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 · 2018
Biochemistry
CRISPR-Cas systems are the adaptive immune systems of bacteria and archaea. CRISPR systems allow cells to develop immunological memory by storing information from foreign DNA in the bacteria…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The objective of the research was to generate the orbital elements of the asteroid 1999 LO28 in order to better study its orbit and assess its potential threat for planetary collision. To ac…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the research was to generate the orbital elements of the asteroid 1999 LO28 in order to better study its orbit and assess its potential threat for planetary…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Understanding Gene Dominance is critical for gene therapies like gene knockout or gene editing using CRISPR. Millions suffer from diseases like Diabetes, Hypertension and Co…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to create a detector, and measure and differentiate natural secondary cosmic particles above and below concrete with steel reinforcement.…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Candida albicans have been recognized as the most prevalent fungal species in humans. When C. albicans form a biofilm they become resistant to typical antifungal treatments.…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the optimal amount of white reflective border surrounding a photovoltaic solar cell for producing the most amount of electricity…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
On 10th February 2009, a satellite, Iridium-33, and a space debris, Cosmos-2251, unprecedentedly collided, producing more than 2000 cataloged space debris. Collisions like this and the ones…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Honeybees are essential for pollination of deciduous fruit crops and honey production. Globally, in the context of food security, there has been increasing attention to the survival and sust…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate how different quantities of Aloe vera (A. Barbadensis miller) gel applied on different types of fruits affect the growth of mol…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Harmful Algae Blooms (HAB) have caused over 1 billion dollars in ecological damages coupled with the dangerous environmental problem of perpetuating non-natural mitigation methods that destr…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if Equisetum hyemale can inhibit the growth of Penicillium italcium fungi. Methods/Materials Potato agar was mixed with Equisetum…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Today, transportation vehicles depend greatly on gasoline and diesel as fuels with their respective engines for mobility. Both engines have negative properties that contribute to leading to…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Algae biofuels have great potential to become a viable fuel source and replace non-renewable hydrocarbons such as petroleum and coal. A major difficulty in producing algal fuel is the extrac…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
More than 2 of every 100 Americans will require a joint replacement, as the population is surviving longer new strains on the human body are discovered. Knee replacements are required when t…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Every year, over 38 billion tons of carbon dioxide are released into the atmosphere due to various human related activities. With excess CO2 production, many critical problems arise such as…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
This science fair project worked to develop a solution to the problem of infeasible and inaccurate deployable pH sensors not suited for the marine environment reduce the quantity of accurate…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems First Award
The project is inspired by my late grandfather, who had limited manual dexterity caused by a stroke. He was unable to shave independently, thus requiring continuous care. Consequently, I set…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software Third Award
When the first iPad came out I instantly wanted to be able to create illustrations freely from anywhere I am. After the introduction of high resolution displays working with vectors instead…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Throughout the history of drug discovery, an enzymatic-based approach for identifying new drug molecules has been primarily utilized. Recently, protein-protein interfaces that can be disrupt…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Purpose: Diabetic retinopathy, an eye disease that damages the light-sensitive retina, affects an estimated total of 93 million people globally. As one of the leading causes of blindness, it…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to create an artificial pancreas and provide a solution to increase efficiency of the closed-loop system. It is tested to see if it can model…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) enables density measurements of objects that deflect light passing through a medium, given that the medium and object are transparent (eg. hot air flowing…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Computer use has become an essential of everyday life, as they are used throughout most modern industries such as banks, factories, schools, stores, emergency services, military, and governm…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
In order to study and understand biological processes, it is necessary to be able to track intracellular interactions between molecules. Fluorescent proteins are often fused onto a protein o…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Fungal pathogens are a major cause of crop damage. In these fungi, Cdc14 could be a critical phosphatase for regulating cell division by ending the mitotic process, as demonstrated by studie…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) are of growing concern in the healthcare market because they lead to a 6% mortality rate, increase the average length of stay for a patient from five to tw…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Current methods of retrieving DNA from killer whales in the wild include the use of biopsy darts, which are invasive and potentially deleterious to the animal. Developing technology could al…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Third Award
Blindness affects nearly 40 million people, a value expected to double before 2050. With a world incredibly dense with visual information, surviving and thriving can be hard, as a Visually I…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
This interdisciplinary study employs a novel computer vision algorithm with a cellulosic biocomposite for the rapid classification and elimination of water contaminants. In-lab water diagnos…