reproduce through…
ISEF · 2016
Understanding the neural mechanisms that underlie the ability to flexibly switch between brain states and adapt to fluctuating environments is imperative in addressing cognitive flexibility…
ISEF · 2016
Coral reefs and many marine cnidarians are hosts to symbiotic, nutrient-providing dinoflagellates (unicellular protozoa) in the genus Symbiodinium. Corals rely on this symbiont for growth an…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Diabetes mellitus currently affects over 346 million people worldwide and is one of the leading causes of death. Current treatment requires frequent blood-glucose tests followed by necessary…
ISEF · 2016
Lithium Ion Batteries have been taken for granted as of late. This project aims to understand and change the way lithium-ion is used to better sustain the usefulness of batteries. Lithium Io…
ISEF · 2016
Animal Sciences
My 2015 project was to establish the first animal model, enabling studies to identify epigenetic mechanisms underlying transgenerational inheritance of nutrition-programmed longevity. My cur…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Bacterial cells can have DNA damage due to transcriptional error, or through the effect of an antibiotic. The SOS response is a bacterial cell program for coping with DNA damage, in which th…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
A primary neuropathological hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the overabundant extracellular aggregation of the amyloid-beta (aß) peptide 1-42 as amyloid plaques. Prior research sugges…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of Innovative Safe Zone Technology is designed by the researcher to save lives by reducing gun violence, especially mass shootings. An Android smartphone software application mod…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this research is to study various methods of inoculation with Azospirillum lipoferum and Azospirillum brasilense promoting germination and growth of Zea mays. Two experimental…
ISEF · 2016
High morbidity and mortality rates of prostate cancer are associated with unexpected metastatic dissemination. Numerous tests exist to help with diagnosis; however, there is a lack of clinic…
ISEF · 2016
Gene expression is the process by which the information of genes is used to direct the activities of cells in all living things. It involves the transcription of DNA into mRNA and the transl…
ISEF · 2016
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide with almost 1.7 million new cases every year. A deadly form of breast cancer, called breast cancer brain metastasis, results in a m…
ISEF · 2016
This project significantly increased the accuracy of face recognition for biometrics and forensics by testing normalization techniques, distance metrics, and training set sizes for the popul…
ISEF · 2016
I investigated how to determine indecomposable matrices in SL(n, Z) (where Z is the set of all positive integers including zero) and attempted a generalization for n dimensions. Simply put,…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Two novel collection methods using slab gels and glass microspheres have been successfully established to study the cementing processes via enzymatic activity occurring at the adhesion inter…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Bacteriophages have been known to be capable of eliminating deadly bacterial infections, but their use on biofilms in medical settings has been very limited. In this proof-of-principle inves…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer and its incidence has significantly increased in the past decade. Inherited mutations in CDKN2A, which encodes the p16 tumor suppressor, pr…
ISEF · 2016
The experiment was based on the effects of airport and residential runoff on a freshwater ecosystem. The basis of the testing was to connect potential sources of pollution to a cyanobacteria…
ISEF · 2016
This work was carried out to investigate the effect of acid surface treatment on the flexural properties of a uniaxial composite made from 50% volume fraction of epoxy and hemp bast fiber. H…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
The nubbin gene is expressed in a proximal-distal pattern in the Drosophila wing. Using a genetic tool that recapitulates the nubbin pattern we decreased the expression of one essential gene…
ISEF · 2016
Ginger and turmeric have been used as natural remedies for many centuries. There is interest in the development of natural products to enhance/replace chemicals in cancer drug therapies for…