38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science Fourth Award
Scanning transmission electron microscopy (S/TEM) is essential for atomic-scale research that drives advances in energy materials and nanotechnology, but its operation is limited by labor-in…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology Fourth Award
In this project, we aimed to investigate the potential use of phages (bacterial viruses) as a form of biocontrol against bacterial plant pathogens. Our goal was to specifically test the effe…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
EquiliMind is a multimodal fall-prevention system designed to address the unpredictable vertigo, imbalance, and sudden fall risk associated with Ménière’s disease. Current clinical approache…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Aphonia—complete loss of voice following stroke or laryngeal surgery—affects millions worldwide yet lacks practical, non-invasive communication solutions. This study was deeply motivated by…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RAMIS) was used in millions of procedures in 2025. Despite its widespread adoption, current systems largely lack force-sensing capabilities and r…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division) Fourth Award
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of disabilities and deaths worldwide, with Americans experiencing 2.5 million hospitalizations and fatalities annually and $19B in economic…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Individuals spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, so maintaining a good Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is important. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is an essential component of IAQ, as t…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science Fourth Award
Large-scale reforestation efforts often struggle due to the large cost associated with seeding and low growth yield due to pest predation on seeds. To negate pests, blanket application of ch…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
Since 1993, the IAEA has reported 4,243 radioactive accidents, causing deaths due to radioactive lost/stolen sources and leaks. Therefore, surveying contaminated areas using a UAV-based plat…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
By 2052, one quarter of the population will be over the age of 65, with adults over 85 the fastest growing segment. Supporting older adults to maintain their independence is a global priorit…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science Fourth Award
Microbial contamination in healthcare and marine environments compromises safety and incurs billions in costs. To address this, a parametric study was conducted on eight cast Cu-Zn-Al-Sn all…
CSEF · 2026
Product Science (Junior Division) Fourth Award
Problem/Question: This project investigates whether multi-sensor fire alarms have faster response times than single or dual sensor alarms under controlled fire simulations. Procedure: I used…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Localized surface plasmons (LSPs) are collective oscillations of free electrons on metallic nanoparticles. By confining light into nanoscale volumes, LSPs generate strong electromagnetic nea…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology Fourth Award
Chlamydia trachomatis (Ctr) causes over 130 million urogenital infections annually. Despite high genetic similarity, Chlamydia muridarum (Cm) exhibits different host tropism. Interspecies di…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry Fourth Award
Traditional “best-before” dates on packaged meat are often rough estimates that do not take real storage conditions into account which can increase the risk of consuming spoiled food, posing…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design Fourth Award
Multi-agent AI systems are increasingly prevalent in various fields ranging from autonomous drone systems to healthcare assistant robots. Achieving success in complex environments requires e…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Clutch is a hybrid electrostatic dry adhesive climbing robot, and is a culmination of a research and development project. For the past few decades, researchers have been trying to replicate…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, with a 5-year survival rate of 12%. Mesenchymal quadruple negative breast cancer (QNBC) is a mol…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
Adequate access to tactile resources such as braille and tactile images is one of the largest challenges towards improving the blind or visually impaired (BVI) education level and socially c…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division) Fourth Award
Cell signaling is the process by which cells sense external cues, convert them into biochemical signals, and trigger physiological responses such as gene expression or protein activation. Ma…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Global agricultural sustainability is currently threatened by the inefficient use of chemical fertilizers, which often leach into ecosystems as pollutants rather than being absorbed by crops…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Diffractive sails are a novel aerospace propulsion concept that direct photon momentum through controlled diffraction. By electrically controlling how light is redirected as it passes throug…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science Fourth Award
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are anthropogenic contaminants used in superomniphobic products, due to the exceptional stability of their carbon–fluorine bonds, that allow them t…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry Fourth Award
Oxidative stress is a harmful bodily process which is linked to diseases like cancer and heart disease. Azo dyes have demonstrated bioactivity, specifically antioxidant and antibacterial pro…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Classified under the Bromodomain-Extra Terminal family, Brd4 plays a crucial role in the transcriptional activation of genes involved in immunity, leading to sterile inflammation and fibrosi…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
3D point clouds are fundamental to robot perception and 3D reconstruction. However, due to interference, they often contain outliers which distort surface geometry and degrade the performanc…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division) Fourth Award
This project is focused on the creation of SolVRIX, a low-cost (<$1000), high-fidelity DIY 1H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer designed to bridge the gap between ultra-low-field…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Hundreds of U.S. workers are killed annually performing inspections in confined spaces, industrial facilities, and critical infrastructure, with thousands more suffering severe injuries (Bur…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Every 3 seconds, a new case of dementia is diagnosed worldwide, and more than 55 million people live with dementia, underscoring the need for innovative, accessible complementary strategies…
CSEF · 2026
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division) Fourth Award
Chronic wounds affect ~40 million individuals annually, and often persist in a prolonged inflammatory phase greatly delaying tissue regeneration while increasing the risk of infection and mo…