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
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Meniscus injuries are among the most common orthopedic conditions, with approximately 1 million surgeries annually. Injuries in the avascular zone cannot self-regenerate, and modern scaffold…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Global warming has led to a significant escalation of the rate of coral bleaching, with 90% of reefs projected to experience bleaching annually by 2050. Coral bleaching often occurs when mar…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Solar photovoltaics are the fastest-growing renewable energy source, expected to account for over 16% of global electricity generation by 2050. Conventional silicon solar cells are more carb…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design Fourth Award
This project advances audio augmentation in augmented reality (AR) by developing a music-theoretic spatial sonification method. Although AR is increasingly used in education and entertainmen…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
E-cigarettes are a growing public-health concern, as new studies indicate that heavy metals, including lead, can be found in vape liquid. Despite this desperate need for research, the long-t…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Fully instrumented gait analysis provides clinicians with critical metrics for surgical planning and rehabilitation. It is the gold standard, combining infrared motion capture and force plat…
CSEF · 2026
Plant Biology (Junior Division) Fourth Award
When a potato I planted in the courtyard planter grew into a tiny, greenish potato, I wondered if the potatoes' growth was impacted by the courtyard's dense soil. This led me to my investiga…
CSEF · 2026
Materials Science (Junior Division) Fourth Award
Purpose: Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun can damage human skin, and many rely on clothing for protection. However, the UV blocking ability of fabric may decrease after repeated laund…
CSEF · 2026
Cognitive Science (Junior Division) Fourth Award
Priming is a psychological phenomenon that has a large impact on many aspects of society, including our day-to-day decisions. A particular form of priming, masked priming, can bias people's…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Nine of NOAA’s top 10 costliest natural disasters were major hurricanes, highlighting the logically clear need to protect the 40% of the global population living near coastal areas. Despite…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) remain limited to roughly 6–8% efficiency due to material constraints, but their solid-state design enables exceptional reliability. Thermophotovoltaic (TPV)…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Purpose: Current anti-cancer adoptive cell immunotherapies have three major hurdles: extraction and preservation of autologous cells; engineering, expansion, and activation of cells ex vivo;…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The assembly of Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs) is commonly attributed to hierarchical mergers at low redshift, yet the mechanisms governing their early-universe growth remain poorly quant…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Senior Division) Fourth Award
Climate change is increasing global temperatures and heat wave frequency, potentially accelerating lipid oxidation and shortening food shelf life. This study quantitatively examined how prol…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Parkinson's disease progression is worsened by chronic neuroinflammation and excessive microglial activation, making inflammatory pathways promising therapeutic targets. Among these strategi…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly lethal cancer with a 90% mortality rate. Standard treatments such as surgery and chemotherapy show high recurrence rates of ~85% due to PD…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Silk fibroin is a sustainable biopolymer with extraordinary mechanical properties derived from its hierarchical self-assembly into ß-sheet nanostructures. Biological silk spinning leverages…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design Fourth Award
Severe Speech and Motor Impairment (SSMI), including conditions like advanced-stage ALS, progressively traps individuals in their bodies. This loss of muscle control and communication abilit…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division) Fourth Award
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatological condition in children, affecting an estimated 300,000 children in the USA alone, with a global prevalence reach…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts Fourth Award
Kintsugi is a traditional Japanese restoration technique for repairing broken objects, making them more beautiful and cherished over time. Rather than hiding damage, kintsugi highlights repa…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Junior Division) Fourth Award
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ISEF · 2026
Microbiology Fourth Award
CRISPR–Cas systems enable bacteria to defend against viral infection through RNA-guided nucleases and accessory proteins, though the functions of many accessory components remain unclear. Th…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) accounts for over 90% of oral cancers, with 5-year survival rates below 60% due to late-stage diagnosis. Current diagnostic approaches rely on invasive su…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Known as the “rainforests of the sea” coral reefs support over 1 billion people. Yet the rising ocean temperatures have driven increasingly frequent coral bleaching events, threatening reefs…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) remains absent from AI research despite serving 600,000 Deaf Kenyans. Existing recognition systems, including those for ASL and BSL, fail under real-world conditio…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Senior Division) Fourth Award
Oil spills are a prevalent and persistent problem in the current work, where the NOAA Office of Response and Restoration responds to over 150 oil and chemical spills in U.S. waters annually.…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
IC 4634 is a planetary nebula with a striking double-S shape, whose curved arcs and distant knots preserve a record of its outflow history. This study presents the first 3D morpho-kinematic…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Anxiety is an ever-growing issue plaguing modern society as it becomes more prevalent in young adults and adolescents, particularly Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Despite the existence…
CSEF · 2026
Mathematical Sciences (Junior Division) Fourth Award
Humans inherently communicate through body movement. Therefore bodily expressions serve as a powerful but often subconscious channel for emotion and social signaling. Despite progress in vis…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Microplastics have been a growing problem within the biomedical and health fields. However, mechanistic links between dietary exposure, molecular interaction, physiological impact, and mitig…