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 · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) in the US, and peripheral nerves are present in upwards of 85% of BC cases. Adrenergic signaling, regulated by stress neurotransmitters lik…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Additive manufacturing relies heavily on disposable plastic supports, which contribute to long-term environmental waste. This project investigated Sargassum polyphyllum, an invasive brown al…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Around 40.8 million people are living with HIV at the end of 2024 (World Health Organization, 2024). Around 630,000 deaths were due to HIV-related causes. These numbers highlight the need fo…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
I studied how to turn natural light from marine bioluminescent algae into a safe and useful lighting system. This type of light, called bioluminescence, usually fades very quickly, which mak…
CYSF · 2026
Chemotherapy, what it does to the body, what its made of, and how it works and helps patients with cancer.
CYSF · 2026
Me and my partner are testing if there is/what are the differences between free range chicken eggs and caged chicken eggs.
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
Freezing rain can build up on power lines and cause serious damage, leading to power outages that affect safety, cost money, and disrupt services. In this project, I studied whether eco-frie…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that aggregate and grow on microplastic (MP) surfaces. Bacterial proximity strengthens antibiotic-resistance through the dissemination of antibioti…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Food spoilage causes over 1.3 billion tons of global waste annually, largely due to microbial growth. This project investigated whether a chitosan-based antimicrobial coating applied to 3D-p…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
Goat raising is of great importance in the Mixteca region of Puebla, as it is considered the region's traditional dish. However, as the season progresses and drought sets in, goats begin to…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Traditional “best-before” dates on packaged meat are often rough estimates that do not take real storage conditions into account which can increase the risk of consuming spoiled food, posing…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Our lungs are kept healthy by hair-like structures called cilia, found in our nasal passages, that act as brooms, sweeping bacteria out of our lungs. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a di…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Over 62 million tonnes of electronic waste are generated yearly, a figure projected to reach 74 million by 2030, with electronic circuit failure as a leading cause. Such failure is especiall…
CYSF · 2026
My project is an experiment to see if which hand drying method leaves more bacteria on hands - hand dryers or paper towels.
CYSF · 2026
How to clean up the growing threat of space debris efficiently. This project encompasses the standard trifold with thorough information, and what sets this apart, a prototype of the actual l…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Modern vaccines are effective but often depend on complex formulations containing depot-forming adjuvants and stabilizing excipients. Emerging approaches such as neoantigen cancer vaccines a…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
Protecting (nipiy): Clean water is something many people take for granted. But for some First Nations communities in Canada, safe drinking water is still not always guaranteed. My project ex…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Multi-agent AI systems are increasingly prevalent in various fields ranging from autonomous drone systems to healthcare assistant robots. Achieving success in complex environments requires e…
CYSF · 2026
See which type of water filtration rate works the best (cleanest)
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
This project examines the presence of microplastics in drinking water, including methods for their identification, potential impacts on human health, and comparisons with other research find…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion (CCH) seriously affects the well-being of the patient and has been proposed as a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. While recent research has d…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Three in every ten people experience a gait injury in their lifetime, and two in ten people experience poverty. A lack of financial stability can cause insufficient treatment and potential w…
CYSF · 2026
People apply only 20-50% of recommended sunscreen, unaware of this deficit because UV radiation is invisible. I experimentally proved this gap exists and created smartphone-based UV detectio…
CYSF · 2026
An autonomous pre-applied patch that detects hemorrhage and transports platelets, via nanobots, directly to the site of bleeding to mitigate blood loss - UofC project supervisors: Jeff Ryzne…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Clutch is a hybrid electrostatic dry adhesive climbing robot, and is a culmination of a research and development project. For the past few decades, researchers have been trying to replicate…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Braille literacy rates collapsed from over 50% four decades ago to under 10% today (National Federation of the Blind, 2020), driven by instructor shortages and fixed curricula unable to adap…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive form of breast cancer, with a 5-year survival rate of 12%. Mesenchymal quadruple negative breast cancer (QNBC) is a mol…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Breast cancer progression is influenced by estrogen receptor signaling and tumor angiogenesis, yet the biological association between these pathways remains incompletely understood. The purp…
CYSF · 2026
This project investigates how different types of cognitive priming influence human perception and decision‑making, particularly in the context of marketing strategies. Cognitive priming refe…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Alzheimer's disease and dementia present a global health crisis characterized by progressive cognitive decline that traditional pharmacology struggles to reverse. This study, "Cognitive Stim…