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 · 2024
Chemistry
PURPOSE The project's purpose is to determine the number of particles in a mole, which is Avogadro's number. My hypothesis is that a mole of any substance contains a definite number of parti…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry Second Award
Green fluorescent proteins (GFP) are used as markers to image ß-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer's diagnosis, visualize cancer progression, and measure drug toxicity. However, the large size of…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Reed and Slater's rules do not accurately calculate effective nuclear charge in f-filling elements, and subsequent ionization energy values of these elements are difficult to find experiment…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from a plant, is currently used as a superior antimalarial agent. Because of a recent discovery of artemisinin-resistant parasites, there is an…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Onion, ginger and tea, which are common foods, have antioxidant activity due to polyphenolic compounds such as flavonoids. In this study, I employed 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (hereinafte…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Cattle breeding and feeding requires large areas of pasture and is dependent on climate and designed soil. The use of supplementation is often necessary and in general the agroindustrial res…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Avian influenza, or bird flu, has been present since the early 20th century, with the first outbreak recorded in Scotland in 1959. Notable outbreaks occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Whether a diabetic or dieting, it's convenient to know how much sugar is actually in a food. Yes, the amount of sucrose is on the nutrition label, but what about the hidden sugar glucose tha…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
In the evolving world of sustainable energy, hydrogen production by photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting stands out as a highly promising approach. Yet, challenges like limited light a…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Third Award
The accumulation of heavy metal ions in wastewater poses significant health and environmental risks as heavy metals are known to be toxic and bioaccumulate in living organisms. In recent yea…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Microalgae is one of the best biofuel candidates due to its ease of growth in many water environments, high lipid content, and lack of overlap with food production. The separation of microal…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Second Award
Steadfast technological advancements have driven notable growth in the demand for efficient and affordable power sources, with production of the lithium-ion battery surging nearly 700% in th…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Water scarcity continues to threaten populations worldwide, especially in less developed countries where industries tend to establish factories. As a result, many developing areas lack clean…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalysis is an effective water purification method against rising rates of dye pollution, but the energy-consuming UV light it requires limits large-scale deplo…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
The growing demand for finding alternative and renewable resources of energy has sparked interest in speeding up the catalyst selection for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER). Density Fun…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Our project aims to upcycle waste sugarcane bagasse which will be used to synthesize nanocellulose, investigating the effectiveness of nanocellulose, bagasse powder and unrefined sugarcane b…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Fourth Award
Several tons of crustacean waste are generated globally due to the mass consumption of seafood such as shrimp, lobster, crab, etc. These are a reservoir of renewable resources such as chitin…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
The purpose of this research is to create a homemade chemical that decreases bacteria in school desks. This is to decrease the rate of intoxication by cleaning products and decrease the bact…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry Second Award
Human milk satisfies a baby’s every need. By providing essential nutrients and biologically active factors, milk promotes the infant’s growth and development. Milk also safeguards the infant…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Noni (Morinda citrifolia) is a traditional Southeast Asian medicinal plant with research indicating antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activity, as well as benefits for cardiovas…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Current radiobiology research focusses to identify radioprotective agents that can protect normal tissues from radiation-induced injury due to accidental exposures. Recently, cardamonin has…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Interstellar icy layers on dust grains are critical venues for astrochemical reactions, influencing the fates of celestial entities and even life itself. These layers, mostly composed of wat…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Current chemical separation procedures are highly energy-intensive. More specifically, the gas separation industry is facing challenges with extreme pressures and temperatures, from cryogeni…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
This study explores how human body temperature fluctuations affect neurotransmitter precursor amino acids involved in dopamine and serotonin production, aiming to understand their behavior a…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
17ß-estradiol (E2) is a steroidal estrogen used in agriculture to promote animal growth and increase milk yield cows, and is the most common endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) found in wast…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Chronic hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance are prequels to type II diabetes mellitus. Previous studies from our laboratory have demonstrated that the Bromodomain-and-Extra-Terminal prot…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Immunochemical methods are commonly used for the analysis of biological samples not only in diagnostics but also in primary research. Based on the unique reaction between antibody and antige…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Fourth Award
In nature, many animals change their colors or shapes to adapt to various environments, sparking a research trend in environmental adaptive materials. Light-responsive cholesteric liquid cry…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a terrible neurodegenerative disorder, claiming the lives of 2.27 million people annually. HD is caused by an increase in the soluble and mutant forms of the hun…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Currently, the invention of cost-efficient technologies for the remediation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is of growing interest and importance. As a proof of concept, we have deve…