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 · 2019
Mathematics
This project focuses on a contradictory case within the Banach-Tarski paradox. The paradox outlines how any three-dimensional figure can be transformed into any other figure while only using…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Cu2O is a promising high efficiency photocatalyst which exhibits good visible light photocatalytic degradation to organic pollutants. A novel heterostructure Cu2O-based nanocomposite was syn…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Third Award
The Chikungunya and Dengue viruses are arboviruses transmitted by the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Co-circulation of Dengue and the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) make it diffic…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only)
Objectives The Chikungunya and Dengue viruses are arboviruses transmitted by the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Co-circulation of Dengue and the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) mak…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
In the last decade, one-third of all honey-bee colonies have vanished, in Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). The root cause of CCD has been debated, with focus on pesticides, and varroa mite (v…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
Naturally, silkworms construct ellipsoidal cocoons by spinning silk fibers around themselves. When we consider a cocoon in two dimensions, a cocoon has an elliptical shape which is one of th…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives My experiment was designed to use the same cookie dough and alter the cookie dough only by temperature for a period of time to see the effects it had on taste and texture. Methods…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives This project studied green roof options to reduce city and individual build temperatures. The question studied was: Can special materials (plants or sun absorbing materials) reduc…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Ovarian germ cell tumors are tumors that arise from the egg cells of the ovaries. There are different types of ovarian germ cell tumors including mature and immature teratomas, metastatic tu…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives The purpose of this project was to determine if machine learning algorithms could predict the development of neurodegenerative lesions found in a subset of patients diagnosed with…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives A recent study showed the global cost of corrosion is estimated at $2.5 trillion annually. Corrosion affects our lives directly include safety (collapsed bridges), health (contami…
CSEF · 2019
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives This project determined the corrosion rates of iron, steel, stainless steel, tungsten, copper, aluminum, zinc, graphite, and lead in a 5% saline environment. Methods Using sterili…
AJAS · 2019
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
Every year sees 6.5 million lives lost to air pollution (IEA); 1.3 billion tons of trash are produced yearly, a figure expected to reach 4 billion by 2100 (World Bank). Thus, the purpose of…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The goal was to create a cost-effective device using Arduino Uno kit that utilizes mathematical modeling of different gases and volatile organic compounds to detect chronic obstru…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Cellular stress is caused by the exposure of cells to environmental stressors and is extremely harmful, e.g., oxidative stress is caused by free radicals, and is linked to cancer, ADHD, etc.…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Today’s society pushes the limits of concrete by creating structures that are taller and heavier than ever before. This leads to problems because concrete can only do so much. Fortunately, j…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Design, build, and code a remote-control car that automatically stops when it senses an object in front of it. The automatic stopping should engage when it senses an object that i…
CSEF · 2019
Mathematical Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives My project explores a genetic algorithm as a method for producing a resultant digital neural network competent at a strategy game, namely Connect Four. I quantify competency as a…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives The objective is to create a biodegradable and renewable plastic foam from the cellulose of Bambusa multiplex, a species of bamboo. Methods Commercial microcrystalline cellulose w…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Urban areas will experience benefits ranging from increased local food supply to remediation of heat island effects once urban green roof drainage water is used to irrigate urban agriculture…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software Fourth Award
Autism is a spectrum disorder that affects regions of the brain which control a person’s communication and social interaction. It is a challenge for autistic children to communicate given th…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
It has never been easier to listen to one's favourite music than today: With services like Spotify or Apple Music, we have access to an almost unlimited number of songs. But this variety can…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
The use of Silver nanoparticles (NPs) and Cadmium quantum dots (CdSe/ZnS)(QDs) is increasing daily in many commercially used products such as sunscreen, water resistant clothes, and may be u…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The Falcon 9 rocket can put up to 22,800 kg into Low Earth Orbit when the first stage is not recovered; however, the payload only represents ~4.1% of the total mass of the rocket. The rest o…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Rice (Oryza sativa) is the staple food for more than half of the world’s population and the main energy source for billions of people worldwide, especially in less developed areas because it…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common form of liver cancer and is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Over 90 percent of these cancer-related deaths are du…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Purpose: The application of deep learning in cross-modal retrieval can produce good results. However, the training of deep neural networks often relies on large-scale labeled dataset. It is…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
X-ray crystallography is a widely used technique in pharmacy for drug design, development and, especially, for assignment of drug quality and detection of impurities. While X-ray diffraction…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project was to create a functional exoskeleton arm that would assist someone in picking up objects, especially for those who have muscle disabilities that make their arms…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Biofouling is the accumulation of microorganisms or plants on wet surfaces. It poses risks for humans and on a wide variety of surfaces. Biofouling also can af-fect industries like paper man…