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 · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I wanted to test my following hypothesis: Sound does travel fast through air, but it can travel as fast through the string. The length will not change the velocity, but the…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals 90% of the visually impaired are unemployed, 82% are aged 50+, and the number of diabetic and elderly who are visually disabled is growing annually [WHO October 2013]. Most…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This research focused on the development and training of a Machine Learning model for extracting meaning from natural language data. In our world today, it has become of inc…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals I started my project in order to create a method to count the number of leaves on a tree. I believe that by combining Leonardo da Vinci tree rule with Fibonacci numbers into…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to develop a fully integrated microfluidic device that can be used to automatically separate human blood cells and perform cell morphology s…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine which light bulb emitted the the most dirty electricity, so I could possibly help people who might suffer from the effects of it. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop an electronics prototyping platform designed specifically to run a paradigmatic operating system that I have written in an attempt…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if an increase in roles is the reason for an increase in self-esteem in the transition from teenage to adult. To analyze this, fir…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to identify and characterize communication signals in polymicrobial communities using mass spectrometry as a novel tool. Understanding the int…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to evaluate the application of Synthetic Jet Actuators inserted into the upper surface of an NACA 2414 type airfoil to avoid stall and to impro…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The object of this study is to determine the ideal arrangement of balls and magnets for the highest ejecting velocity. I will then analyze what effect the different arrangem…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Ocean acidification is when carbon dioxide (CO2) is absorbed by seawater and chemical reactions occur, which reduce seawater pH, due to a higher concentration of hydrogen io…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The United States is ranked 21st in science among the 34 OECD countries on PISA 2012. Researchers state that any reform of science education must take place "in the classroo…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if Chinese herbs contain high concentrations of antioxidants. The purpose in the determination of antioxidant properties of Chi…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the comparison between an athletes heart and non-athletes heart using echocardiographic and electrocardiographic readings. I hyp…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to develop an RNA interference (RNAi)-based highly specific, bio-pesticide for the control of the psyllid vector of citrus greening disease. Citr…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My project sought to test the feasibility of designing and building an emergency autonomous driving system to improve safety from a battery fire in an electric car. My hypot…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was the design and construction of a technique that effectively removes blurring and ghosting artifacts in the process of high-dynamic-range (HDR) i…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals As per the World Health Organization factsheet No. 317, cardiovascular diseases, are the number one cause of death around the world and represent 30 % of deaths worldwide. F…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to introduce a previously undescribed method of lowering cholesterol in food by converting it into Vitamin D. Seven out of ten Americans are l…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals Existing steady-state models have failed to accurately describe the cancerous mechanism known as overzealous p53 ubiquitination because they rely on the quasi-steady-state a…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Portable and wearable devices are becoming more and more of a part of human lifestyle. Unfortunately, these devices are limited by their battery life. As non-renewable energ…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to maximize the amount of Carbon dioxide taken in during photosynthesis by Red Mangrove plants, which act as natural carbon sinks, in order to alleviate the…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Mammography has been one of the most reliable methods for early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. However, mammography misses about 17% and up to 30% of breast cance…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to develop a DNA electrochemical biosensor for the detection of lead nitrate in aquatic ecosystems. First, lead nitrate is studied through electr…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to design an energy harvesting piezo electric solution to power an internal retinal prosthesis system using the natural eye movement. The best…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals A recent trend in microbiology appears to be a rising prevalence in bacterial infection that cannot simply be resolved through standard antibiotic treatment. Bacteria commun…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The intent of this research is to create a reporter system to assess the effectiveness of a newly discovered smart bomb approach to combat HIV. If a plasmid composed of the…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if staphylococci gathered from different regions of the human skin show patterns of resistance to different antibiotics. My hyp…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My intention in performing this experiment was to see if it is relatively possible, and of course to examine and demonstrate the Biefeld-Brown Effect first hand. From this I…