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 · 2017
Microbiology Second Award
Recent scientific and journalistic publications have called into question the validity and efficacy of flossing. This project aims to determine whether flossing benefits dental health by ana…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
In 1926, 2600 intricately folded letters from the 17th century were discovered. Opening the letters risks losing the folding patterns, breaking the seals, and destroying the text. Recently,…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
This project studied the effects of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) on their host galaxies in relation to their inherent properties. It also shed light on the Shankar et al. (2016) controve…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
The objective of this project is to derive the vertical air currents in hurricanes using a physics-based model to describe the dropsonde fall speed in still air. By assuming that the dropson…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Second Award
Due to toxic industrial waste environmental pollution due has become one of the most significant problems nowadays. Most widely-used method of utilization of carbon monoxide, a poisonous byp…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals Of all Green House Gases (GHGs), CO2 causes highest surface warming and shows highest correlation with temperature. Currently majority of CO2 emissions are from fossil fuels…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals With up to one million people in just the United States reported to be missing limbs due to birth defects, injuries, or illness, the need for replacement prostheses is extre…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My goal of this project was to determine the best consumer wind turbine for the urban environment. Methods/Materials To make this project very reliable I decided to test 4 t…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
To address global fresh water scarcity, a novel hydrogel based seawater desalination technique using a superabsorbent starch based polymer is proposed. Current approaches rely on thermal, me…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Surface plasmons are vibrations from free electrons residing on the surfaces of metals such as gold. Since the frequency (or the wavelength) of these vibrations is very sensitive to surface…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Liver tissue for transplant is unviable for many patients as a result of hepatocellular damage during transport. Standard cold storage, the usual method of transport has been shown in multip…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Antibiotic resistance constitutes one of the world's greatest public health issues. Through natural selection, bacteria have developed mechanisms that confer this resistance - creating a pre…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
More than 700,000 people worldwide die annually from infections caused by drug-resistant bacteria (CDC). One major contributor to antibiotic resistance is the overuse of antibiotics in agric…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The number of wearable and implantable devices (WIDs) used is projected to reach 515 million by 2017. A major limitation with many WIDs is the need for expensive and cumbersome battery repla…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Pollution control is currently viewed as a cost, something to be avoided and ideally passed down to the next generations. This study focuses on converting nutrient pollution into a product o…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The objective of this study is to test electroencephalogram (EEG) segments to determine if a logistic regression classification algorithm can predict epileptic seizures based on the variance…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals When you apply for a job, you probably had to turn a paper or email resume. But when I grow up and apply for a job, employers will probably google me or look me up on social…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals To date, over 5000 exoplanet candidates have been discovered orbiting around stars other than our Sun. However, the vast majority of planet systems discovered are considered…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Vocabulary is essential part of education and facilitates effective communication. Many learn vocabulary by memorizing definitions without understanding and never use them.…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this research project was to develop an intuitive self-help software application for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that features novel virtual tre…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to develop a computer vision algorithm for solving the problem of exhaustively searching for a predefined path, by solely analyzing a video…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this project are to: Deliver near-real-time global plant productivity information from NASA's OCO-2 satellite to average farmers and researchers. Assist fa…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this task was to determine if the power output of a three blade horizontal axis wind turbine could be improved by incorporating simple whale tubercles into…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if an amateur astronomer can contribute to science by measuring double stars accurately using amateur methods and equipment. Mea…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Viral diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. Methods currently used to diagnose viral infection take too long and are lab-based and expensive. An urgent need exists for a tool to d…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Viral diseases are a leading cause of death worldwide. In order to control the spread of viral infections and minimize fatalities, we must be able to detect virus pathogens…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how the strength of wooden joints made with nails, screws, and/or glue compare. After researching the topic and choosing 15 joint types, I hypothesized…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals Any structure carried into space must be lightweight due to the high cost of space travel. Structures made from cuboct trusses are actively studied by NASA due to their easy…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
A cat released in mid-air devoid of angular momentum or anything to push off easily maneuvers to land on its feet. Similarly, a diver can leave a diving board with no angular momentum and ye…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the (test device) EZ TIE EMERGENCY TEMPORARY VASCULAR SHUNT. The time and feasibility, was compared to the (control device)…