20,037 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS and the Calgary Youth Science Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
The aviation sector contributes approximately 2.5% of global CO2 emissions, emphasizing the urgent need for sustainable alternatives to conventional jet fuels. This study aims to evaluate th…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This study focuses on the sustainable use of biomass wastes (carbonized green mussel shells, abaca fibers) as possible electrode layers to build a reinforced composite assembly for energy st…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the developed world, affecting 20 million in the US alone. Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) cells between the reti…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
I chose to investigate knot link surfaces in the field of topology/knot theory because it seemed interesting and I saw a similar thing knot surfaces discussed. The question is can a surface…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
The discovery of gravitational waves (GW) has brought about the development of new detectors, including the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), which will detect white dwarf (WD) bina…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
The Last Chance Groceries (LCG) is a groundbreaking mobile application that has been designed to address the grocery waste crisis in Malaysia, while concurrently improving food accessibility…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Bioluminescence is a natural phenomenon that enables the emission of light in living organisms and holds great potential in biotechnology. This study evaluated the functionality of an optimi…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a complex, progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by extracellular Aß plaques, neurofibrillary tau tangles, and neuronal degeneration, involving mul…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal diseases, primarily due to its asymptomatic progression and late-stage diagnosis, which severely limits treatment options and reduces surviva…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In an era where news media significantly shapes public perception, frames societal belief systems, and influences decision-making during responses to public health and global crises, there i…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Communication and mobility disabilities, especially those caused by conditions such as Locked-in Syndrome (LIS) or limb amputees, pose serious challenges that prevent individuals from expres…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Accurate indoor positioning remains a significant challenge due to poor permeability of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) signals within buildings, rendering traditional GNSS-based m…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
Despite being the sixth most fatal cancer worldwide, esophageal cancer is largely overlooked. The high mortality rate of esophageal cancer stems largely from its high metastatic capability.…
ISEF · 2025
Technology Enhances the Arts
Lion Role-Play (LNRP) is a role play game developed to deliver an immersive and dynamic experience for players worldwide based on FiveM. Built with precision, LNRP is designed to offer a rea…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Pancreatic cancer is the second leading cause of death, with 90% of occurrences as Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Currently, Doxorubicin (DOX) is the leading treatment for cancers.…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Constituting up to 90% of tumor volume in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), fibrotic tissue growth (desmoplasia) acts to inhibit chemotherapeutic drug delivery through physical blocka…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
An owl wing is a mechanical marvel built for silent flight. The posterior margin of each feather has trailing edge fringe which is key to reducing air vortexes resulting in dramatically quie…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Multiple myeloma (MM) is an incurable cancer of malignant plasma cells with a 5-year survival of 54%. Immunotherapy has recently emerged as a highly promising modality to treat MM. CD8+ T-ce…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Climate change comes in many forms, sometimes from unexpected sources. Manure management facilities are some of the most overlooked, yet consequential facilitators of climate change, contrib…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Schistocerca gregaria (desert locust) is the world's most destructive migratory pest and a serious threat to food security. Existing locust-control tools use real-time field data to monitor…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
The internal kinematics of massive red supergiant branch (RGB) and oxygen-rich and carbon-rich asymptotic giant branch (AGB) stars in the Magellanic Clouds have been modeled to examine the t…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Millions of people with paralysis struggle to use everyday technology due to limited motor function. In the U.S. alone, over 5.3 million individuals—about 1.7% of the population—live with pa…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Over the past 5 years, the United States recorded over 25,000 fatal work injuries (AFL-CIO, 2023). Industries like scientific laboratories, recycling and manufacturing facilities are especia…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The objective of this project is to develop a low-cost, portable, multi-sensor device for accurate early detection of multiple cancers, designed for home use and resource-limited settings. T…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
The increasing reliance on optoelectronic devices in communication, sensing, and display technologies has driven the search for alternative materials that are cost-effective, scalable, and h…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lung cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide and the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. It is difficult to diagnose accurately, especially at an early stage. No tradition…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, continues to face limited clinical adoption of machine learning model analysis for diagnosis due to the absence of an integr…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Malaria is one of the top three most prevalent diseases in Ghana, with 5.2 million cases of malaria in 2022 alone, according to Ghana Health Service data. Light microscopy is the current bes…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Purpose: Patients with breast cancer (BC) who undergo neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) before surgery and achieve a pathologic complete response (pCR) after NAT have a low rate of recurrence. Howev…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Inflammatory diseases affect billions of patients worldwide. Receptor for Advanced Glycation End products (RAGE) has been identified as a promising target for many inflammatory diseases, inc…