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 · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The limitations of four prominent exoplanet detection methods-direct imaging, radial velocity, transit, and gravitational microlensing-were analyzed. It was hypothesized that ranges of descr…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Gender Bias and stereotyping in human interaction is not uncommon. Sometimes, it could be intentional and sometimes sub-conscious. For example, consider the following description of a man an…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The inhalable particulate matter (PM10) is one of the major atmospheric pollutants, which is harmful to human health because it can cause several respiratory diseases. In Brazil, the state o…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) results from the autoimmune destruction of pancreatic ß cells, leading patients to require lifelong insulin therapy. Transplantation of isolated pancreatic isl…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of Express without Stress device (EWS) on treating stuttering disorder. The study methodology contained three phases. First, a survey was design…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Prostate Cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed malignancy in North American men. PCa displays a broad range of clinical behavior from relatively benign to an aggressive metastatic dise…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The overall objective of this research is to define the viral proteins composed in the exosomes and demonstrate that flavivirus proteins are present in the exosomes. The ongoing epidemic cau…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The color of soap-bubble films changes with thickness due to light interference. As a film become thinner with time, it would normally be expected to become blue or violet as the wavelength…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Metastatic cancers are associated with a poor prognosis, as current treatments often prove ineffective at targeting every cancer cell and are rather damaging to normal cells. The research re…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Two-dimensional (2D) graphene with exotic properties was discovered in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, which earned them a Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010. However, it is point s…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Neurodegenerative diseases are the deadliest in the world. Neurodegeneration is the progressive loss of the function of neurons. This study analyzes the relationship between the PITX3 gene a…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
All known external combustion engines are closed-cycle. Thus, they require coolers that complicate the construction, increase their price, and reduce their efficiency. To remove the above-me…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Citrus Greening, also known as Huanlongbing, is one of the most destructive diseases of citrus worldwide. In Florida, the losses due to Citrus Greening is about 10% of the total profit, resu…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
One promising new process promises to more quickly and inexpensively with less environmental impact is using of acetic acid at the presence of small amount of nitric acid to leach and recove…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
The E821 experiment conducted in the national light source synchrotron in 2001 measured the muon's anomalous magnetic moment to a precision of 0.74 ppm, producing a three sigma difference be…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
Hydrogen gas is considered as the best candidate for efficient and clean energy source that can replace petroleum in the future. Hydrogen gas has been found to have a wide range of applicati…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
The purpose of my project was to create a device that can detect objects and warn the person with the device about the object. The hypothesis of this project was yes, an arduino uno R3 could…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
About 50% of Americans snore while they’re sleeping a symptom of Sleep Apnea. Some 18-20 million Americans are living with Sleep Apnea, though doctors estimate that 80-90% of them remain und…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is an ancient legume species known for its high protein content, excellent nutritional benefits, nitrogen-fixation ability and adaptive capabilities in cool climate…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
?A Single Electron Transistor (SET) is a device which conducts electrical current through a specified pathway and into a particle of choice in order to study the quantum properties of that p…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Micro and nanoscale structures for drug delivery have gained prominence in pharmacology. Ophthalmic diseases require repeated treatment, usually in the form of eye drops, and the treatment t…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Carbon Nanospheres (CNS) are important for electronic, environmental and medical applications. Modern gas sensors utilize harmful materials. This investigation's objective was to fabricate a…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Massive waste disposal is one of the crises found in Thailand. More alarming, the waste’s decomposing process takes approximately 100 years to be degenerated in landfill. Many studies have s…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Every day millions of loads of laundry are done in in the United States alone. Many, if not most, include synthetic fibers. During washing, micro-plastic fibers are released from the fabric,…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The photographic equipment on the roof of a sport utility vehicle takes pictures easily while the vehicle is moving. But due to the poor stability performance on a moving vehicle, the best s…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Recently, driverless cars attract a lot of attention to avoid human errors. Buses usually run on prescribed routes, and are easier to automatically control. As a running course of a bus is p…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Academic integrity is the moral code or ethical policy of academia. In the past, studies have shown that it was the struggling student who was more likely to cheat. According to academic int…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Regenerative endodontics aims to combat the critical issue of dental trauma by preserving and maintaining a functional dentin-pulp complex. However, current pulp revascularization methods in…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
There is a need for people who are struggling with anxiety-related disorders as well as general stress to be able to improve the quality of life and overall health. The purpose of the experi…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
In many developing countries, average citizens do not have access to clean drinking water. By building types of cheap, easily built filters, these citizens may have access to water that is l…