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.
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Currently there are no effective means of disabling drones that pose a threat to public safety, security, privacy, aviation or property. My goal is to create a drone mounted…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to learn what sweep of wing has the greatest lift to drag ratio. Methods/Materials 3 different wings, a fuselage, a wind tunnel. Results Each…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to evaluate the mechanical strength of each stent, the strength needed to compress it, based upon varied patterns and struts width. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Unseen and undetectable, noise pollution is a severely unaddressed issue in the world. Yet its effects are widespread, affecting everyone, and significantly dangerous, leadi…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if I could create a Peltier tile cooling device that would reduce the temperature within a tennis shoe under simulated heat conditions compared to co…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Objective: My project is to improved railroad gates by making them stronger and bigger, as well as making sure that cars can#t cross over easily. I think that if we use a me…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Despite a non-drought year in 2016-2017, during the summer months in the Central Valley dry dusty conditions in the surrounding agricultural areas and poor air quality with…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The common shocks absorbers for vehicles use mechanical springs as cushion with air, fluid as damping. My goal is to design a shock absorber using only magnetic force as cus…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals A CubeSat is a small satellite, where 1U, measures 10cm^3. These satellites can be built in different sizes, such as 1U, 2U, etc. They serve a variety of functions including…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Children with special needs may have gross motor skills issues. To improve gross motor skills kids go to physical therapy. One of the basic exercises is kicking a ball. This…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which tennis and running surfaces have the least impact on your knee. Methods/Materials I will weigh unused and unopened tennis balls and recor…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Magic The Gathering Players need a quick, time efficient way to sort their cards, otherwise the cards pile up all around the house making a huge mess. The objectives are to…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to prove which earthquake survival strategy, Duck and Cover, or Triangle of Life, is most effective at protecting people within a building…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if the RPMs would differ when more fuel is added to a nitromethane engine. Methods/Materials I used a household drill with an adap…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to provide artificial mechanisms by which one can augment plant pollination. This was done by spurring the release of pollen and providin…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals California has recently passed a law to increase the minimum wage. This means that it will cost more for orchards to pay humans to pick fruit. The objective for this project…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Beginning backstroke swimmers are having a difficult time swimming straight and preventing collisions. If these swimmers were given the ability to see where they were headed…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Pneumatic/hydraulic systems are used in a wide variety of applications such as toys, construction equipment, and robotics. The goal of my project was to determine whether a…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to build a device that makes it easier for the visually impaired service dog owners to know when their guide dog is excreting waste. Methods…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to build a prosthetic limb support for a disabled family dog who has only a deformed front leg and two healthy rear legs. Methods/Materials Moldable plastic…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Considering the variety of spinal deformity treatments, many patients agree that after surgery their mobility is significantly reduced. The utilization of resorbable materia…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to find a safer way to attach horse shoes to horses hooves. Metal nails are most commonly used to adhere shoes to horses, but the nailing pro…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Can teenage transportation be improved? My engineering application project includes an original design and build of an electric powered skateboard that provides teenagers wi…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals A vortex tube has the ability to separate faster and slower moving air molecules. When compressed air is injected tangentially into a circular chamber, the faster (hotter) a…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to alter the ignition timing angle to see how it affects the amount of emission gasses. The purpose of this is to see how it affects the environment. Method…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal was to design an efficient heat exchanger to recapture the heat lost from a household clothes dryer. The recaptured heat was used to heat our laundry room. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Main aim of my project was to create a 3D printer mostly using recycled computer parts. Another objective was to do this within a budget of $150. Functionally, the goal was…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal is to understand how different geometric shapes affect the strength of a truss. Specific Test: Does a truss composed of right triangles support more, less, or an equ…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine which bridge is the strongest, most structurally efficient, and most earthquake-resistant, thus safest for all. Methods/Materials To make the bridges…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the largest launch distance of a trebuchet with varying counterweights. Methods/Materials Four meter tall trebuchet (That I constru…