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 · 2017
Solid carbon dioxide, or dry ice, is plentiful on the surface of Mars, accumulating in vast deposits near the poles and undergoing a cycle comparable to water’s on Earth. Because such quanti…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems Second Award
Optic fiber networks stand as the most effective means of data and high power transfer infrastructure and have applications in military laser systems, laser surgery, broadband networks, etc…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals A major problem for marine industries is biofouling, the accumulation of undesirable organisms on immersed artificial surfaces. Antifouling is used to inhibit biofouling, bu…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Colloidal silver and silver nanoparticles have been used for decades to treat various medical conditions and are now being extensively added to a variety of textiles and hom…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Across the world, fifty million people are affected by epilepsy or seizures. A major challenge in treating seizures is assessing the efficacy of anti-convulsants. Previous studies have alrea…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
To address issues concerning combating rotavirus infection in developing countries, this study investigated various rice brans’ potential protective efficacy in treating and preventing rotav…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The fast adaptation of auditory hair cells is a well preserved process in mammals that rapidly adjusts the sensitivity of the auditory receptors to stimulus. Although diversely implicated in…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to develop a motion correction algorithm to obtain high-resolution volumetric liver ultrasound images. Combining motion correction with param…
AJAS · 2017
The purpose of this study was to assess the level of sulfur dioxide pollution in Central Park using lichens as index organisms. It was hypothesized that there would be differences in the typ…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
According to the World Health Organization, in the world, there are more than 37 million blind people and about 125 million people who are low vision. If robotic technology could be used to…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The reason why I chose to construct a wearable robotic arm that allows people to lift heavy objects they can't normally pick up. Methods/Materials 4 feet long aluminum stick…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Bombus terrestris is a exotic Pollinator introduced with commercial purposes , and in the last years has colonized and invaded a large part of Chile and Argentina. The first report in the na…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if a state-of-the-art convolutional neural network image recognition algorithm could be developed to detect diabetic retinopathy…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Photometry is an important way to obtain physical properties of asteroids. The aim of this project is to test the feasibility of asteroid photometry with small-aperture telescopes. Several a…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Approximately 700,000 asteroids are being tracked, however this may represent only 1% of the total. While a number of professional efforts are searching for near-Earth asteroids, amateur ast…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My primary objective was to determine if ducted or non-ducted propulsion fans of the same size and propeller velocity would create more thrust and whether various inlet conf…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Food security and agriculturally unfavorable climates are prevalent sustainability concerns. Irrigation, a vital agricultural process, results in salinization of arable land. Saline soil dim…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals With concerns about food safety and the exact contents of each bite of produce, it is important to see how plants absorb nutrients. This study examined macromolecule absorpt…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Have you ever been on a highway late in the evening where nocturnal creatures begin to come out? Or even early mornings when the temperature is still cool enough for big animals to scavenge?…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
In phase one of my research, I focused on the amount of bacterium required in order to produce a comparable light source to a standard light bulb which was 21.6 grams of bacteria. This was s…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Ouachita Mountains contain two major categories of rock formations: pre-orogenic and syn-orogenic. This study focuses on the Hot Springs Sandstone, which is separated from the Arkansas N…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Hurricanes pose a threat to property and human life. Hurricane Sandy (2012) was unusual in that it recurved to the west as it traveled north, rather than recurving to the east, resulting in…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Impostor syndrome (IS) is a concept that describes high-achieving people who are unable to internalize their accomplishments, and often feel that they are frauds. This study…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
Cattails and Milkweed have been historically recognized for their insulting abilities; however, their natural effectiveness as insulators has never been truly applied on a large-scale level.…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Due to the spread of eco-friendly farming methods using freshwater snail, the amount of freshwater snail waste produced on farms has increased to 6,500 tons per year. This increase is causin…
AJAS · 2017
Microbiology (inferred)
Antibiotics have been heralded as some of the greatest scientific discoveries of all times. Despite their success in preventing and treating bacterial infectious diseases in recent years the…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
A swinging Atwood’s machine (SAM) is consisted of a pendulum, a counterweight, and a massless string connecting the two. The pendulum is allowed to swing around the horizontal bar holding th…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Undiagnosed type 1 diabetes can cause death if left untreated. Current detection methods utilize urine or blood, both of which are invasive to obtain, especially considering the young demogr…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The goal is to develop a telehealth, nonprofit app that virtually connects patients in rural parts of underdeveloped countries with volunteering doctors and mobile hospitals…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test whether polystyrene foam (styrofoam) are able to sustain mealworms as represented by their weight gain or loss, as compared to wheat bran (a common…