ISEF · 2014
Towards Practicality
Energy: Physical
In previous research, I explored how shrouding/ducting can improve the efficiency of both horizontal and vertical axis wind turbines. My results clearly showed that the concept was viable, w…
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United States of America
11705 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
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- FL 1125
- NY 952
- TX 852
- CA 767
- VA 504
- GA 373
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- HI 290
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- CO 264
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- WA 223
- MO 216
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- NC 202
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- MD 190
- MS 179
- IL 156
- NJ 153
- ND 145
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- CT 96
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- ME 35
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- RI 24
- DC 23
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ISEF records a state or province for some finalists and not others, so these counts do not add up to the country total.
Projects
11705 projects · showing 11641–11670
ISEF · 2014
Toward Understanding the Neural Circuitry Regulating Cold Sensitivity in C. elegans, a Two-Year Study
Plant Sciences
Acute cold is important to animal survival as temperature plays an important role in metabolism, lifespan, and other physiological phenomena in animals. An experiment is conducted to determi…
ISEF · 2014
Trail Avoidance, Spatial Pattern Recognition, and Tubule-crossing Efficiency in the True Slime Mold Physarum polycephalum
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
True slime molds exhibit memory and navigation that may resemble the precursors to functions performed by our complex cognition networks. Physarum polycephalum has been shown to use its trai…
ISEF · 2014
Trailblazer: Cooperative, Infrastructure-Independent Generation of Indoor Floor Maps using Handheld Android Mobile Devices
Embedded Systems Third Award
Recent developments concerning indoor mapping and navigation have relied primarily on preexisting or manually developed floor plans, a condition precluding such improvement to locations wher…
ISEF · 2014
Trailer Safety
Energy: Physical
The goal of this project was to prevent a trailer from flipping easily by adding more stability to it. In that case, I hypothesized that if stabilizers were added the trailer would have less…
ISEF · 2014
Train the Artificial Brain II: Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Treatment Plan of Alzheimer's Disease using Neural Networks
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
The early and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is often challenging, yet critical to the matter of a patient’s life or death and the quality of remaining life. The purpose of t…
ISEF · 2014
Transactivation Assays for PPAR? and LXRa
Plant Sciences
Nuclear Receptors are proteins that are involved in many different diseases including cancer, obesity, and diabetes. Finding chemicals that can inhibit the harmful functions of Nuclear Recep…
ISEF · 2014
Transcription Factors that Regulate Antimicrobial Resistance in Candida glabrata
Mathematics
The fungus Candida glabrata is part of the normal human flora. In hospitalized patients with weakened immune systems, the fungus can enter the bloodstream from the GI tract and cause a serio…
ISEF · 2014
Trapped Field Superconducting Magnets
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Recently, there has been a world-wide supply problem with rare-earths and so, there is a great incentive to develop strong magnets with reduced amount of rare-earths. Superconductors are one…
ISEF · 2014
Triclosan: The Snail's Achilles' Heel
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of triclosan on the muscle functioning of a Pomacea diffusa snail. Triclosan is an antibacterial chemical found in consumer produc…
ISEF · 2014
Tsunami Mitigation as a Function of Alterations in Bottom Friction
Energy: Chemical
Purpose: The hypothesis that three methods of alterations in bottom friction might reduce shoaling wave amplitude before the wave arrives at the beach was tested. Alterations of the near-sho…
ISEF · 2014
Two Transistor Ternary Random Access Memory
Energy: Chemical
The limitation of the speed of a computer is the access speed of its Random Access Memory (RAM). The growing disparity between CPU speed and RAM access times in computation is known as the m…
ISEF · 2014
Ultrasound-responsive Nanoparticles for Neurotherapeutic Delivery
Energy: Physical
Neurodegenerative diseases cause incurable neuronal damage and often result in fatality. A major challenge in treating neurodegenerative diseases is the inability to deliver drugs to the bra…
ISEF · 2014
Understanding the Mechanism behind Nanoparticle Enhanced Oral Absorption of Chemotherapeutic Drugs
Plant Sciences Third Award
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and currently treatment requires patients to receive chemotherapeutic drugs intravenously, which is both inconvenient and e…
ISEF · 2014
Unintended Consequences of Mosquito Pesticides on the Marine Environment: Potential Effects on the Threatened Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two commonly used insecticides for mosquito control on the Threatened coral Acropora cervicornis. The chemicals used in this study…
ISEF · 2014
Universal, MHC-E Restricted Killer T Cell Responses: Identification of a Novel Immune Response against HIV
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
With over 34 million people living with HIV today, a prophylactic vaccine is urgently needed.Due to a history of vaccine failure, a novel vaccine modality is necessary. Researchers studying…
ISEF · 2014
Unlock Anywhere
Energy: Chemical
My disabled grandmother has difficulty locking and unlocking her door, raising concern regarding her security. The goal of my project was to build a low cost device that would fit her existi…
ISEF · 2014
Unraveling the Mechanisms of Arsenic-Induced Stress in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Assessment of Potential Alleviation by Silicon Addition
Physics and Astronomy
Arsenic uptake in rice plants is a major global threat to food consumption. Addition of silicon has been found to mitigate the detrimental effects of arsenic exposure in rice plants (Oryza s…
ISEF · 2014
Use of Surfactant to Enhance Use-Efficiency of Nutrients by Foliar Application
Physics and Astronomy
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a destructive citrus disease occurring in over 40 countries. Ever since it was recognized near Miami in 2005, this disease has spread across Florida where 70% of the n…
ISEF · 2014
Using a Double Droplet System to Create a Fast-Focusing Liquid Lens
Energy: Chemical
Liquids possess potential for use as adaptive lenses; lenses that can change their optical properties. The Double Droplet System (DDS) provides a unique type of liquid lens, one that rapidly…
ISEF · 2014
Using Aliivibrio fischeri to Detect Water Toxins
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Aliivibrio Fischeri is a very effective, economical, and quick method to detect toxins in water using bioluminescence. In this experiment, toxicity of water was tested using the bioluminesce…
ISEF · 2014
Using Chemical Biology to Target the Inhibitors of Apoptosis
Plant Sciences
The inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) are a group of eight human proteins thought to inhibit apoptosis (programmed cell death), promoting cellular immortality characteristic of cancer cells. The…
ISEF · 2014
Using Google Trends to Enhance Predictive Models of Mortgage Delinquency to Mitigate Risk in the Loan Lending Process
Chemistry
Many global and national recessions have been caused by or exacerbated by bank failures. The most recent economic crisis, the recession of 2008, was triggered by a banking panic. Accurately…
ISEF · 2014
Using Intelligent Autonomous Holonomic Landing Gear in Crosswind Landings to Advance Aviation Safety
Engineering Mechanics
In his experiment the author uses a side slip to land a model Cessna 170 in crosswind conditions. He hypothesizes that equipping aircraft with intelligent autonomous holonomic landing gear i…
ISEF · 2014
Using Nanotechnology to Enhance Osteoblast Proliferation and Adhesion: Comparison of Different Implantable Biologically Inert Spinal Instrumentation Materials
Energy: Physical
Interface and colloid science has produced nanoparticles with which researchers can manipulate materials at atomic, molecular or supramolecular levels. This new and extremely small investiga…
ISEF · 2014
Using Piezoelectronics to Convert Energy from a Nontraditional Source: Vibration
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
This project was done to test which piezo element most efficiently converted the energy from a vibrational source. It was hypothesized that the V22B piezo element, with its superior design s…
ISEF · 2014
Using Water to Heat a Solar Hogan
Energy: Physical
The purpose of this scientific research was to build a solar panel and discover which section of the roof of a Hogan and which solar panel design absorbed the most energy to create the great…
ISEF · 2014
Utilizing Homologous Simplicial Complexes to Model Genomic Data
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Our project involves analyzing sets of genomic sequences and the underlying similarities and interconnected relations between them. Our project makes use of homology groups and the Smith-Wat…
ISEF · 2014
Utilizing Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Crystalline Poly(3-hexylthiophene) to Study Water Diffusion
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Many experts agree that energy may become the most important issue that society will face in the future. As fossil fuel sources are quickly being depleted and nuclear energy has proven to be…
ISEF · 2014
Utilizing the Isolated Components, Variation in Mammals, and Treatment Processes of Milk for Grain Yield Enhancement
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
This project explores themes of an organically friendly, globally accessible product of milk to increase grain yields. The supreme concepts behind the idea to use milk are to apply carbohydr…