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 · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most predominant malignant brain cancer in adults without prognosis improvement in decades. Nevertheless, 83% of GBM cases have Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase pro…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
Mycorrhizal fungi establish underground networks that form symbiotic relationships with almost all plant species and facilitate crucial ecological processes, but habitat degradation is their…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
This study introduces an innovative intervention using sleep wave simulation therapy to treat panic attacks. Panic disorder is a disabling condition characterized by recurrent, unexpected pa…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering Second Award
With rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions accelerating climate change, carbon capture technologies have become essential. Cryogenic carbon capture (CCC) leverages low temperatures to separa…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology Second Award
C1 compounds—methanol, formaldehyde, and formate—are toxic environmental pollutants associated with hazardous spills, water contamination, and severe health effects, including blindness, can…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease. Early diagnosis and efficient rehabilitation are critical, while current methods of in person clinical consul…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences Second Award
PawPath is a non-invasive, risk-free gait monitoring device that assesses orthopedic and neurodegenerative diseases in canines. Gait abnormalities, which often signal conditions like arthrit…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Significant ultrafine particle (UFP) exposure can cause serious health problems for individuals driving on-road. Despite this, internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs), which account for…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
The spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, is an invasive planthopper species that feeds on a wide variety of plant hosts, causing an estimated $3 billion in damages in the United Sta…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Stroke is a leading cause of both morbidity and long-term disability. Timely and accurate detection is critical, as ischemic stroke (IS), caused by blood clots blocking brain circulation, an…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
Caffeine, a prevalent compound in human wastewater, has emerged as a reliable anthropogenic biomarker for detecting septic tank contamination in aquatic systems due to its minimal natural oc…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics Second Award
The difficulty of prime factorization is essential to keeping our world secure. However, the rise of quantum computing poses a major threat to this security, and thus, it is imperative to di…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry Second Award
Hyperactive Wnt signalling causes over 90% of colorectal and 50% of breast cancers. It is driven by excessive nuclear translocation of mutant ß-catenin (ArmS10 in Drosophila), yet the exact…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, has been associated with a range of cardiovascular complications, including arrhythmias and cardiomyopathy. This study investigates how the SARS-CoV-2 spike p…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder affecting millions of women worldwide. It is characterized by irregular periods, alopecia, hyperandrogenism, infertility, hirsutis…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science Second Award
With more than 360 million tons of plastic produced each year, plastic pollution has become a critical issue as plastics accumulate in our environment and inside us; microplastics are even k…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology Second Award
Quorum Sensing (QS) is a bacterial communication pathway that mediates population-based activity activities such as virulence, motility, conjugation, and biofilm formation. Specifically, QS-…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Second Award
This project presents an innovative Thrust-Vectoring Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) specifically designed to perform contact-based inspections(ultrasonic crack detection, wave check, and adhe…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics Second Award
We propose a gated neural framework for solving partial differential equations (PDEs) of the form L(u(x)) = f(x), where x ? O ? Rn and u : O ? R. The solution u(x) is expressed as a residual…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations model how proteins change conformation during key processes like folding and substrate binding. However, simulating every atom, as is done in all-atom sim…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry Second Award
Biofuels are vital in combating climate change by offering a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Efficiently converting waste materials into fuel…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Speech disorders such as stuttering, articulation errors, and atypical vocal patterns affect millions of children worldwide, limiting communication and confidence. Traditional therapy, while…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Background: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons due to alpha-synuclein (AS) aggregation. Microbiome dysbiosis has been reco…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, yet its death rate is decreasing because of advancements in early detection. Although current imaging systems like mammograms, ult…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
With the leading causes of death in America, heart disease and cancer, requiring the use of medical radioisotopes for diagnostic and treatment purposes, and a limited amount of production si…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is a promising biomaterial for wound healing and regenerative medicine due to its biocompatibility, water retention, and high tensile strength. This study evaluates…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
In vitro drug sensitivity testing is critical for identifying effective cancer treatments. However, due to the vast number of potential drug monotherapies and combination therapies, in vitro…
ISEF · 2025
Technology Enhances the Arts Second Award
Sign language serves as the main means of communication for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community, yet barriers persist for non-signers who either lack the practical exposure to master it o…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Currently, there is a noticeable lack of AI in the medical field to support doctors in treating heterogenous diseases such as Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), which has a five-year survival ra…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide, killing about 17.9 million people annually. Most CVDs are age-related, driven by gradual damage to blood vessels, als…