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 · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create a device that uses cheap and readily available materials to extract moisture from the atmosphere and produce clean water without f…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive neurodegenerative disorder that occurs gradually and results in symptoms such as memory loss and decreased thinking abilities. The co…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
ABSTRACT Bumble bee (Bombus spp.) populations are declining nationally as well as globally due to a variety of factors including habitat loss, pathogens, and immune deficiencies. Because of…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals CRISPR-Cas9 shows great promise in genetic medicine, but the current focus on treatment by ex vivo delivery is limited to a few diseases. In vivo treatment can substantially…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) have a unique ability to adsorb gases into their solid, porous matrix structure. While there are many possible combinations of MOF, cyclodextrin metal-organic…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Total knee replacements slip out of alignment over time and need to be realigned using surgical techniques. More than 54,000 revisions are performed each year in the USA alone. The revision…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Determine if an airfoil with a semi-auto rotating leading edge can efficiently increase lift by 25%. Methods/Materials A low speed wind tunnel built of cardboard, wood, Plex…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopment disorder characterized by impaired communication, cognitive, and social skills and abilities. Existing screening tools…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if feature detection algorithms could identify neurodegenerative lesions in brain MRIs. Neurodegenerative lesions, including t…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The discovery of complex organic molecules in space is critical to the understanding of the reaction pathways leading to biomolecules and the origins of life. Existing techniques for the ana…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Most of what we know about the composition of the universe is due to spectroscopy, the measurement of light intensity at varying wavelengths. My project investigates the app…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Many diabetics constantly monitor their blood sugar levels and administer insulin as needed. To help diabetics, extensive research is being done to create a device which fun…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Surveys are an important part of behavioral research and design iteration. Current surveys are typically made up of closed ended questions(i.e. multiple choice questions), which have little…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to build a system to detect the basketball trajectory and provide feedback of the incident angle to the shooter. Methods/Materials I bought a…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
This research presents a prototype of automatic brake system for motorcycle. We chose Laser Distance Meter as the rangefinder because it has high accuracy (1 mm), and stepper motor as the ac…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Contouring organs can be rigorous and time consuming. This problem is compounded by the fact that tumors morph and shift over time. The hypothesis of this project was that, using artificial…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of childhood blindness. Recent developments have discovered that ROP can be characterized by intravitreal neovascularization (IVNV), which…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Lung cancer screening plays an important role in preventive care because cancer is curable when diagnosed at early stages. Although CT scan provides more medical information than normal ches…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Panama has a tropical climate with high 28°C temperatures and 65% humidity which lead to deadly health crises in low-income, hot, rural homes such as dehydration, coma, and heat strokes. We…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Aiming to ensure the long-term survival of human civilization, many proposals for space settlements have been made through the years, and a considerable number of space colonization advocate…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Through the creation of each arm prototype, we aim to increase functionality to offer the best product we can. Whether to cater to individuals with disabilities, or just tho…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Third Award
Available water dispensers lack effective automation, which often leads to overflows when users do not stop the machines on time. Therefore, the goal of this project was to develop a mechani…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Autonomous indoor unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) navigation requires mapping techniques to build an accurate space estimation for flying. This work proposes a system to map an indoor environ…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
Cleaning external windows on commercial high-rise buildings is expensive and potentially very dangerous as it is traditionally labour intensive. There is an increasing awareness of the comme…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which method of avocado storage results in the least amount of avocado oxidation. Methods/Materials 15 avocado halves (some with…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Third Award
Poor outdoor and indoor air quality causes disease and shortens life expectancy. Air pollution accounts for about 6.4 million deaths worldwide, according to a report published in the journal…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Parkinson’s Disease is one of the most common neurological diseases in modern day society. As Parkinson’s Disease continues to worsen over time, severe symptoms arise. These effects of Parki…
AJAS · 2018
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common neurological diseases in modern society. As Parkinson’s disease continues to worsen overtime, severe symptoms, such as Parkinsonian tremors, bec…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I am creating a bathtub drainer to help save babies from drowning in a bathtub when left unattended. I named it the Baby Alert because there is an alarm that is attached to…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Noise proliferates our increasingly developing environment in the form of noise pollution. Because noise can both negatively influence the quality of signals as well as the health of individ…