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 · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division)
Dilution refrigerators are used in advanced physics systems such as quantum computing because they can cool materials to temperatures near absolute zero. A key component of these systems is…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Localized surface plasmons (LSPs) are collective oscillations of free electrons on metallic nanoparticles. By confining light into nanoscale volumes, LSPs generate strong electromagnetic nea…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award
Electromyography (EMG) is commonly used to control prosthetics, but many systems rely on fixed joint displacement control that do not adapt grip force to object properties, often leading to…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division) Second Award
Adequate access to tactile resources such as braille and tactile images is one of the largest challenges towards improving the blind or visually impaired (BVI) education level and socially c…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division)
In the search for primordial black holes (PBHs) as dark matter candidates, the asteroid mass range between 10^17g and 10^23g remains unconstrained by past microlensing and Hawking radiation…
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…
AJAS · 2026
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
Dark matter's presence is attested to through its gravitational impact on galaxies, seen most saliently in their rotational velocity curves. In this work, the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is exami…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division) Fourth Award
Cell signaling is the process by which cells sense external cues, convert them into biochemical signals, and trigger physiological responses such as gene expression or protein activation. Ma…
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…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division)
My Science Fair project works towards creating a autonomous robot that can resist and combat wildfires autonomously and work in the extreme conditions that wildfires occur in. My project con…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
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…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division) First Award
Connectivity is essential for many aspects of modern life, and disruptions often have severe consequences. Disasters regularly cause significant damage to communication and power infrastruct…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award
Affective social touch is a powerful communication tool for care, reassurance, and emotional connection. However, most older adults experience reduced physical interaction due to social isol…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division)
Perovskites have long been touted as a superior alternative to pure-silicon solar panels, which often have lower conversion efficiencies. However, many of these high-performing materials con…
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…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division) Fourth Award
This project is focused on the creation of SolVRIX, a low-cost (<$1000), high-fidelity DIY 1H-Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer designed to bridge the gap between ultra-low-field…
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…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division)
Purpose/Design Goal and Background: The purpose of this project was to design and build an Arduino based exploration rover to assist archaeologists in safely exploring hard to reach or hazar…
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 Third Award
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 Fourth Award
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…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Gravity and expansion shapes the universe into a vast cosmic web of empty regions (voids), flat sheets (walls), thin threads (filaments), and dense clusters. While filaments and clusters are…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
Electromagnetic forces inside matter are fundamental in condensed matter physics but there are multiple theories that describe them and it is yet to be determined which theory is correct. Th…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Black hole X-ray binaries contain a black hole that accretes gas from a companion star, producing bright X-rays. By fitting the X-ray spectra with astrophysical models, we can estimate key p…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Kerr black holes, or rotating black holes, are central to understanding spacetime curvature around massive rotating bodies; the Penrose process offers a theoretical framework for extracting…