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 · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
When cables and wired power delivery present safety or practicality issues, such as in biomedical implants or robotics applications, Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) using metamaterials (engine…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As global energy demand rises, ocean waves remain an underutilized renewable energy source that carries significantly more energy per unit area than wind or solar and provides a more consist…
CSEF · 2026
Alternative Energy (Junior Division)
Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate and optimize the use of Microalgae-Microbial Fuel Cells (mMFCs) for sustainable electricity production using cost-effective organisms: Sa…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
The rising cost and scarcity of conventional battery materials have accelerated the search for sustainable energy storage systems capable of operating in extreme environments. Seawater-activ…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Electrochemical seawater splitting is one of the most promising methods for sustainable hydrogen production. However, its major challenge is the simultaneous chlorine evolution reaction (CER…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Globally, centralized grids leave 940 million people in low - income communities without reliable electricity access, while simultaneously contributing to climate change through carbon emiss…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Ethanol detecting proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have been growing in prevalence over the past few decades due to its characteristic to detect alcohol with high accuracy for DU…
AJAS · 2026
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Solar panels are clean energy systems that use the photovoltaic (PV) effect to convert radiant energy into electricity. PV panel energy conversion efficiency is reduced at higher temperature…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Gravitational energy storage offers a durable, non-chemical alternative to conventional battery systems, yet small-scale implementations remain under explored. In this project, four gravitat…
CSEF · 2026
Alternative Energy (Junior Division) First Award
This project explores how light color and luminescent down-shifting (LDS) can improve monocrystalline solar cell current generation and present strategies to optimize solar energy capture in…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Ocean energy is a mostly unexplored renewable energy source. Conventional wave energy converters are limited by moving parts prone to deterioration and narrow frequencies ranges, which reduc…
CSEF · 2026
Alternative Energy (Junior Division)
Every footstep on a busy city street carries energy that disappears the moment it hits the ground. Piezoelectric materials can change that by converting mechanical stress directly into elect…
CSEF · 2026
Alternative Energy (Junior Division)
In 7th grade, I learned about the plant’s process of photosynthesis. For this project, I asked myself if there was any way to be able to incorporate photosynthesis to create a new eco-friend…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
Currently, 80% of global energy is produced through burning fossil fuels, which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. This figure highlights the importance of sustainabl…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In modern times, our planet has plunged into a crisis of energy, one where "clean" energy systems rely on Lithium-Ion Batteries, or LIBs, to store electricity. Due to the Lithium, Cobalt, an…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Edible electronics mark the beginning of a new era of medical technology, replacing invasive diagnostic procedures with new applications, which range from non-invasive monitoring of the gast…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
About 730 million people globally lack access to electricity according to the International Energy Agency, emphasizing the need for low-cost, sustainable energy solutions. An alternative to…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
All-solid-state lithium-sulfur batteries (ASSLSBs) have emerged as the next-generation energy storage systems due to their high energy density (~2600 Wh kg?¹) and safety, enabled by non-flam…
CSEF · 2026
Alternative Energy (Junior Division)
This project investigated how changing the pitch of a wind turbine blade affected how much electrical energy the turbine can produce, and which blade angle was optimum. Wind energy is very i…
AJAS · 2026
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Thermoelectric materials can convert thermal energy into electrical energy, making them great candidates for harvesting waste heat. The issue of wasted heat is becoming more prevalent in the…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
Wind turbines are a great source of renewable energy, but there is always room for improvement. In this project I explored the effects of tubercles (little bumps) on the leading edge of wind…
CSEF · 2026
Alternative Energy (Junior Division) Third Award
Project Title: Turning Water into Rocket Fuel Author: Rhett Wyrick Abstract Hydrogen is an important clean energy fuel that can be produced from water using electricity through a process cal…
CWSF · 2026
Energy Bronze Medal
Climate change has created an urgent need for sustainable energy solutions. My project investigates whether a wind tunnel can be used to recover wasted kinetic energy. By adding a Vertical A…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The development of next-generation autonomous devices capable of self-powering through ambient energy harvesting has increasingly focused on piezoelectric nanoparticle-based nanogenerators,…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
The growing need for an efficient small-scale wind energy system led to the investigation of a biomimetic combination of hammerhead shark-inspired tubercles and golf ball dimple surface roug…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Due to population growth and technological advancement, global energy demand is on the rise. Yet 86% of the world's energy is from burning fossil fuels, with only 8% from sustainable methods…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hydrogen has emerged as a promising green energy storage solution due to its on-demand energy release through fuel cells. However, major barriers to wide-scale adoption remain: inefficiency…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project is a computer program designed to model the siting of offshore wind farms in the North Atlantic Ocean, providing the user with the knowledge to optimally locate them for maximum…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design First Award
Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is the fastest-growing energy source as its scalability and versatility are unmatched. However, PV panels exhibit low efficiency, which limits their capacity f…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Low-temperature waste heat is an underutilized resource in industries, and energy-saving technologies can progress through the exploitation of this waste heat. In this study, we developed a…