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 · 2020
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Bipolar membranes contain a cation exchange membrane bonded physically or chemically to an anion exchange membrane. These membranes conduct electricity through water splitting reaction at th…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
By 2055, the United Nations projects a 2.5 billion increase in the global human population and a climate change-induced 10-50% decrease in the global crop yield of conventional farming pract…
AJAS · 2020
The oarfish (Regalecus russelii) swims via undulation of its dorsal fin with no additional thrust contributed through anguilliform locomotion. Fish greater than 3 meters have distinctive hyp…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Showy lady’s slippers orchids (Cypripedium reginae) are critically endangered in New Hampshire, existing in less than 5 places in the wild. The intent of this experiment was to develop an ap…
AJAS · 2020
Cobalt nanoparticles, valued for their magnetic and catalytic properties, are employed in a growing number of industrial and medical applications. Workers in industries involving cobalt nano…
AJAS · 2020
Physics and Astronomy (inferred)
The goal of this study was to further confirm, characterize, and classify LHS3844b, an exoplanet detected by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Additionally, I strove to deter…
AJAS · 2020
Between the fertilization and hatching stages of embryonic development, chickens undergo a transition between lipolytic and lipogenic metabolism as part of a physiological process known as t…
AJAS · 2020
Recently, a novel eubacterial ABC-F protein, energy-dependent translation throttle A (EttA) has been identified as a regulator of the elongation cycle of protein synthesis, depending on ATP…
AJAS · 2020
Despite advancements in helmet technology, traumatic brain injury is still a grave threat to health and safety. Polymer foams, including expanded polystyrene (EPS), are today’s common energy…
AJAS · 2020
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Hybrid organic–inorganic lead halide perovskite solar cells, PVSCs, have emerged in the past decade as a promising, low cost, thin film photovoltaic device with the power conversion efficien…
AJAS · 2020
In order to determine what kind of artificial sweetener had the largest affect on human health, I tested it on lab mice. I tested five different types of additives, sucralose, acesulfame pot…
AJAS · 2020
Prenatal depression affects up to 23% of pregnant women in the US. Depression has been shown to be associated with birth defects, premature birth, and stillbirth. Fluoxetine is one of the on…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Glioblastomas (GBM) are the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults and are recognized as one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Despite aggressive therapy consisting of maximal s…
AJAS · 2020
Gene fusions are chromosomal aberrations that can have oncogenic functions, causing nearly 20% of global cancer morbidity. This investigation focused on YAP1 fusions. YAP1(yes associated pro…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Tumor mediated immunosuppression allows tumors to hide from the immune system and avoid recognition. One way of reversing this suppressive microenvironment is to activate antigen-presenting…
AJAS · 2020
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Bicycles, though they are over 100 years old, have had few improvements in recent history. When first invented, they inspired innovations such as pneumatic tires, wire spokes, ball bearings,…
AJAS · 2020
While it is incontrovertible that the thermodynamic entropy of closed systems increases or remains the same as time passes, the amount of entropy is itself reliant on the available knowledge…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
The energy efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) makes them attractive for indoor plant lighting. However, LEDs do not create broad-spectrum lighting efficiently. LEDs’ effect on the gr…
AJAS · 2020
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Early and accurate detection is key to effective treatment. However, there is a need to develop an innovative diagnostic…
AJAS · 2020
Conservational tillage practices can increase crop yields while reducing the negative impact of agriculture to the environment. Implementation of this technique requires efficient mapping me…
AJAS · 2020
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Plant life in salt marshes is crucial to ecosystem regulation. Plants play key roles in ecological services, like carbon sequestration, soil enrichment, and flood protection, which have beco…
AJAS · 2020
Teratogens are agents that cause malformations in embryos during development. With 3% of live births having a malformation and the cause of 65-75% of malformations in human newborns being mu…
AJAS · 2020
Bridget Meyers Marian High School Mishawaka, IN Morphology of Ovarian Cancer Cells Treated with Growth Factors This research observed the effects of seven growth factors on the morphology of…
AJAS · 2020
Cancer originates from genetic and non-genetic alterations, which induce abnormal cell proliferation and migration. Cancer formation consists of 4 main stages: initiation, progression, epith…
AJAS · 2020
Median sternotomy (or open heart surgery) is performed during cardiac surgery on over 400,000 patients in the US alone each year. Median sternotomy is associated with a variety of complicati…
AJAS · 2020
This project was designed to see if natural preservatives added to homemade white bread would increase its shelf-life. Based on research prior to experimentation, four natural preservatives…
AJAS · 2020
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate cell phone radiation as a plausible cause of memory loss and neurodegenerative diseases, and to investigate the optimal distance at which a…
AJAS · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental disorder that affects adolescents and adults, causing staggering economic burdens, disabilities in the workforce, and suicidal thoughts, if…
AJAS · 2020
Energy and Transport (inferred)
Renewable energy is a critical field of study, and photosynthetic microbial fuel cells (PMFCs) present a relevant and new area of focus in this field. In PMFCs, electrons produced through an…
AJAS · 2020
Single cell genomics is a powerful approach that offers comprehensive insights into biology by probing for genomic information from individual cells. Due to the limited genetic materials in…