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 · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science First Award
Objectives/Goals To develop a simple, responsive and reliable method of digitally assessing the risk of cancer in skin lesions using an iPhone app. Methods/Materials 8 numerical methods were…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine whether or not the wastewater from desalination plants affects the ocean#s ability to absorb CO2 when released back into the oce…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the (test device) EZ TIE EMERGENCY TEMPORARY VASCULAR SHUNT. The time and feasibility, was compared to the (control device)…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Design an environmentally-friendly fire retardant and extinguisher using Macrocystis pyrifera, a species of kelp, that can substitute toxic chemical fire retardants and exti…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the study is to determine if there are elevated expressions of the biomarker Ciz1 b variant in the plasma of non-small cell lung cancer patients. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation was to determine the optimal pH range of the enzyme invertase's sucrose-to-glucose conversion. As sucrose is primarily the sugar that hum…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was orchestrated to answer the following question: How does a person's intuition affect their ability to thin-slice? Thin-slicing is defined as the ability t…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how varied times of boiled broccoli affect the Vitamin C content. Methods/Materials I made a control Vitamin C by crushing a 500 mg tablet of V…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project is to determine the most effective way to whiten teeth using natural remedies vs over the counter teeth whitening products. Teeth are stained by the food and dr…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Fusion inhibitor proteins prevent the HIV-1 gp41 glycoprotein from binding with the receptors on the host cell. However, scientific understanding of inhibitory potencies amo…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The object of this study is to develop a low cost, noninvasive prenatal diagnosis using bench-top semiconductor sequencing platform (SSP). SSP can thus replace current expen…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to see if a simplified model of an artificial pancreas is able to detect high simulated blood glucose levels and add insulin to the simu…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to use advanced MoS2 2D material to chemically bind onto a silicon wafer in order to attempt to fabricate a biosensor that has the sensitivity…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Extreme heat in artificial turf has been well documented. The purpose of this project is to cool the surface of the turf while generating electrical energy. An artificial tu…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project investigated a renewable source of energy that could be used on a roof to make homes more energy efficient and sustainable. The goal for the piezoelectric model…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals My project is an alternative source of electricity that can help slow down global warming. My objective was to build a fuel cell that could generate useful electricity with…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals Access to clean water is becoming an increasingly dire issue worldwide, due to rising populations, industrialization, higher living standards, and localized drought. Solar p…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to develop an effective, low-cost, energy-efficient hospital room disinfection system, to target outbreak-causing Gram-negative bacteria such as CRE. This…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Huntington's disease (HD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of medium spiny neurons (MSN) in the striatum due to mutation in the Htt gene. The mutant Htt…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to devise a cryptosystem that is both efficient and secure. Methods/Materials Paper, pencils and a computer for initial research. Wolfram Ma…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Current methods for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases like Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis are time-consuming and tedious as they require patients to undergo multiple inva…
CSEF · 2016
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if juvenile Spinosaurus dinosaurs spent a higher amount of time than most dinosaurs in ocean water. Methods/Materials Five juvenile Spinosaurus tooth fo…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to change viewers' perceptions of events in a video scene by changing the soundtrack from atonal to melodic tones. Methods/Materials This…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Although lithium-ion batteries are effective for current small-scale applications, wider adoption of Li-ion batteries is hindered by their limited energy density, gradual ra…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals A 2015 study showed mealworm degradation of Styrofoam. To extend this, an experiment could discover if mealworm larvae (larvae of Tenebrio molitor), on a Styrofoam diet, wou…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to test numerous designs (based on mathematical problems and basic operations) to aid in the construction of faster and more secure hash…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals According to The Heart Foundation, the number one cause of death in the United States is Heart Disease. Doctors around the world use stethoscopes for the diagnosis of variou…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The object of this experiment was to see if drug residue is located on currency. If so, where the money was from, what types of drugs were found and how much residue was pre…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the underlying cause of retinal degeneration (RD) in a five generation consanguineous pedigree. Methods/Materials A family with four affected males and two cons…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to compare household disinfectants: Brand Name products and Homemade (HM) to see which killed the most bacteria. My goal - to see if environmentally safe in…