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 · 2026
Chemistry Third Award
With the rapid expansion of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) to EV cars and modern-day electronics, battery waste is projected to reach 8 million tons by 2040. Current recycling approaches, enco…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award
The main purpose of this research project is to analyze the relative abilities of different varieties of biochar in chemically filtering water for populations in developing nations. Produced…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Many neurodegenerative diseases involve progressive neuronal dysfunction associated with mitochondrial impairment, protein aggregation, and axonal pathology, leading to detrimental motor and…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences Second Award
Yaupon Holly and Yerba Mate are two economically important, caffeine-producing holly (i.e., Ilex) species in America. Yaupon Holly is native to North America and Yerba Mate is native to Sout…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Effective communication between air traffic controllers and pilots is very important for aviation safety. In this project, I use automatic speech recognition (ASR) and natural language proce…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
A Technical Method of Responsive Cellophane Films for Real Time Spoilage Detection is a scientific innovation experiment that identifies and tests a cellophane film fabricated with red cabba…
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
This project identifies a way to fabricate a spoilage detecting film in which changes color based on the pH value and presence of ammonia within the food contained. The film will be made usi…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Silver Medal
Our project tackles a big challenge: helping drones think and react more like humans in real time. Instead of relying on slow or limited systems, we designed a custom-built electronics platf…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Ankle-foot prosthetics aim to recreate the biological motion of the ankle and restore natural gait to transtibial amputees. Achieving this requires motion in three dimensions and a variable-…
CSEF · 2026
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division) Second Award
Ankle-foot prosthetics aim to recreate the biological motion of the ankle and restore natural gait to transtibial amputees. Achieving this requires motion in all three biological planes and…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
AtmosNano: Development of a Low-Cost CubeSat Platform for Real-Time Atmospheric Monitoring Altynay Otetileu NIS, Turkistan, Kazakhstan Flooding affects millions of people annually, yet accur…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
The thermal decomposition of magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (MAP), a fertilizer recovered from wastewater, was investigated to identify reaction conditions that prevent ammonia los…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Senior Division)
Cognitive decline affects more than 55 million people worldwide, yet early screening still depends on clinical infrastructure that limits access. In the United States, an estimated 7.4 milli…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
In this project I tried to find new and simple ways to produce clean water anywhere in my community, or out on the land. Access to clean water for drinking and household use in my community…
CYSF · 2026
Bronze Medal
This project tests how moisture affects mold growth on bread and apples, showing how damp conditions help ‘zombie fungi’ spread.
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Accumulated litter in community spaces has a negative impact on local economies and aesthetic appeal. While autonomous cleaning solutions exist, most current market products, such as the Roo…
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
As the title indicates, this is a two pronged analysis of idiosyncrasies in both speech and writing. The first prong will be the development of software to track mouth movements, and the sec…
CYSF · 2026
Bronze Medal
Testing if kids vs adults learn better through audio or visual learning by taking away audio or visual when learning how to fold a paper crane
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
This project explores how a wearable tail could help seniors with Parkinson’s disease maintain balance, reducing their risk of falls. Using built-in sensors to detect when they are unstable,…
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
This project explores the structural balancing effect of a wearable tail for seniors with Parkinson’s disease, enhanced with features that enhance spatial awareness to mitigate fall risk.
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Structural comparison between proteins is key to many research tasks, including evolutionary analysis, peptidomimetics, and functional annotation. Traditional structure alignment tools such…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Second Award
Traditional figure skating jump-assist devices often require manual coach operation and lack adaptability to varying athlete heights and weights. This project developed a universal kinematic…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This study presents a physics-informed Variational Quantum Algorithm (VQA) framework developed to accelerate high-dimensional parameter estimation. Using a 4-qubit RealAmplitudes ansatz and…
CYSF · 2026
Bronze Medal
This project is about how does aurora borealis affect human traveling.
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer progression is driven by immune tolerance, insufficient co-stimulation, and impaired danger signaling within the tumor microenvironment, limiting anti-tumor immunity. This study prese…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Right Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy (RV-EMB) is an invasive procedure where myocardial tissue is obtained for diagnosis of a variety of cardiac conditions. Currently, catheters are large…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Organic biomarker analysis has been an essential tool for reconstructing the evolution of Earth’s climate, such as the last ice age. However, accurate reconstruction of Earth’s temperatures…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Most traditional detection pipelines miss eclipsing binary (EB) stars because they look for transit-like dips and disregard signals that occur between eclipses, dismissing them as noise. Thi…
CYSF · 2026
Bronze Medal
tests whether a human or a coded ai can grow a strawberry plant faster and better
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Motorcycle riders face high risks due to limited visibility and awareness, which can lead to collisions. The ARC Helmet (Automated Rider Companion) improves rider safety by providing real-ti…