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 · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The aim of this project was to discover whether or not oxidative stress could cause DNA damage in cells deficient of Ogg1 and if so, to see if that would increase transcriptional mutagenesis…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine whether sunscreen actually blocks out all the photons from entering the leaves. Methods/Materials Used 16 arugula plants in total with 4 in each group. For 3 ou…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Tender Coconut Water (TCW), the liquid endosperm of young coconut fruit is not only rich in nutrients but also has bioactive phytohormones such as zeatin, kinetin and their derivatives. Natu…
AJAS · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
The objective of this project was to create a phenology model by analyzing known vegetation pixels, to extract key transition dates from each year’s phenological data, and to compare them to…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Internet and data transfer has been developing very fast through many different avenues, whether it be by dial-up, cable, or satellite. However, when fiber optics was given to internet provi…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to differentiate the operation and sound quality of bone conduction and dynamic driver headphones. Methods/Materials The following materials…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether people can localize sound better with one ear or two. Methods/Materials Each test subject was placed in the center of a r…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project is to determine if young children can mistake common medicines sold over the counter for candy that is similar in appearance. Methods/…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To determine if the concentration of a calcium hydroxide solution (limewater) affects how much carbon dioxide it can capture. Methods/Materials Limewater with different conc…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
To reverse the rise in atmospheric CO2 content, researchers continue to investigate ways to sequester the greenhouse gas in what is known as carbon capture and storage (CCS). In CCS, CO2 is…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
The research project focused on the coating of a copper antimonide (Cu2Sb) anode material, characterizing the coating, and determining effects it had on the cycling of a battery. The carbon…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Due to their light weight and high strength attributes, carbon composite materials are being used more frequently in airplanes, cars, and sports equipment. However, I want t…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Global warming has become an increasingly prevalent and exigent global issue as the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere continues to increase. As a result, dry reformation of methan…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
The project tests the feasibility of constructing carbon fiber into a chainmail pattern. Designed for motorcycle protective clothing. Carbon fiber mail allows for higher protective levels wi…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Point-of-Care diagnostics demand for a versatile, inexpensive, sensitive, and simple-to-use electrochemical sensor. Currently, many products on the market use expensive opti…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis Second Award
Objectives/Goals To create a system to track, monitor, recognize, and diagnose Heart Rate Variability (HRV) in real-time, which can be integrated with or improve upon the current iWatch and…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
OB stars are the most luminous and massive stars, living short lives and exerting a disproportionate influence on their environments. They are key to understanding progenitors of gravitation…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Are synthetic fragrances (conventionally manufactured perfumes) more harmful than essential organic oils? Are the widely used body sprays and perfumes unknowingly putting the public at risk?…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
This study was conducted to extend the applications of Natural Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (NDSSCs) to include transparent Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPVs), like solar windows. In Ph…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
The catch size of Anadara tuberculosa is key to establish its condition and state of exploitation at the Chame mangroves. There are many families at El Espave community, in Chame, that depen…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The Cave Mapper is designed to make a map of a cave, room or any enclosed space. This years project was about making the fourth version of the cave mapper which is the trans…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
The FERM domain protein, merlin, encoded by the NF2 tumor suppressor gene, regulates cell proliferation and plays a critical role in cell adhesion and motility while its loss can result in c…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Celiac disease is a serious genetic autoimmune disorder where the ingestion of gluten leads to formation of Immunoglobulin G tissue transglutaminase (IgG anti-TG2) against gluten, damaging s…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
MicroRNAs (miRNA) are small non-coding RNA molecules, approximately 19-25 nucleotides in length, which function in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by base-pairing with tar…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals With the growing issue of antibiotic resistant bacteria, anti-virulence therapies have emerged as an attractive and effective treatment regimen against pathogenic proliferat…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology First Award
With the growing issue of antibiotic resistant bacteria, anti-virulence therapies have emerged as an attractive and effective treatment regimen against pathogenic proliferation, which do not…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the lifespan of larvae and adult fruit flies exposed to cell phone microwave radiation. Methods/Materials 24 larvae fruit flies and…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which source of cell phone transmission- voice or data - emits more non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation, to determine if the d…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women. A deeper understanding of how breast cancer grows and spreads can help in the development of life saving…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The recent increase in counterfeited documents, banknotes, and medications impacts society, calling for irreproducible security technologies. Nature mimicking materials, which combine multip…