From March 11th through 16th, forty top high school scientists have come together in Washington D.C. for the annual Intel Science Talent Search competition. The Intel Science Talent Search is the country’s most prominent science research competition which offers the chance  for high school seniors to present their research to a group of professional scientists. These students are competing for $630K in awards with the winner receiving $100,000 from the Intel Foundation.
We headed to D.C. to meet with these young …

In addition to our Part I and Part II coverage of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, we also have some video interviews of some of the finalists on the show floor – check it out! And dont forget to vote for your favorite projects here in the People’s Choice Awards.

This is part II of our coverage of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2009. For even more of thefinalists and their projects, check out part I on Chip Chick.

Face Recognition: Is It a Match?
Varuna Rao
Union High School, Tulsa, OK
Varuna Rao researched heavily in to the technology behind facial recognition computer systems, determined to discover just how accurate they are. After several tests, Varuna determined that the probability of finding a match using a typical GUI-based software program with a margin of error …

There is a common misconception that boys are better at math and science than girls. According to the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, young women are doing really well when it comes to math and science test scores. In half of the participating countries, there was no visible test score difference between boys and girls. Which is why it shouldn’t be too surprising that 40 percent of this year’s 300 Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists are girls. The Intel Science Talent Search is …