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 · 2016
Third Award
Beta-lactamase hydrolyzes beta-lactam antibiotics, making antibiotic treatment of bacterial infections ineffective. An emerging beta-lactamase, carbapenemase, can even hydrolyze last resort…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
This study explores several ways to make liquid droplets levitate and oscillate. These physical phenomena are detailed through five different processes: the Leidenfrost effect, vibrations fo…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
When cold air outbreak occurs, honeycomb-like patterns called cellular clouds often display widely on satellite images. They appear frequently in winter, but receive little attention in rese…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
The economics of wind energy can become a lot more favorable with high power wind turbines which could be feasible with higher-field magnets. (Gd,Y)BaCuO superconductor tapes with embedded B…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
As antibiotic resistance becomes an ever-greater issue, understanding of bacterial evolution is crucial. Growth advantage in stationary phase (GASP) enables rapid evolution in stress conditi…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
This study presents a method to regenerate the beat sound of King Seong-deok Divine Bell with a bicycle rim. The bell is a representative Korean bell of which weight is 18.9 Ton, mouth diame…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Increasing atmospheric CO2 levels and depleting fertility in agricultural soils is a world-wide dilemma. A variety of processes and interactions occur between plants and soil microbial commu…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Besides anthropogenic influences, the effects of temperature and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Cycles on Chelonoidea are a secondary effect towards the decline of the population of the…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
In 2014 alone, 39.8 billion tons of CO2 were emitted globally, invoking fears of an intensification of the greenhouse gas effect and the propagation of pollution in large cities. As such, th…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
A major concern during winter is the ability to travel safely on roadways during inclement weather. Do you know which product melts more ice from roadways, keeps the roads clear from ice the…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is a type of primary liver tumor that is difficult to diagnose, and surgical resection is the only viable therapeutic option for patients. Studies show…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Cotton is produced in about 80 countries in the world. India has the largest area of 12 million hectares under cultivation of cotton which is 35% of the global area. Cotton is grown in 11 st…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Two novel collection methods using slab gels and glass microspheres have been successfully established to study the cementing processes via enzymatic activity occurring at the adhesion inter…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Over 360 million people across the world are deaf (328 million adults and 32 million children), however many of them benefit from the usage of sign language to communicate. While, previously…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Microbial Desalination Cells (MDCs), modified microbial fuel cells with a chamber for water desalination made of ion exchange membranes, are a promising new technology in environmentally sus…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) is a Neglected Tropical Disease caused by the parasitic nematodes Wuchereria and Brugia. Over 120 million people worldwide are infected and more than 1.4…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Global carbon dioxide emissions have become one of the most pressing concerns for the world, as the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris suggests; however, global reduction…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Mutations in the human ACVR1 receptor protein have been proven to cause the degenerative disease Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP). To date, in vivo methods of small-molecule drug…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most commonly seen neurodegenerative diseases in our society. Parkinson’s has no cure and it worsens over time, leading to severe impairments, a smalle…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
With the WHO predicting antibiotic-resistant infections to claim 300 million lives by 2050-a number that exceeds the rates of cancer and heart disease combined-, our society is facing a daun…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Carcinogenic and mutagenic dyes in industrial wastewater have significant adverse effects on aquatic flora and fauna. Current methods of physicochemical and biological treatments to eliminat…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Third Award
This research created a novel system capable of targeting cells based only on their mRNA sequences that would, upon recognition of a predetermined, target, mRNA sequence in a particular cell…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Melanoma, the most lethal and common form of skin cancer, is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-containing cells known as melanocytes. It has an estimated mortality rate of 63%…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
The emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria poses a grave threat to global health. This research aimed to inhibit one of the main cellular mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), ce…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Robots and computers are now essential tools in today’s society that automate tasks in every field. Programmers utilize the concepts of machine learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
The solar to electrical conversion efficiency of photovoltaic panels suffers when they operate at elevated temperatures. It was hypothesized that a passive phase change material (PCM) based…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Platinum-based drugs are irreplaceable in cancer chemotherapy, including three globally approved generations: cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin, however, these drugs still have undesira…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Synergistic drug combinations for cancer have the potential to save millions of lives each year through lowering toxicity, limiting side effects, and drastically increasing the efficacy of t…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
To decrease the distance of model rocket drift after deploying a recovery system, the project goal was to develop a low-cost, guided system to bring a model rocket back to the launch area. A…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. Although AD research is bustling, a concrete and effective treatment has yet to be found. The purpose of this proj…