Browse 812 real Physics and Astronomy projects from past science fairs, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
In quantum photonic systems, information can be encoded in the distribution of photons (Fock states) across sites at a time. This makes it important to have control mechanisms that guide pho…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Ultra-sensitive, scalable quantum computing relies on the precise control of open quantum systems, where environmental memory effects lead to non-Markovian noise. As quantum systems continue…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This project presents an in-line lens-free digital holographic imaging system capable of single-frame 3D reconstruction. I used a 532 nm monochromatic source to illuminate the sample, and th…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Gravitational waves (GWs) are ripples in spacetime produced by massive astronomical events such as compact binary coalescences (CBCs) involving black holes and neutron stars. Although matche…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Dormant black holes (BHs) are believed to be among the most common types of BHs in the Milky Way; despite this, dormant BHs remain largely unstudied due to limitations of current methods of…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
3D printing has the ability to control the internal structure of a product. Published research has not determined the strength-to-weight ratio of infill patterns. The isotropy of infill patt…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
In high energy collisions the ability to isolate the strange quark is often compromised by the hadron is overlap where pions and kaons are overlapping in the high momentum spectrum it leads…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
The precise measurement of the Cabibbo–Kobayashi–Maskawa (CKM ) matrix element Vub is an ongoing gap in our understanding of quark flavor physics and provides an important test of the Standa…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Dark matter dominates galaxy mass, but determining its central distribution depends on precise decomposition of total mass into dark and baryonic matter components. This study introduces a n…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Efficient ion heating remains a major obstacle in magnetic fusion because radio-frequency waves often deposit too much of their energy into electrons rather than fuel ions. Existing ion-cycl…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of the research is to develop a method for rapid, non-contact surface microstructure analysis based on laser speckle imaging. The research aims to identify quantitative relationship…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Standard rulers are astronomical objects with known intrinsic sizes whose apparent angular sizes can be used to determine their distance. Black holes (BHs) represent a potential standard rul…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum computers promise computational advantages beyond classical limits. Although reported gate fidelities are high for modern devices, widely thought to indicate high performance, they d…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This study presents a physics-informed Variational Quantum Algorithm (VQA) framework developed to accelerate high-dimensional parameter estimation. Using a 4-qubit RealAmplitudes ansatz and…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Most traditional detection pipelines miss eclipsing binary (EB) stars because they look for transit-like dips and disregard signals that occur between eclipses, dismissing them as noise. Thi…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This project presents the design, construction, and testing of a miniature autonomous Mars rover The Red Planet Trailblazer engineered to investigate the feasibility of robotic missions for…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Localized surface plasmons (LSPs) are collective oscillations of free electrons on metallic nanoparticles. By confining light into nanoscale volumes, LSPs generate strong electromagnetic nea…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Cosmic acceleration is usually described by the transition redshift, which marks when the universe changed from slowing down to speeding up. This study examined whether the transition could…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Dark matter constitutes approximately 85% of the matter in the universe and is inferred through gravitational lensing, in which both baryonic and dark matter bend light from distant galaxies…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Dark matter is the primary component of galaxy clusters and a driver of cosmic structure formation, yet its impact on cluster properties remains poorly understood. While the Navarro-Frenk-Wh…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Solar flares are a major component of understanding solar weather. Geomagnetic storms resulting from solar flares can cause catastrophic damage to man-made satellites in space, disruption to…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This project modeled the effects of Hawking radiation on black hole evolution and investigated whether black hole initial conditions can be inferred from radiation temperature data. A numeri…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This study proposes an improved compact Cassegrain-based imaging system for ultra-telephoto applications. To reduce the trade-off among focal length, structural length, and central obscurati…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Diffractive sails are a novel aerospace propulsion concept that direct photon momentum through controlled diffraction. By electrically controlling how light is redirected as it passes throug…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
When light travels from one medium into another, it bends. This phenomenon is called light refraction. The angle at which the light bends is determined by the density of the medium it travel…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
The dynamic radio sky exhibits transient phenomena on timescales from seconds to days, yet sustained monitoring is hindered by the limited number of large observatories. This project investi…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Galaxy classification often relies on human-defined categories, which can introduce observer bias, miss non-linear relationships, and fail to scale to new billion-galaxy datasets. This proje…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This project analyzes data from Kepler Mission and LAMOST observatory to identify stars currently in a Maunder Minimum (MM) phase, an extended period of low sunspot activity, coincidental wi…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
The study of exocomets, cometary bodies orbiting stars beyond our solar system, is essential for understanding planetary disc formation and the origins of life. Unfortunately, exocomets are…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
White dwarfs (WDs) are a unique window into the fate of planetary systems, but confirmed planets around WDs are rare and transit signals last only minutes, making them easy to miss in ground…