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.
CSEF · 2026
Mathematical Sciences (Senior Division) Third Award
When the number of qubits in a quantum system becomes extremely large, the system exhibits continuous, rather than discretized, behavior. These macroscopic systems are of interest at the int…
CSEF · 2026
Computational Science (Senior Division) Third Award
Alzheimer's disease (AD) affects over 55 million individuals globally, yet fewer than 5% of cases are diagnosed at the mild cognitive impairment stage when therapeutic intervention is most e…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design Third Award
Deepfake videos are increasingly convincing, yet current detectors show a frustrating gap between lab performance (over 90% accuracy) and real-world results (50–60% AUC) with latencies too s…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Leukemia remains a leading cause of global cancer mortality, with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) presenting the most aggressive clinical profile with frequent relapse even after treatment. Ove…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which encompasses Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, affects about 5 million people worldwide and is caused by the inflammation of the gastrointestinal…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a major public health concern, causing over 1.3 million deaths globally each year. Despite its links to cancer and respiratory disease, SHS is difficult to detect i…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
The World Health Organization (WHO) states over 2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water, exposing them to heavy metals, pesticides, and microbial toxins that cause cancer and dev…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Purpose: In Zimbabwe 72% of schoolgirls can’t affordable sanitary products. Globally, 500 million women and girls have inadequate access to sanitary products contributing to period poverty.…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
OBJECTIVE: Cochlear implants (CIs) are the standard for treating profound sensorineural hearing loss, yet postoperative speech perception outcomes remain highly variable. This study hypothes…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic, unemployment rates have steadily risen from 3.4% in April 2023 to 4.4% most recently in 2026. Amidst escalating economic inequality and worker burnout, onli…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
The study of exocomets, cometary bodies orbiting stars beyond our solar system, is essential for understanding planetary disc formation and the origins of life. Unfortunately, exocomets are…
CSEF · 2026
Materials Science (Junior Division) Third Award
In my project, I investigate the workability of soap. Workable soap is soft enough to easily slice, flexible enough to shape, and stretchy enough to bend without cracking. For three years, I…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics Third Award
Disease outbreaks are dynamical systems that can abruptly cross critical transitions and escalate into epidemics. While early warning of epidemics is essential for life-saving interventions,…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science Third Award
Over 2 billion people globally lack access to fresh water, and in recent years, fog harvesting has emerged as a promising solution in water-scarce regions. Yet, the only widely implemented s…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Pressure ulcers affect 2.5+ million people annually in the U.S., contributing to 60,000+ deaths and $26+ billion in healthcare costs. Current prevention methods remain inadequate. Preventive…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry Third Award
Liver fibrosis is a global health crisis, affecting approximately 7.3% of adults worldwide. The disease is progressive, with advanced stages characterized by formation of a permanent extrace…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science Third Award
Skin cancer drives a global crisis with >7 million projected annual cases, yet clinical diagnostics remain inaccessible. This profound socioeconomic barrier is mirrored in Arizona, where the…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of three between-inning recovery methods [Active recovery (AR), passive recovery (PR), and electromuscular stimulation (EMS)] among high…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Junior Division) Third Award
Vitamin C is a crucial variable needed in the human body in order for it to fruition accordingly. However, when food is cooked, the concentration level of vitamin C can be significantly decr…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences Third Award
Increasing concentrations of metals in groundwater and waterways that are leached from coal ash ponds threaten aquatic life and drinking water quality. Phytoremediation poses a potential sol…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Motion-induced quicksand, or secondary rheology, refers to the sinking of an object into dry sand fluidized by distant movement in the same granular medium. In granular environments like des…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division) Third Award
Screen time has shown to negatively impact physical and mental health in teenagers, with video games linked to higher risks of developing socioemotional problems and depression. Empathy is a…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division) Third Award
DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism by which an organism’s gene expression is altered through the addition of methyl groups onto specific areas of DNA known as CpG islands. Drosophila…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts Third Award
Most smart glasses today are prohibitively expensive and closed source, making them difficult to integrate into custom projects. My vision is to make the beauty of AR more available worldwid…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Wildfires pose significant threats to ecosystems and communities worldwide. While visible flames can be readily captured, the underlying thermofluidic processes governing atmospheric fire sp…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Arterial stenosis, the narrowing of arteries by plaque buildup, is the primary cause of cardiovascular diseases. Diseased arteries often contain multiple or non-uniform stenoses, so clinical…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division) Third Award
Objectives According to W.H.O., 400 million people worldwide suffer from alcohol addiction. Due to this, this research aimed to find a treatment for alcohol addiction through a Drosophila mo…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division) Third Award
This study builds on last year’s research demonstrating that spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum) reduce formaldehyde (HCHO) levels in polluted air in a sealed environment. This year, I test…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) exhibits substantial heterogeneity in long-term developmental outcomes. Children with similar early symptoms often follow divergent cognitive and adaptive-func…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division) Third Award
Liquids are ubiquitous in industrial and chemical applications. They are typically composed of geometrically rough colloidal particles that exhibit complex dynamical behavior arising from mi…