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 · 2015
Third Award
Mikania micrantha is an weed, that has become a significant issue around the world disturbing natural interactions between plants and their environments. It destructs native plants, and thus…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disabilities, second leading cause of death, and among the fastest-growing diseases (WHO, 2014). Its steadily increasing incidence and poor treatment…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
This engineering project seeks to develop a novel refrigeration system implementing carbon dioxide (CO2) as an alternative refrigerant to the hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) currently in use in do…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Since acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous disease with respect to genetic mutations and clinical outcomes, identifying the best therapy treatment method for patients remains the…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Around the world, electrical energy isn't always easy to obtain. In many developing countries, common electrical energy is close to nonexistent. While there are not as many large cities and…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective for this project was to determine what objects/liquids are safe and which ones are dangerous. I play volleyball, and after playing all day at the beach, my wate…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Internet as we know 5 years ago was made of mostly computers. Today it is more than computers - cars, dishwashers, clothing, keychains - the Internet of Things has arriv…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Gastrointestinal graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a severe complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in which donor T cells attack host tissues. Immunosuppressant…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
The Great East Japan Earthquake caused serious damage due to many mountain slope failures, indicating the necessity of predicting the locations and extents of such failures in advance. In th…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Antifouling boat hull paint contains biocides and copper which can harm sea creatures and even humans. There are other kinds of boat hull paints that are environmentally saf…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which plant will germinate faster, the invasive plant (Limonium ramosissimum) or the native (Limonium californicum) under the conditions of lig…
CSEF · 2015
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The primary objective was to determine if the number of cosmic rays changes with altitude. The secondary objective was to obtain temperature, other flight data, and video. M…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Chronic inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of seven of the ten leading causes of mortality in the U.S. However, current anti-inflammatory drugs are oftentimes ineffective and/or cy…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
The water storage tanks used across Pakistan are usually made of fiber or plastic. The temperature of water in these storage tanks rises unbearably in summers and falls in winters. This prob…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Loss of control over hand motor ability and voluntary movements, as well as tremor, is seen in numerous people including those with neurological diseases. This reduces the quality of life an…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Pain is one of the most pervasive aspects of daily life, afflicting more Americans than cancer and heart disease combined. Recent research has focused on producing localized pain relievers t…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Chronic kidney disease causes progressive loss of renal function, often without visible or specific symptoms in early stages. In the end stage, dialysis or renal transplantation is unavoidab…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Develop novel hardware and software for a compact, low cost inertial navigation system (INS) for use in model aircraft. Data recorded in-flight by the INS should allow an ac…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
With increasingly-complex concepts being developed in areas such as aerospace engineering, 3D printing is relied upon for prototyping and part manufacturing. However, due to the additive met…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Implanted biomedical devices, such as pacemakers use batteries as power sources. These batteries run out over time and patients must undergo surgery to replace these batteries. Due to the hi…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Photodynamic cancer therapy (PDT) is an emerging technology that treats a variety of cancers without any side effects. In PDT, photosensitizers accumulated near cancer tumors are activated t…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Imidacloprid (IMI) is the most utilized insecticide and an emerging contaminant. IMI acts as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) agonist. 6-chloronicotinic acid (6-CNA) is a photodegr…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Annually, over 1.5 million bone grafts occur in the United States, many that are specific to bone allografts. Computer-assisted surgeries leveraging the 3-dimensional (3D) features of graphi…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which type of graphite is best for making graphene. Methods/Materials I used the graphite 2B, 3B, 4B, 6B, 9B, and the magic…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Purpose of the Experiment: Today, it is impossible to control inner-cast pressure during the patient's healing process. The human limb can change its volume after an injury therefore irregul…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
One out of every twenty hospital patients will contract a nosocomial infection from invasive devices. We investigated the hypothesis that graphene, graphene oxide and silver nanoparticles po…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which of three different types of plastic would decompose at the fastest rate when exposed to the bacteria Pseudomonas fluo…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the capabilities of certain lactic acid bacteria species to bind aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in milk. AFM1 is a carcinogenic mycotoxin that is often f…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
In this current study, electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid was carried out by cyclical voltammetry utilizing novel Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) electrode coated with doped (…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
According to U.S. Energy Administration Information, each day more than 100 million of air conditioners use massive amount of energy to cool down the daily stuffiness, in U.S. The problem is…