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 · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
The topic of this project is influenced by a classical combinatorial geometry open problem, which recently sparked new interest - square covering. It is one of the fields, known to have appl…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Third Award
In order to meet the demands of computing and communication, new approaches are needed to increase data operating speeds to terahertz (THz) and higher frequencies. Guided wave devices afford…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death world-wide. Coronary CT angiography (CTA) provides a noninvasive method for diagnosing CAD by creating 3D data of the heart. Detec…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Environmental dust causes multiple problems, including negative effects on human health, impairment of machinery operation, and production of sensitive electronic components. Multiple types…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
Streptococcus pyogenes is the bacterium responsible for streptococcal pharyngitis, impetigo, and rheumatoid fever. As antibiotics are often ineffective due to increasing antibiotic resistanc…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
The effect of concussions on brain wave patterns was studied with a novel prototype device, incorporating a simple electroencephalography (EEG) headset, to assess its potential for concussio…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
Lymphosarcoma (LSA) is the most common malignant neoplasia in dogs. BIN1 is a 20 exon, ubiquitous membrane-associated protein that, in cancer cells, is alternatively transcribed to include e…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Third Award
Thousands of humans have lost their lives while trying to protect others in settings such as nuclear waste disposal, biohazard control, and natural disaster reconnaissance. The purpose of th…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Mammograms are the most popular method of early detection for breast cancer, the 3rd leading cause of death among women in the United States. In the United States, about 37 million mammograp…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
The zebrafish (Danio rerio) lateral line consists of a system of sensory organs that are optimal for in vivo studies of hair cell death and protection. Zebrafish hair cells are both structur…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
The purpose of this study was to determine the potential changes in the expression of microRNAs -155, -146a, -29a, and -21 in macrophages cultured under diabetic conditions. MicroRNA (miRNA)…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
The main objective of my project is to develop the simple, cost-effective, reusable electrochemical sensor (electronic tongue) that can simultaneously and accurately detect cadmium (Cd), mer…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Following stromal wounds, instrasomal cells tranform in myofibroblasts. The ensuing fibrosis results in fibrosis. Particularly in the cornea, TGFß-1 regulated fibrosis may impair vision by c…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
In the past decade, tuberculosis has become the most significant global health challenge due to co-infection with HIV/AIDS, antibiotic resistance and the ineffectiveness of BCG. Methylglyoxa…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software Third Award
Algae are one of the most promising sources of biofuels because of their environmental sustainability, and the direct use of algal lipids as fuels. Conventional methods of extracting these l…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
The genetic explanation of Type II Diabetes has been long explored in hopes of developing a therapeutic treatment. Recent developments have led to the discovery of Betatrophin, an adipokine…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common and costly neurodegenerative disease, increasing in prevalence and expense annually. This study investigated a method of passive immunization to p…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Iridium-based oxides have become a fertile ground for novel physics driven by strong spin-orbit coupling. Among them, honeycomb lattices Na2IrO3 and Li2IrO3 have drawn a great deal of attent…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software Third Award
Taro is an important crop to many nations, especially Hawaii where myth labels it the elder sibling of all Hawaiians. Being isolated, Hawaiian varieties of taro were susceptible to many fore…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
The derivative of the function is one of the most fundamental concepts in calculus; however there are a lot of functions, which cannot be differentiated in all points. As a result, mathemati…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Although several models have been proposed to account for the varying stabilities of alkanes, the ability of these models to fit experimental data remains controversial. The work presented h…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Most fundamental particles have a magnetic dipole moment. None yet is found to also have an electric dipole moment (EDM), i.e., a displacement of positive and negative charges along the dire…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
Functional equations are equations involving unknown functions. Solving such equations can be tedious and perplexing. However, utilizing the power of abstract algebra, solving them can be ma…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
In 2013 approximately 36 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide was released into the atmosphere – intensifying the greenhouse effect and contributing to global warming and rapid climate change. As de…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Third Award
When predicting a hurricane’s landfall location, small improvements in accuracy result in large savings of lives, property, and money. The project’s purpose was to apply a breakthrough metho…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
This experiment tested the effect of graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) on polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell power efficiency when the two substances were coated…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
Day by day there is an increasing need of cooler to preserve food stuff and fruits in rural areas, Musi Banyuasin regency, South Sumatera. Commonly Refrigeration systems in society uses elec…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
Four hundred tons of sulfamethazine are fed to livestock annually in North America to prevent disease and promote growth, but most of the drug is excreted unmetabolized into the environment.…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The objective of this project was to develop a method for identifying faces in situations where the face is angled away from the camera or partially obscured. Current state-of-the-art face r…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Multiplex automated genome engineering (MAGE) is a versatile tool for efficient genome-wide genetic modification. Serious limitations of MAGE's applicability include high cell death rate and…