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 · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Dye-sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs) employ expensive Ru-sensitizers, toxic organic solvents and rare Pt catalyst in converting solar energy to electricity. In order to solve these disadvantag…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to compare the efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells to that of standard Silicon Based Solar Cells. Methods/Materials Three Dye-Sensitized…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To see if a scalable Dynamic Dataflow Processor architecture is faster compared to a conventional serial processor and a conventional parallel processor. Methods/Materials T…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
The increase of elderly people in society forces a smaller workforce to support a large dependent population. Cellular senescence may be one of the underlying causes of human aging. Curcumin…
CSEF · 2015
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment was purposed to find soils that are earthquake proof and find a way to limit damage from earthquakes. Because of the Pacific Plate colliding with the North A…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Eating disorders are a growing problem among teenagers and could possibly have a significant impact on their health. I became interested in this project because I constantly…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if a treatment for the Ebola virus could be derived from a common over the counter enzyme. Methods/Materials The Ebola viru…
ISEF · 2015
Pandanus unipapillatus of Pandanaceae family, common in coastal belt, Western Ghats along banks of streams, marshy places is investigated for its potential antibacterial and antifungal prope…
ISEF · 2015
Coconut trees are widely planted in Suratthani province. A coconut fruit composed of four layers: the outermost layer of husk, the coconut shell, the coconut meat and the coconut juice respe…
ISEF · 2015
Our research is about designing a door closer to be effective on simultaneously minimizing thermal energy loss, finger jammed accident rate, and slamming noise, which aims sustainable design…
ISEF · 2015
The issue of this study was about the unnecessary work that was caused by the fish plantations the high mortality rates of the fry and finding biodegradable materials for roe incubators. The…
ISEF · 2015
The area of the Patillas water reservoir is highly populated, there is a lot of agricultural and livestock activities and there is no sewage system, on the other hand, the surroundings of th…
ISEF · 2015
A magic pot is an insulating box in which foods, previously boiled, finish its cooking, reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Due than the traditional model of magic pot is very large…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine which type of food oil makes the best biodiesel fuel. Methods/Materials Five different types of edible oils were used in this ex…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
This study was conducted to establish if pharmaceuticals can be successfully transferred into edible plants to provide an alternative delivery method for medication, which could improve pati…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals I did this project to see if left-brain and right-brain hemisphere activity could be recorded on an EEG to indicate (left brain) mental imagery/preparation and transition to…
ISEF · 2015
This project focused on finding ways to get cheaper energy source, that at the same time will be more efficient and environmentally friendly. The main idea is to get electricity from the ene…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment was to compare five brands of soccer headgear to observe differences in the forces of impact, at four different speeds, on each of the four sides…
ISEF · 2015
In April 2013 an emerging virus, influenza A (H7N9), was identified in humans in China, with a novel avian-origin. Since its re-emergence in October 2013, there have been more than 220 labor…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
Carbon capture and storage is a major strategy to mitigate greenhouse gasses (GHGs) but the associated high costs and risk of CO2 leakage can deter its adaptability. Carbon Mineralization te…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To enhance the treatment of patients with Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by finding out how and why individuals respond differently to varying inhibitors based on their…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair experiment was to determine if aged bovine manure loses its nutrient levels and effectiveness as a plant fertilizer over time. I investigated…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Third Award
The notion that antioxidants can help fight cancer is popular. However, the mechanism(s) for the effect of antioxidants in cancer is unclear. The goal of this project is to study the effect…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Lung cancer affects the lives of many people with over 200,000 new cases diagnosed every year. Cisplatin is one drug that has been used to combat the cancer. A major hurdle in cisplatin’s ef…
ISEF · 2015
Cucumbers are an important vegetable crop and an important source of income for farmers of Michigan. The oomycete pathogen Phytophthora capsici causes fruit rot in cucumbers and a wide varie…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals It is a well known fact that the rate of photosynthesis is dependent on the type and intensity of the light source. My goal was to determine the best source of artificial li…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Unless ruptured, eggshell membranes (ESM) prevent eggs from spoiling at room temperature. Based on this protective function of the contents of an egg by ESM, we assumed it could also potenti…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project examined the effect of nine different impurities on the Surface Tension of water. Based on our research, the hypothesis was that the surface tension of water wo…
ISEF · 2015
The aim of this experiment is to investigate the effect of increasing velocities of wind, being 5.5, 9.9. 10.8, and 11.7 kilometers/hour on the rate of transpiration of MarvaParvi Flora plan…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Oceanic metallic pollutants make it important to examine the effect on marine life. This project focuses on an essential building block in the aquatic food chain, algae, and…