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 · 2017
Chemistry
The Oscillating BZ Reaction is a chemical reaction initially studied by Russian military officer Belousov. Although extensively studied, it is not completely understood why or how oscillatin…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objectives and goals were to see a temperature difference in 200mL cup of water. I would use different amounts of ammonium nitrate, a crystal that has a chemical reaction…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Ethanol is an alcohol that can be derived from fermentation of yeast. When given sugar to eat, yeast produces carbon dioxide and ethanol. Any organic material that contains starch or sugar h…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the heat energy of different fuels in relation to motor oil, a fossil fuel. Methods/Materials 3 ring stand, Styrofoam cup, cotton…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Rare earth metals are useful in a wide range of electronic devices, but mining and purification are becoming more expensive and lead to wide-scale contamination. The synthesis of alternative…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have attracted increasing attention over the past decades because of the high energy-conversion efficiency, high power density, good fuel availab…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Water pollution causes thousands of deaths each day and destruction of environmental systems. Most available solutions to this problem are inefficient and expensive. A leading solution sugge…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
High levels of phosphate are a problem in the northern United States, where they can result in algae blooms and eutrophication. This experiment looked to find a way to adsorb phosphate using…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
The Curcumin molecule is the active ingredient of turmeric; it can capture heavy metals. The purpose of the research is to evaluate the capability of curcumin to combine with copper ion. For…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Power sources such as batteries and capacitors are used everywhere in our electronic devices. Most are, however, rigid, heavy, and cannot be disposed off easily. A power sou…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
Nowadays due to the urgent needs of cancer medication, the molecular, targetbased drug discovery has become the most effective method of drug development with promising targets such as HDACs…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
The detection of nitroaromatic compounds is extremely vital in many areas including military and civilian safety, chemical industry and environmental monitoring. 4-Nitrophenol (4-NP) is one…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Current patient disease diagnosis relies on observed symptoms rather than specific genetic information, resulting in low objective response rates as well as expensive and ineffective treatme…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The object of this study is to develop a novel flexible MoS2 biosensor to detect very lower-concentrated biomolecules. Methods/Materials I successfully fabricate a MoS2 bios…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Second Award
Given the importance of protein Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, the goal was to develop an algorithm to filter and assign signals to accelerate drug discovery. From the 4D NOE…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Toxic heavy metal contamination has become an impending global threat due to rapidly increasing diffusion by water from mining settlements and industrial factories. Current sensing methods a…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Site-specific mutagenesis, also known as site-directed mutagenesis, is the specific and intentional introduction of mutations into a DNA sequence. This technique has many applications in res…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
This research project aimed to identify the colored substance produced by the reaction of sulfuric acid with a specific type of gold ore that I discovered in Boulder, Colorado. The collected…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Urea electrooxidation has the potential for both waste remediation of toxic nitrogen compounds and efficient generation of hydrogen for renewable energy production. This work explored the ap…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is an epidemic that affects more than 5.4 million Americans and is the sixth leading cause of death. Previous research has suggested that the dysfunction and degener…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Concrete accounts for up to 8% of worldwide CO2 emissions. Alkali-activated cement (AAC) is an environmentally sustainable alternative to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and can reduce OPC CO…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Using vegetable oil to make polyurethane foam is gaining interest to make foam renewable and biodegradable. This research project is designed to test if polyol (a precursor…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Renewable energy is one of the major themes of research today; scientists are working on energy types such as solar energy, hydrogen fuel cells, and hydroelectric power, but…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find out which of these citrus fruits (oranges, lemons and grapefruits) will produce a consistent electrical current the longest when zinc nails and coppe…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my goal was to see which electrolyte solution would conduct electricity the best through the process of electrolysis-saltwater, sodium bicarbonate + water o…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to develop more active and selective catalysts by integrating the inherent strengths of biological and synthetic catalyst characteristics wh…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to test the optimal temperature conditions for catalase activity.Since the human body's internal temperature is normally 37C, I hypothesized that c…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Biofilm-based infections pose two major problems: extreme resistance to antibiotics and many other conventional antimicrobial agents and extreme capacity for evading the host defenses. Dispe…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
One promising new process promises to more quickly and inexpensively with less environmental impact is using of acetic acid at the presence of small amount of nitric acid to leach and recove…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to find a material to coat short necked clam shells, so that the shells can last for short periods of time in acidic lliquid. Methods/Materia…