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 · 2024
Plant Sciences
The project has created a botanical anti-feedant against the feeding behaviour of whiteflies while also preventing vectoral transmission of various plant diseases caused by these insects. Wh…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Complex sugars known as Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) play a vital role in nearly all biological processes, from wound healing to the progression of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's. They…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Blood clots compromise the efficacy of blood-contacting medical implants as well as the health of the patients whose lives they sustain. Commonly used antithrombotic drugs or coatings can ca…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
This experiment was meant to find the effect of structures mimicked from sea urchin shells, honeycomb, and lobster shells on the compressive strength to density ratio. Each structure was des…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
A bionic eye, also known as a visual prosthetic or artificial eye, is a device designed to restore or enhance vision in individuals with visual impairments or blindness. It combines biologic…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Fourth Award
Climate change drives governments around the world to switch from carbon-based energy to renewable sources. Wind and solar power are very popular, yet storing enough energy for night or time…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project resulted from an observation that conventional plastics are a significant cause for pollution in our environment and aims to develop a compostable, environmentally friendly poly…
JSHS · 2024
The purpose of this study was to compare the abilities of the microalgae strains Chlorella Pyrenoidosa and Chlorella Vulgaris to absorb various concentrations of nickel to evaluate their pot…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Globally, cancer is the leading cause of death, with 1.9 million new diagnoses and 600,000 deaths annually attributed to lung cancer alone. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents appr…
JSHS · 2024
The purpose of this experiment is to evaluate the effectiveness of vaccine predictions made by the WHO for Influenza outbreaks. This can be applied to real-world situations to enhance the ef…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Aircraft stalling accidents, caused by boundary layer separation over wings, are nearly 50% more likely to be fatal than non-stall related accidents posing as a momentous safety hazard on co…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
People with visual impairments face significant challenges in recognizing their surroundings, which significantly impact their mobility and daily activities. However, traditional assistive d…
JSHS · 2024
Today, there is no accurate way to diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), especially when referring to mild or moderate injuries, and no way for medical professionals to guarantee presence a…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Third Award
Sitophilus oryzae, commonly known as the rice weevil, is a stored grain pest responsible for potentially destroying up to 90% of stored grain worldwide. In an effort to eradicate it, various…
ISEF · 2024
Mathematics
Typical Ramsey theory refers to that, if all edges of a complete graph with n vertices are colored in red or blue, each edge in either color of the two, when n becomes large enough, we can c…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
With an estimated 60,000,000+ individuals worldwide suffering from disabilities such as mutism and over 850,000 coma patients in the United States each year, enhancing communication capaciti…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Handwriting is defined as a complex neurophysiological process that involves multiple aspects including visual-motor, memory, and linguistic aspects as well as multiple subsections of the ce…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Polyclad flatworms have a highly branched digestive system combining features of the gastrovascular cavity and the gastrointestinal tract. However, the exact function of this system remains…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software
“Bridging the Gap Using EdTech and AI” includes the EdTech desktop application and an iOS mobile app with a workflow of three functions to make the use of AI for teaching/learning more effic…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Facing a global challenge of freshwater scarcity, this project presents a novel approach thus a portable, low-temperature solar thermal desalination system. Despite covering over 71% of the…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
The inability of deep learning (DL) models to explain their output, known as the AI “Black Box” problem, greatly hinders clinical adoption of DL models in healthcare. This study is the first…
JSHS · 2024
Machine learning and artificial intelligence have truly become some of the most groundbreaking technologies of modern time. Particularly, in the field of behavioral neuroscience, deep learni…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of this project was to create a bulletproof plate that could be inserted into a backpack to help keep students and staff safe in the event of a school shooting. I wanted to creat…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
To combat marine biotoxin contamination that threatens California’s $15-million shellfish industry, this research establishes the first California Marine Biotoxin Management System (CABMS),…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer is one of the major adverse health issues in the world, and is the second leading cause of death amongst Native Hawaiians. Ovarian cancer specifically, is known to have a stronger eff…
JSHS · 2024
8 to 15 million tons of spent coffee grounds (SCG), the remainder left after brewing coffee grounds, is produced every year globally. To reduce waste in landfills, SCG has been proposed as a…
JSHS · 2024
Lung cancer is the most deadly form of cancer, responsible for over 2 million deaths annually. Its fatality is largely a result of difficulty in early detection, with survival rates dropping…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Online pharmacies and social media platforms are responsible for the growing presence of fake and counterfeit medicines, and the verification and authentication of dosage levels are imperati…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Targeted peptide cancer therapies which are less toxic compared to synthetic chemotherapies,is a research field of growing interest.Cell surface receptors Integrin-avß3(avß3),which recognize…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Artificial light at night (ALAN) can disrupt wildlife seasonal phenology. Many animals produce melatonin, a hormone regulating circadian rhythms, in the dark. ALAN, especially from cool whit…