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.
AJAS · 2017
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the starting pitch of a scale has an effect on a listener’s tonal perception, and therefore his/her emotion. Thirty-six high school student…
AJAS · 2017
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
Magnesium based materials have become attractive candidates for biodegradable temporary implants because of their similarity to bone properties compared to other alloys, their good biocompat…
AJAS · 2017
This study was conducted to ascertain whether or not changing the relative angle between like-poles of bar magnets inside of an alternating current (AC) generator has a significant impact on…
AJAS · 2017
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
Project 1640, a collaboration between the American Museum of Natural History and California Institute of Technology, works to discover possible exoplanet candidates using a novel telescopy t…
AJAS · 2017
Assessing the movement of highly mobile apex predatory elasmobranchs can highlight potential regions, as well as major habitats important for supporting specific life-history characteristics…
AJAS · 2017
Animal Sciences (inferred)
Pollination is essential to global food production and is reliant on both wild and managed insect populations. Among the most important and valuable of these pollinators are honey bees. Rece…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
The goal of the project was to identify effective targeted drugs for inhibiting Protein Glucose Transporter 1 (GLUT1). Findings would be a big step towards curing cancer. GLUT1 transports gl…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm abnormality and a leading cause of stroke, costing $26 billion/year. Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation is used to treat AF. However, r…
AJAS · 2017
Monsanto Company claims that its herbicide, Roundup®, is safe to animals because its active ingredient, glyphosate, only affects the shikimic acid pathway, which is not present in animals. A…
AJAS · 2017
Accidental oil spills near aquatic shorelines occur often, requiring effective clean-up methods. This experiment examined the ability of synthetic (polypropylene and polyurethane), and natur…
AJAS · 2017
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
The increase in counterfeited documents, banknotes, and medications impacts society and calls for new security technologies that are difficult to reproduce. Nature mimicking materials with u…
AJAS · 2017
Energy and Transport (inferred)
There is an increasing interest in the development of renewable energy technologies. Biomass is being utilized as an energy source, and several technologies have been developed that convert…
AJAS · 2017
Surface grafted polymer brushes comprised of poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine) (pMPC) have a attracted the attention of researchers due to their unique lubricating properties.…
AJAS · 2017
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
Post-polymerization modification of thermomechanical properties is a useful approach to help address the limitations due to the inherently anisotropic nature of thermosetting materials used…
AJAS · 2017
Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) have recently shown much promise as thin layer semiconductors in application to field effect transistor technology. As n-type materials in heterostru…
AJAS · 2017
8-10% of the US population use implantable medical devices (IMDs) to improve quality of life, or increase lifespan. Batteries powering IMDs dominate device size and cost and require replacem…
AJAS · 2017
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The purpose of this project was to measure interorganismic communications through growth pattern responses in Phaseolus vulgaris plants when neighboring plants were exposed to high le…
AJAS · 2017
Embedded Systems (inferred)
Carbon monoxide poisoning is a problem that causes 15,000 injuries and 430 deaths per year in the U.S. As keyless ignition systems in automobiles have become wide spread, so have the substan…
AJAS · 2017
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The showy lady’s slipper, Cypripedium reginae, is critically endangered in the state of New Hampshire. Our laboratory has extensive experience propagating orchids of the Cypripedium genus in…
AJAS · 2017
The purpose of Project IRIS (Instant Response Interactive System) is to develop and test a basic, affordable automated digital assistant that can open doors and turn on lights, as well as pe…
AJAS · 2017
The ubiquity of smartphones and their sensors has led to the rise of Mobile CrowdSensing (MCS), the practice of crowdsourcing sensory information from mobile devices. However, little researc…
AJAS · 2017
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
Solar flares are among the leading causes of our planet's magnetosphere disruption; they often induce major geomagnetic storms, and can lead to consequences, chiefly telecommunications and s…
AJAS · 2017
Microbiology (inferred)
As antibiotic resistance becomes a larger issue due to overuse and misuse, silver nanoparticles are being studied as potential antimicrobial agents. The researcher questioned, if inorganic s…
AJAS · 2017
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
In recent decades, much research has been conducted in order to determine how to construct a learning environment that best facilitates the learning process. An ideal learning environment wo…
AJAS · 2017
Animal Sciences (inferred)
Efforts like the Human Brain Initiative aim to understand the incredible complexity of our intricate nervous system to solve challenging neurological problems including epilepsy and autism.…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Although Computerized Axial Tomography (CT) scans are critical for cancer discovery and treatment, they pose a threat as a source of immense radiation – a cause of cancer itself. However, th…
AJAS · 2017
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Supercapacitors are energy storage devices that can store more energy than conventional capacitors and deliver the energy faster than batteries. Although, batteries may have a higher energy…
AJAS · 2017
Though taxol (paclitaxel) is an anticancer drug used in many chemotherapy treatments, it is only found in its pure form in the bark of the rare Pacific yew tree. To obtain 1 gram of Taxol, t…
AJAS · 2017
The purpose of this research was to determine if cryopreservation could be effective for Cnidarians, such as the polyps of Aurelia aurita (Moon Jelly). It was proposed that the use of cryopr…
AJAS · 2017
Microbiology (inferred)
Mouthwash is not a very common method of maintaining oral health because of the variety of opinions given by the public. Bacteria such a Staphylococcus areus, Bacillus subtillus, and Microco…