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
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Firefighter jackets can cost $2,200, which is very expensive, especially for some firefighting departments. This forces them to buy older, possibly less effective equipment. The jackets are…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this investigation was to measure the effect of L-arginine on cisplatin’s ability to disaggregate human superoxide dismutase 1 enzymes (hSOD1), which are found to aggregate in…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This essay attempts to discover how the temperature of water is affecting its molecular structure at the surface and what consequences this may bring to the surrounding us world. Also its ai…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Last year the researcher experimented to see if smudging (burning) the four sacred medicines (sage, sweetgrass, cedar, and tobacco) emitted carcinogens. Sage is the most commonly smudged of…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this experiment was to determine how contaminants such as soot, affect Lung surfactant. This experiment was conducted using model lipid lung surfactants; 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-gl…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My task in this project was to investigate how the frequency (color) of light affects the output of a solar panel. Based on my background research, my hypothesis was that th…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
There are several types of polymers with chemical additives. These polymers have different molecular structures and different practical uses. The purpose of this research was to determine th…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Exploration of alternative fuel like algal biofuel is increasing since the increase in fossil fuel consumption and depletion. Algal biofuel production is a complicated process including cult…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Antagonistic drug interactions can negatively impact treatment effectiveness. This project investigated the antagonistic interaction between two heartburn drugs: aluminium hydroxide and calc…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to understand thermoelectric/seebeck effect and apply the learnings in our daily lives by the creating a prototype that harnesses body heat to power a belt that…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) generate electricity using energy produced by bacteria when they break down organic waste. My project aims to determine if coffee grounds can be…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Catalytic Reduction photosynthesis process is a useful technique for purifying contaminated water resulting from petroleum residues. In this project was to study the optical cracking ammonia…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to design a small scale device that can capture the energy in ocean waves. Methods/Materials The design of the device was based on the historical water wheel.…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find out what type solar oven will best heat water and why. Methods/Materials Three different common styles of solar ovens were assembled…