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 · 2016
Elecrolyte chemical cells are still inefficient nowadays, as they suffer from long term reduction in their electromotive force. For this same reason, it’s necessary to come up with a method…
ISEF · 2016
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide with almost 1.7 million new cases every year. A deadly form of breast cancer, called breast cancer brain metastasis, results in a m…
ISEF · 2016
This project significantly increased the accuracy of face recognition for biometrics and forensics by testing normalization techniques, distance metrics, and training set sizes for the popul…
ISEF · 2016
I investigated how to determine indecomposable matrices in SL(n, Z) (where Z is the set of all positive integers including zero) and attempted a generalization for n dimensions. Simply put,…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Two novel collection methods using slab gels and glass microspheres have been successfully established to study the cementing processes via enzymatic activity occurring at the adhesion inter…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Bacteriophages have been known to be capable of eliminating deadly bacterial infections, but their use on biofilms in medical settings has been very limited. In this proof-of-principle inves…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer and its incidence has significantly increased in the past decade. Inherited mutations in CDKN2A, which encodes the p16 tumor suppressor, pr…
ISEF · 2016
Combustion instability is a serious issue that occurs in aeronautical engines causing damage to the engine due to heat release rate fluctuations. Understanding how acoustics interact with fl…
ISEF · 2016
The experiment was based on the effects of airport and residential runoff on a freshwater ecosystem. The basis of the testing was to connect potential sources of pollution to a cyanobacteria…
ISEF · 2016
This work was carried out to investigate the effect of acid surface treatment on the flexural properties of a uniaxial composite made from 50% volume fraction of epoxy and hemp bast fiber. H…
ISEF · 2016
Malignant tumors and neurological diseases are amongst the many maladies caused by genome instability. The defects from genome instability are caused by significant changes in flap endonucle…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
The nubbin gene is expressed in a proximal-distal pattern in the Drosophila wing. Using a genetic tool that recapitulates the nubbin pattern we decreased the expression of one essential gene…
ISEF · 2016
Ginger and turmeric have been used as natural remedies for many centuries. There is interest in the development of natural products to enhance/replace chemicals in cancer drug therapies for…
ISEF · 2016
PEFCs are expected to become high-efficiency next-generation power sources. However, for over 40 years, the performance of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane has been the primary bottlen…
ISEF · 2016
In 2014 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recommended the reduction of total annual anthropogenic emissions . One recommended solution is to diversify into more carbon-neutral el…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Parkinson's disease(PD) reduces the quality of life for several people. There isn’t exact treatment so it is important to increase the numbers of researches. In our project, we aimed to iden…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. UHRF1, a gene essential for DNA methylation, is highly expressed in HCC patients. Transgenic…
ISEF · 2016
Particles suspended in the atmosphere are classified as aerosol particles. While greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide have a large effect on climate, these are well understood and have a…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
The overexpression of PLK1 occurs in many types of cancer. Consequently, the misexpression of PLK1 is used as a diagnosis for specific cancers. Small molecule inhibitors can prevent cancerou…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
The purpose of this experiment was to create and test a computer model to accurately and automatically classify cardiac arrhythmias. Such a model, in the absence of trained cardiac professio…
ISEF · 2016
Our project is going to be about taking solar energy and solar cells to a whole new level. Instead of the typical solar cell that is expensive, and cannot be applied in a wide range. We will…
ISEF · 2016
This research aims to synthesize and validate gold-based nanosensors that will be able to measure the concentration of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and thus differentiate renal cancer cells from…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Our objective is to offer internal communication everywhere the organization needs it, with the possibility to grow to external communications, taking advantages of pre-existing infrastructu…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Over 360 million people across the world are deaf (328 million adults and 32 million children), however many of them benefit from the usage of sign language to communicate. While, previously…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
The bacterium Enterococcus faecalis is a common source of hospital acquired infections due to its intrinsic resistance to cephalosporins. As antibiotics become less effective at preventing a…
ISEF · 2016
The excessive use of the herbicide atrazine has become one of the main problems in surface and groundwater contamination around the world. This compound can be degraded by several microorgan…
ISEF · 2016
Antibiotic resistance is a growing public health concern. This project was conducted to discover novel compounds produced by local Streptomyces species which would have the potential to addr…
ISEF · 2016
?Although the grapevine, Vitis vinifera, is the most commonly cultivated grape species, there is little known regarding the species of microbes found in the surrounding soil or their possibl…
ISEF · 2016
Oil spills have been a pressing environmental problem since the early 20th century due to the plethora of difficulties encountered when attempting to clean up the substance and its constitue…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of my scientific research is to determine if active and/or passive solar energy would be a viable option to use as an alternative energy source to heat materials. I believe throu…