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 9661–9690
ISEF · 2016
Polymers, once mysterious chemical compounds, have now become among the most widely used products in the world. Whether in industrial equipment or office supplies, these substances play an i…
ISEF · 2016
Though taxol (paclitaxel) is an anticancer drug used in many chemotherapy treatments, it is only found in its pure form in the bark of the rare Pacific yew tree. To obtain 1 gram of Taxol, t…
ISEF · 2016
A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is a popular imaging device that helps reveal regions of high metabolic activity correlating to cancerous areas in the body. This procedure involves…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experiment provides research on the use of natural remedies instead of antibiotics against Salmonella choleraesuis. This helps society by providing a solution for a major…
ISEF · 2016
JQ1 is a drug that is very efficient in killing cancer by blocking the Brd4 signals that tells cancer cells to divide, but the drug is commonly associated with memory loss. Hermit crabs were…
ISEF · 2016
Finding new antibiotics are very important to the survival of humanity. This experiment was conducted to see if the extract from the inner bark of the Pau D'arco tree can hold up to the clai…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The health of water in a karst system stems from the interaction between ground and surface water. Within the Ozark Highland region many people rely upon springs for their water. Unfortunate…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Tissues were obtained from a previous study in which rats were exposed to NM (.125 mg) or PBS (which was used as a control) through an intratracheal injection; after 30 minutes rats received…
ISEF · 2016
The inherent stability in algebraic K-theory proved in my previous paper suggests a general notion of stability in higher category theory. In this paper, I use the abstract notion of a scale…
ISEF · 2016
Experimentation was conducted to investigate the viability of natural fertilizers versus traditional chemical fertilizers on Zea mays. The water quality was also tested to determine the amou…
ISEF · 2016
Purpose: To find a conifer that inhibits bacteria growth. Hypothesis: I think there is a conifer that inhibits growth well. Procedures: KIRBY BAUER: 1) Selected 10 products known for having…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The purpose of this project is to determine the applications of automated peristaltic pumping systems in high school classrooms and other chemistry laboratories. A lack of affordable, accura…
ISEF · 2016
Supercomputers are computers with extremely high levels of computational capacity. The vast computational power of these devices stems from the number of processors. Whereas most modern home…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Our world is undergoing a silent agricultural crisis, and it is all due to the fact that bees (the most crucial pollinator of crops) are slowly dying, along with their entire colonies. This…
ISEF · 2016
Plastic is the product most commonly disposed of inappropriately. Not only does plastic take centuries to disintegrate into the earth, but it secretes toxic chemicals in the process. The pur…
ISEF · 2016
Styrofoam poses a huge global threat due to its toxicity. Unfortunately, it is accumulating in the environment because it takes thousands of years to decompose. The purpose of this experimen…
ISEF · 2016
Data coincidences are an important aspect of our digital age. An example of this is the US No Fly List. Over 90,000 names are on the No Fly List. Given that more than 8 million people fly ea…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of the project is to create strips that can detect chemicals released in the human breath by breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer cells, to be placed in a breathalyzer, creati…
ISEF · 2016
This project explores how temperature affects the reproduction system of the Pilobolus fungus. The accuracy of its launched sporangia changes through altering the temperature that the fungus…
ISEF · 2016
Reducing the concentration of anthropogenic carbon in our atmosphere is the purpose of my prototype design. My focus for this year is to automate the last step of this process, which require…
ISEF · 2016
Mutations in the SCN1A sodium channel gene are often associated with a variety of epileptic disorders, necessitating efficient model systems to investigate cellular mechanisms and analyze po…
ISEF · 2016
The Concentration Combination: Year III, investigated whether the combination of a spherical luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) and cylindrical solar water heater (SWH) was more efficient…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to determine if women with breast cancer are more likely to be supertasters than women who do not have breast cancer. The research hypothesis states that wo…
ISEF · 2016
Due to an increase in wounded veterans and an aging population, it is important to develop technologies for the treatment of damaged epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues. Unti…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Arsenic poisoning is extremely severe in regions of Bangladesh, where the arsenic concentration in the drinking water of some tube wells can be as high as 100 times more than the recommended…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this experiment was to examine the cytotoxic effects of Moringa oleifera on human epithelial cells. The pH of the plant will also be held in account with its cytotoxicity. Wit…
ISEF · 2016
‘Genetic storage’ is the overall phrase that overlays this project, for it displays an important portion of the concept. By using strands of nucleotides, information can be encoded through t…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Optical Brighteners are frequently used as an additive in manufactured goods to enhance the appearance of said goods. Concerns regarding their toxicity in freshwater supplies led to an exper…
ISEF · 2016
Artificial muscles are identified by their ability to contract or expand in response to a given stimuli. Typically, artificial muscles are composed of carbon nanotubes, pneumatic bladders, m…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project was to design and create a robotic humanoid to do sign language as a way of education students of American sign language. Testing of the robot included primarily…