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.
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) according to World Health Organization (WHO) is an imbalance between supply and demand of protein and energy to ensure optimal growth, functioning of the bo…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Acute myocardial infarction, otherwise known as a heart attack, is a major cause of death in the United States. Cardiac troponins, which are structural proteins unique to the heart, are sens…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Blindness is the third most common disability in the world, around 36 million people are blind (Vos T et al, 2016). Visually impaired population ranges from total blindness to 20/200 visual…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry Third Award
Flaviviruses, such as the Zika and Dengue virus, are positive-sense, single-stranded RNA viruses that have caused widespread epidemics and morbidity throughout the world. Little is known abo…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Today, billions of plastic particles have entered the aquatic biomes of our planet. They will infiltrate, pollute, and slowly destroy our world for generations to come. As these plastics are…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
States and the CDC monitor accidental and intentional violent deaths to answer questions that are critical for the development of effective violence prevention strategies. The National Viole…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
Biologically inspired airfoil designs have recently become of increasing interest to the aerospace industry for their aerodynamic versatility. One approach involves mimicking the undulating…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
vonWillebrand Disease debilitates 4+ million people in the US with most subtypes induced by mutations of the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) multimeric glycoprotein responsible for hemostasis. I…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of sunscreen products containing Oxybenzone on the coral Acropora cervicornis. Experimental fragments of A. cervicornis were obtained…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of project is creating portative multifunction device for simultaneously registration a, ß, ? radiation and low intensities neutrons. Novelty of the device is in combining the windo…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) use multiple space-based satellites and a GPS receiver to calculate your position on earth. Navigation is as simple as entering an address after which the so…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Most deaf-mute people can communicate to each other and to specially trained people using sign languages. However these languages are not understood by many, besides sign languages are not u…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sleep is a fundamental building block for human health, directly affecting mood, safety, and academic and physical performance. Despite this, only 20% of adolescents receive the recommended…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
The world population has steadily increased, as has the demand for energy. To combat this increasing need for energy, energy harvesting research aims for cost reduction and efficiency. Howev…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Liquid biopsy is a powerful tool to provide cancer genetics via detection of biomarkers like circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in blood to reduce cancer death through precision medicine and has…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Lupine flour is a novel food ingredient derived from the endosperm of lupine beans and is increasing in popularity, primarily in Europe and Australia. Peanut allergy is the leading cause of…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This investigation aims to provide a potential application to treat blocked nasal air passage observed in chronic sinusitis, which causes significant health risks especially for children inc…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry First Award
Farms in Singapore are encouraged to harness technology to optimise food production. Currently, local farms produce 26% of eggs consumed in the nation. While we address food security needs,…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
Hypothesis: our planet is in ocean of energy. Everything moves around us, everything changes. The stormy clouds confirm the presence of huge reserves of energy in atmosphere and its use can…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
In the arid West, conversion of intermittent streams to arroyos makes the already limited water even less available to the ecosystem. This study used two drones (one we designed and built in…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Can a computer program be applied to a small electromagnet so that when it is raised above a large electromagnet at different heights, the force will stay the same? The purpose of this exper…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
TSA screened more than 708 million passengers in 2015 (more than 1.9 million per day), which is 40.7 million more passengers than in 2014. A neural network is a form of machine learning that…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Self-driving cars are considered the next world-changing project for Artificial intelligence as they present the future of transportation. Although these agents are becoming more precise and…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Fungal multi-resistance refers to the capacity of fungi to multiply even with antimicrobials. The project’s objective was to identify natural substances to be used as treatment against infec…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Blindness is a severe vision impairment that cannot be corrected. Over 12 million Americans are blind or visually impaired; this will double by 2030 (CDC, 2017). Blindness causes transportat…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
In Kenya, drought conditions that are expected to persist into 2018 have left 3.4 million people severely food insecure and an estimated 500,000 people without access to water. An estimated…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by Tau protein aggregation and amyloid beta plaque presence on neurons. Past Alzheimer’s research failed to find definitive links bet…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Modern self-driving can cost upwards of $80,000 and has multiple environmental concerns due to the pollution from lithium batteries and the greenhouse gases released by the production of the…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Doctors/Physicians are challenged with effective clinical decision making regarding the treatment plans for patients with specific conditions/symptoms. They often resort to clinical decision…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Gold (Au) mining has detrimental environmental impacts on land and water (surface and groundwater) contamination. Tailing Storage Facilities (TSF), or mine dumps, may contain multiple contam…