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 11461–11490
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment was to test the efficacy of the nematophagous fungi Duddingtonia flagran's in reducing the L3 Strongyles migration. The hypothesis was: If Duddingtonia flagran…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry Fourth Award
The use of transition state analogs to inhibit protein and enzyme activity has an extremely powerful application to medical and biochemical disciplines. Kluyveromyces lactis, along with many…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Glucose (sugar) is the fuel of the body, but does it actually result in better performance? I tested the mental and physical responses to glucose. My hypothesis was that there would be a sug…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Population growth and climate change will increase global water demand while water supplies diminish. Creating a compact, inexpensive solar desalination device to salt water into drinking wa…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
In 2004, the State of Montana deemed the lower Sun River between the town of Sun River and the city of Great Falls impaired for conductivity, sedimentation, nitrogen, and phosphorous. The pu…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Taste sensitivity, known to be genetically inherited, varies greatly in individuals and has been shown to strongly influence food choices. There are normal tasters, non-tasters, recessive an…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Many cattle producers spend money on supplements that do not have an impact on the weight gain of their cattle. This research will help producers decide what they need to feed their cattle t…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Malonyl-CoA:ACP Transacylase (MCAT) is a mitochondrial enzyme needed for the functionality of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH). PDH is known to play a critical role in a tumor suppressor network…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Our world is running out of fossil fuels! Scientists are continually looking for ways of producing the power needed to sustain our way of life. Solar, geothermal, wind, and nuclear power are…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
This work presents the concept of solar heat driven membrane water desalinator and its experimental validation. In the present research, the desalinator is designed, built, and experimentall…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
The Bornean orangutan is endangered, threatened by illegal poaching and habitat loss, largely caused by land conversion to palm oil plantations. In December 2013, the world's largest palm oi…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
There are nearly a billion people worldwide who do not have access to clean water and this lack of access has led to nearly 3.4 million deaths annually. This project attempted to determine a…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Antibiotic resistance is a significant problem in contemporary medicine. Drug-resistant microbial strains limit the number of treatments available to patients, which has led to a push for ne…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Aspirin is a widely used pain killer to relieve minor aches and pains, and the drug’s main component, acetylsalicylic acid, can be synthesized somewhat easily in a high school or college che…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Organic solar cells have become increasingly attractive due to the high costs of traditional fuel sources and the unwieldiness of silicon solar cells. This project aims to develop renewable…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project is to synthesize magnetically separable nanosupports which can then be applied to transportation fuels productions. Transportation fuels are necessary for the wor…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Second Award
This project aimed to synthesize periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) nanoparticles with a wrinkle pore structure to use as a delivery system for chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic agen…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The purpose of this experiment is to synthesize a compound that will inhibit the dimerization of the Signal Transducer and Activation of Transcription-3 (STAT3) protein, by altering its acti…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
As more and more information is discovered about proteins, it becomes necessary to use an appropriate model for the phospholipid bilayer to study the function of intermembrane proteins. Nano…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics First Award
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is one of the most commonly used spices for taste enhancement. Research has shown that people are sensitive to MSG and that all organs of the body contain glutamat…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Glioblastoma Multiforme is the most frequent and devastating malignant brain tumor among adults with an average life expectancy of one year after diagnosis. This is partly due to its multi-d…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The focus of this project was the exploration of bacterial response to high-powered lasers over the course of multiple doses. Treatments by laser therapies are made possible by the unique sp…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Conventional factory robots such as Kuka robotic arm normally cost approximately $30,000. For a small manufacturing company this amount of money may be too expensive. Also these off the shel…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Regenerating human skin has become an increasingly interesting objective over the past few years. It has become very challenging to regenerate the best artificial skin substitute. The skin i…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Americans love to make reforms to education, and our most recent attempt is the new "Common Core," also referred to as "English and Language Arts Standards for Technology, Social Studies, an…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The study of the Barnum Effect refers to the gullibility of people and how they perceive themselves and their personalities. Also examined was the self-serving bias and if subjects attribute…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The purpose of this investigation is to determine if people use age, race, or gender descriptors when describing or introducing themselves in a social environment. We hypothesized that descr…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this experiment was to test the accuracy of blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and eye dilations in order to determine a more accurate way to determine if somebo…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Triclosan is an antibacterial and antifungal agent used in commercial goods since 1972, and is now found in a wide variety of household items and personal care products (PCPs). Factors inclu…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Steptococcus mutans and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (AA) are bacterial strains commonly found in the dental plaque biofilm and which cause conditions such as dental caries, gingivi…