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 · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Transparent conductive oxides, such as indium tin oxide (ITO), are essential for various optoelectronic devices including solar cells, LEDs and touchscreens that rely on both transparency an…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This study investigates the effect of whale fin inspired leading-edge tubercles on airfoil performance for improved fuel efficiency and maneuverability in aircraft. These small protrusions o…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics First Award
With the increased use of 3D printers, there exists a need to recycle filament purge and failed prints. Traditionally, filament is produced via shredded material fed through an extrusion mac…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger is widely used in high-pressure industrial applications such as petrochemical processing and offshore oil rigs. This study examines the thermal performance…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Electrical outlets can overheat due to faults or overloading, often without any visual warning before failure or fire. While thermochromic materials have been widely applied in temperature i…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
Compared to common open-loop stepper motors, 3-Phase synchronous motors can deliver superior responsiveness, repeatability, and speed with minimal noise, wear, and heat. Brushless DC (BLDC)…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
Some objects can transform between multiple geometric configurations when you interact with them. These systems, known as deployable structures, have significant applications in space techno…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Global warming is a significant environmental threat, and vehicles contribute to it greatly. This project not only aims to design a power supply that does not contribute to global warming bu…
AJAS · 2025
Engineering (inferred)
Global warming is a significant environmental threat, and vehicles contribute to it greatly. This project not only aims to design a vehicle that does not contribute to global warming but als…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Morphing wing technology promises improved aircraft efficiency by optimizing aerodynamics across flight regimes. However, widespread adoption faces a fundamental challenge: excessive stress…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The increasing demand for high-performance electric motors in electric vehicles and modern appliances has intensified the reliance on rare earth metals for permanent magnets. However, concer…
AJAS · 2025
Engineering (inferred)
This experiment tested how the efficiency of an ion drive varies depending on the distance between the two electrodes. An ion drive is a propulsion engine that utilizes ionized gas and accel…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The engineering goal of my project is to make and test the efficiency of an ion propulsion device. The trials will include multiple variables such as same terminal shape/spacing and the way…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Jetstream is the world’s fastest drone, flying at 40% of the speed of sound. Jetstream paves the way for future high-speed-drone design, enabling future drones to tackle a new realm of high-…
AJAS · 2025
Engineering (inferred)
In the modern day, transportation is everything. It's how we get to our daily destinations on time and quickly. Shock absorbers are being used on all vehicles on the road today. However, som…
AJAS · 2025
Engineering (inferred)
The rotating detonation engine (RDE) is widely considered one of the most promising and interesting areas of propulsion research due to its high levels of energy output and thermal efficienc…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements in the universe. Since it is not found in a pure state, it was obtained through electrolysis. Electrolysis was performed with the catalyst Potas…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Second Award
Globally, the most widespread 3D printing method uses FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), which often suffers from poor layer adhesion. When a tensile or shear force is applied to an FDM printe…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project aimed to improve the performance, efficiency, and strength of an ionic thruster, which uses corona discharge to create airflow. The goal was to enhance sealing, reduce air bleed…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
Drones are widely used in military and civilian applications, with VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) drones combining the vertical lift capability of helicopters with the horizontal cruisi…
AJAS · 2025
Engineering (inferred)
Electric motors used in industrial applications use rare earth magnets derived from rare earth metals. Rare earth metals are nonrenewable and acidify the surrounding soil and water when mine…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Space debris cleaning has yet to see a viable solution that would effectively remove debris while staying in good condition. Of the active methods of debris removal proposed, tether nets hav…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
3D printing, or additive manufacturing, has revolutionized various industries but faces challenges related to structural instability and material waste. Globally, 3D-printed models generate…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
Quadrotors, or drones, have the distinct potential to streamline wildlife observation research efforts, which, in turn, focus on improving the biodiversity and carbon sequestration of ecosys…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Increasing prevalence of remotely operated and autonomous underwater vehicles necessitates engineering propulsion systems that maximize thrust while aiming to limit anthropogenic-sourced noi…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Creation of a compact radar system enhanced with AI-assisted ESRGAN imaging is proposed for advanced target detection and high-resolution situational awareness. The system integrates a phase…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
PhoenixH2 is dedicated to enhancing the feasibility of clean aviation by developing and flight-testing a small-scale aircraft powered by onboard hydrogen production. With aviation responsibl…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
The aerospike rocket engine, developed in the late 1960s, was designed to address a significant limitation of traditional bell rocket engines: inefficient exhaust gas expansion across varyin…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The Rio Grande Gorge bridge has an average of six suicides/year, as compared to 13.6 suicides/year (Atkins-Witmer, Woods, 2013) for the Golden Gate bridge. Per capita, this is a comparable s…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Each time a rocket is launched into the Earth's atmosphere it uses several thousands of gallons of chemical fuel per second. These chemical fuels, when being used in such large quantities, c…