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
Natural products offer great promise as pharmaceuticals due to evolutionary optimization not seen in their synthetic counterparts, and because they exist beyond the reaches of most synthetic…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
MDM2 amplification occurs in approximately 40 to 60% of human sarcomas such as liposarcoma. MDM2 protein, an E3 ubiquitin-ligase, negatively regulates p53, a tumor suppressor inactivated in…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
This research was a two-part experiment to discover new antibiotics. The first part was reacting erythromycin with morpholine and propyl amine to see if a reaction occurred. Erythromycin and…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Ascorbic acid, or vitamin C, has been identified as a potential cancer therapeutic due to its abundance, specificity to cancer cells, and low toxicity. In high doses, it has the capacity to…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the gender discrepancy in Alzheimer's disease (AD), in which females are two-thirds more likely to be diagnosed with the disease than men. This was…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
This project investigated the extent to which fertilizer alters the pH and dissolved oxygen levels of freshwater. For pH testing, I used a Wide Range pH Indicator solution with 10mL of sampl…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
The project aims to explore the use of plant corrosion inhibitors compared to toxic bike chain lubricants on carbon steel bike chains. Current bike maintenance companies use petroleum and to…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Gas sensing is vital for human health, industrial safety, and adherence to air quality standards (Tonezzer & Van Duy, 2023). Metal phthalocyanines (MPc’s) are promising gas sensing candidate…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Over 50 million people are diagnosed with neurodegenerative diseases worldwide, however the fundamental molecular mechanisms for the development of these diseases are not well-researched. Un…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
With single-use plastic accumulating and damaging the environment, new and sustainable solutions must be found. One way to do so is using chitosan, found in shrimp shells, and glycerol, a co…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
The hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) monolayer, sharing the same crystalline structure and isoelectronic properties with graphene, is well-recognized for its wide band gap semiconductor nature…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Is chitin resistant to Gamma radiation? On the span of years, there had been many problems regarding radiation from pregnant women incapable of entering radiation rooms to nuclear weapons. T…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Third Award
Oil spills constitute a serious threat to both the economy and the environment, disturbing the ecosystem. According to the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation Limited (ITOPF) in…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Second Award
Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier and a promising candidate for realizing carbon-neutral systems, as its only byproduct is water. However, the lack of clean water is a significant barrier t…
CSEF · 2023
Chemistry Third Award
Cellular senescence is the singular most significant risk factor in disease pathogenesis, particularly for chronic diseases including cancer, diabetes, disease, stroke, and dementia. Senesce…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Adsorption of Dyes and Heavy Metals From Water Using a Mixture of Jordanian Diatomite and Bentonite. Sewar Sadi Kamel Alsalal. Jordan/Aqaba. Dyes, and metal ions represent common and dangero…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of Autism Spectrum Disorder. FXS is caused by transcriptional silencing of the FMR1 gene, which leads to the loss of the translati…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Third Award
Determining transdermal permeability of compounds facilitates an understanding of drug distribution, improving quality of medical care. The study’s purpose was to analyze transdermal drug ab…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Second Award
Parkinson’s disease is a neurological disorder that impacts the movement control of patients due to the degeneration of neurons, reducing the dopaminergic levels in the brain. This causes sy…
CSEF · 2023
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Palladium (Pd) nanoparticles are widely accepted as one of the most active methane combustion catalysts. Synthesizing these nanoparticles in a particular size range can play an important rol…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry First Award
Safeguarding food quality and safety is essential to people's livelihoods. Over recent years, the ingestion of food-borne pathogens and their related metabolic toxins increasingly affects pu…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
In 2021, 400 million megatons of shrimp were produced. The average American consumes 4 lbs. of shrimp annually. However, despite the large consumption, there are no available methods to test…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Better therapeutics for prostate cancer are needed as over 34,000 American men are estimated to die of prostate cancer in 2023. Natural products have been valuable sources of anticancer agen…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry Third Award
As the emission of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere continues to contribute to climate change, the search for a cleaner energy source prevails. Using algae as a biofuel can replace our use…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
In this study, we confirmed the copper ion adsorption ability of the chestnut tree and suggested the possibility of making a filter to remove heavy metals from wastewater. Indonesia's Jauapu…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The aromatic amino acid Tyrosine was synthesized using three types of clays, water, heat, and a few common compounds. However, initial efforts to identify Tyrosine were stymied by the sole u…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The rapid discovery of exoplanets in recent years has presented a complex challenge in determining their habitability. Remote detection and limited spatial and spectral information, as well…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Plastics pose a major environmental problem to the planet as they take around 700 years to degrade completely. Consequently, the demand for alternate and environment-friendly materials is ri…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Light plays a pivotal role in an organism’s life. Organisms are able to harness the energy light expels and use it for their benefit. The energy light expels is sometimes large enough to act…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The textile industry is responsible for producing 20% of all water pollution.With Methylene Blue (MB) acting as the most commonly used basic dye in the textile industry, its usage is problem…