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ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Introduction: Standard athletic head protection utilizes Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam, which lacks the non-linear compression properties necessary for biometric tuning. Prompted by the re…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Forklifts are widely used in business logistics due to their ability to move loads vertically. Their capability to lift loads to significant heights combined with their compact dimensions ma…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Bronze Medal
When two galaxies collide, they should leave behind visible scars. But some collisions happen in massive, old galaxies where the evidence fades so fast that every detection tool declares the…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Asphalt properties change throughout its aging process through a physiochemical process. Asphalt needs to be well understood to better utilize its properties in order to extend its mechanica…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Low-speed aerodynamic stalls remain a critical limitation for general aviation (GA) aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating at low Reynolds numbers. Although the Clark-Y airfo…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Heating and cooling systems account for nearly 50% of the global energy consumption. Heat exchangers are critical components of all heating and cooling systems. Heat transfer efficiency is a…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Bronze Medal
Wildfires are becoming an increasing concern as climate change decreases rainfall, increases lightning storms, and causes earlier snow melt. Most wildfires are in northern Canada, and often…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
A death in search and rescue can happen in minutes, especially in the harsh climate of the North. With oblique wing drones we could lessen that through more speed control and efficiency, bot…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
This project explores a biomimetic approach to radiation shielding by using melanin-inspired materials, specifically polydopamine, combined with carbon fiber to create a lightweight composit…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project built upon last year’s research (2024-2025), testing the relationship between the final current (Cf) and the final temperature (Tf) of a cotton candy machine modified for plasti…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Gold Medal
The nature of dark matter (DM) remains one of the biggest unanswered questions in physics, all while current methods remain challenged with accurately distinguishing between different DM mod…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Approximately 11 million people in the U.S. experience severe hearing loss, yet most hearing individuals do not understand American Sign Language (ASL). HandTalk is a cost-effective interact…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Hydrophobic surfaces repel water (are water-fearing) while hydrophilic surfaces attract water (water-loving). From this knowledge, we can discover and make observations on how different mate…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Magnetohydrodynamic thrusters produce silent, propellorless thrust, but they have significant drawbacks that restrict their commercial use. Conduction based MHD, which sends an electric curr…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
My Question was, do Different shapes of ion engines affect the amount of force they create? I took a common design off the internet, and I designed a few of my own to test against each other…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
One of the largest contributors to today's CO2 emissions is personal urban commuting, the daily driving from one place to another, mainly from a home to a place of work. It is one of the lea…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
We are all familiar with the conventional parachute. However in recent years, a new variety of parachute — which draws elements from the Japanese art of kirigami, has been in development by…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
Notre projet vise a étudier l'effet du changement des variables d'une aile d'avion, (comme sa forme ou l'épaisseur de son bord d'attaque), sur la portance que celle-ci produit. Nous soufflon…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Bronze Medal
Since its founding in 2007, Galaxy Zoo participants have helped scientists classify hundreds of millions of galaxies and played a crucial role in examining large astronomical data sets (Pear…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Flash flooding is one of the deadliest weather events, taking over 5,000 lives each year. Traditional flash flood detection systems are often inadequate: they are expensive, require frequent…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Silver Medal
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are supermassive black holes found at the centre of galaxies. AGN BL Lacertae contains an accretion disk and high-energy jets emitted perpendicular to the disk,…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Automotive spoilers are critical for vehicle safety, reducing pressure drag and generating downward force to increase tire traction and stability. However, spoilers inherently create aerodyn…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Autonomous vehicle (AV) research has focused on structured, high-income Western environments, leaving dense, variable developing regions underexplored. This project develops three prototypes…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Improving structural efficiency in aircraft wings is a critical objective in aerospace engineering, particularly as the industry moves toward more sustainable and lightweight designs. Wing r…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In car crashes, the primary cause of fatalities is the sudden forces experienced by the passengers. Considering collision physics, an elongated front bumper would decrease the average force…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Most energy sources are non-renewable, like fossil fuels. One way to get around this is to have more renewable energy sources. One idea is to harness the steps and physical movement that ind…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Suborbital research access costs $30k-$90k per mission, pricing out universities and independent researchers. Current reusable rockets depend on throttleable liquid engines for landing, whic…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project investigates the design and analysis of a rotary vane combustion engine (RVE) for portable generators to reduce engine imbalances, design complexity and increase torque producti…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Entanglement is the leading cause of death in marine mammals each year and it is estimated that only 10% of entanglements are detected and reported. Rescuers have been injured and lost their…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) of crude oil, traditional riser reactors suffer from hydrodynamic inefficiencies that severely reduce product selectivity and promote excessive coke formati…