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 10171–10200
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Located along the lengthwise middle of a bird's wing are the covert feathers. During flight, some of these feathers vibrate and lift up from the wing. Scientists speculate that putting synth…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Quantum systems are typically treated as closed systems and hence described by hermitian Hamiltonian matrices. However, the discovery that a non-hermitian Hamiltonian can have real eigenvalu…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Urolithin-A is a metabolite synthesized by the gut microbiota from compounds of fruits such as pomegranates and raspberries. Its therapeutic effects have been documented in prostate cancer a…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The effects of collaboration on accuracy, retention, and productivity were measured through this project to determine if a factor such as collaboration can have a positive impact on overall…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this project was to test the efficiency of constructing a multi-stage coil gun. As a continuation of the single stage coil gun model produced last year, the goal was to determ…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this paper is to determine the relative impact of credit union and large bank investment in business on the state level. This is accomplished by studying the relationship betw…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), the common South Asian spice, has long been utilized for its therapeutic properties which are attributed to the active ingredient curcumin. Due to its low bioavaila…
ISEF · 2015
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Since 2006 the over winter loss of managed honeybee colonies has peaked over 30%, double the acceptable limit. Continued high losses threaten worldwide food security. Over winter bees do not…
ISEF · 2015
This study examined impacts of an early 19th century Mdewakanton Dakota settlement on the ecology of the lake Mde Maká Ská (called Lake Calhoun today) in Minneapolis, MN. Lacustrine coring t…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Major Depression is a common health problem in the United States and around the world. If left untreated, depression can lead to self-harm, suicide, and occasionally violence against others.…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Gold nanospheres and nanoplates were synthesized by aggregation of gold seeds to determine how the difference in their morphologies and the presence of visible light would affect the rate at…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of the research determined if the growth of fish would be affected by the presence or absence of aquatic plants or probiotics. Four identical twenty gallon tanks housed ten fish…
ISEF · 2015
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The freshwater organism, Hydra littoralis, has served as an effective model for biochemical, behavioral, reproductive, and environmental studies. When well-fed, hydra reproduce asexually by…
ISEF · 2015
Arsenic and lead contamination of rice and water is a worldwide health crisis with no current solution. Additionally, exposure to these chemicals poses the highest cancer risk ever found. Pr…
ISEF · 2015
Aerodynamic drag is often the largest factor of wasted energy for vehicles traveling at moderate to high velocities. Thus, drag reduction to improve energy efficiency can lead to significant…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Megacopta cribraria is an invasive stink bug species that is devastating soybean crops across the Southeastern United States. Pheromone traps are an effective and environmentally friendly me…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As non-renewable energy and fresh water resources rapidly deplete, countries are utilizing electrolysis to attain potable water and renewable energy; however, many developing countries warra…
ISEF · 2015
In the experiment "Electromagnetic Rail Launch System", a projectile is launched off two different copper rails that interchange with the spring Armature launch base. The hypothesis, if the…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered cardiac arrhythmia in the clinical setting, and is a leading cause of stroke and heart failure. Hyperactivity of the ryanodine recep…
ISEF · 2015
Intestinal Escherichia coli pathogens are leading causes of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) worldwide and they are top causes of death in children under 5 years of age. Children in Colombia, Sou…
ISEF · 2015
Fungal synthesis of lipids and ethanol using biologically pretreated biomass was investigated. Aspen, confined in modified soil-block microcosms, was treated with Ceriporiopsis subvermispora…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
The current design of gene expression studies makes data sets susceptible to bias and hinders cross-platform comparison. To address these issues, an unprecedented global-scale meta-analysis…
ISEF · 2015
In this investigation, alpha particles from an Am-241 source (approximately 5 MeV) were used to bombard a 10B target (fine powder on a piece of tape) to produce high energy protons and later…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Purpose: Millions of intraocular injections are given each year. I developed a novel device (the Intraocular Injection Guide, IIG) to improve patient comfort during intraocular injections by…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Certain materials possess the ability to harness energy from light to facilitate reactions. These photocatalysts present an opportunity for providing a sustainable way to solve energy and en…
ISEF · 2015
Roughly 3.8 million concussions occur every year because of sports in the United States. Soccer has the third highest rate of traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) of any sport in the USA. No head…
ISEF · 2015
Currently, endothelial cells are cultured in vitro on matrigels: expensive and difficult to synthesize protein mixtures derived from Engelbreth-Hoth-Swarm mouse sarcoma cells. Inexpensive vi…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
Algae are one of the most promising sources of biomass because of their environmental sustainability, and the direct use of algal byproducts as transportation fuels. Hydrogen is one of the f…
ISEF · 2015
Titanium dioxide is generally considered an efficient metal oxide semiconductor for PEC solar cells. However, it absorbs only 5-7% of the solar spectrum, which is considered poor in terms of…
ISEF · 2015
Currently, the capabilities of optoelectronic devices such as solar cells and photosensors are limited by inefficient light absorption and slow charge transport. Graphene-colloidal quantum d…