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
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this research was to invent a working electromagnetic wall climber for the inspection of metallic structures and tanks that are too dangerous for humans or cost prohibitive. I…
AJAS · 2018
Despite their growing popularity among young consumers and their widespread availability, a consensus has yet to be reached regarding the effects of electronic cigarettes on human health. In…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals Many people have bad posture, and bad posture can lead to health problems later in life. Our group's goal was to create a light, easy to use, effective and inexpensive postu…
AJAS · 2018
Levels of alcohol consumption vary across the menstrual cycle in women and across the estrous cycle in female rats. Consumption also varies across sexes. In this study, we evaluated the diff…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to discover the effect of different concentrations of nanosilver solution (500,000 µg/L; 50,000 µg/L; 5,000 µg/L; 500 µg/L; and 0 µg/L)…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Third Award
Amphibian populations are currently experiencing a global decline, with 43% of all species listed as a threatened species.. Increased habitat fragmentation has been shown to increase the dev…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software Fourth Award
In America, only 30 percent of calls made to emergency medical services (EMS) require medical attention, and in cases where EMS is not required or not available, others can help. Furthermore…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this project was to develop a bionic hand that can use surface EMG as an input in order to understand what the user wants to do with the hand while also being at a low cost. L…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Emotion recognition from human voice by machine is a challenging task, but it has great potential to make empathic human-machine communications possible. In conventional approaches, extensiv…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals Emotion recognition from voice by machine is a challenging task, but it has great potential to make empathic human-machine communications possible. In conventional approache…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that people who listen to music that evoked happy, love, and peaceful emotions would be champions (ENFP), people who listen to sad music would be healers (I…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment tests the effectiveness of the formulation by testing for its effect in absorbing moisture (eg sweat), preventing odor, preventing bacterial growth, and for u…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Third Award
The increase in the global population, an increase of elderly, combined with new surgical interventions and possibilities lead to an overall increase of surgeries. Every year there over 50 m…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder highly prevalent, characterized by intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors that are difficult to control despite preser…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate what are the acute effects of drinking energy drinks on the cardiovascular system of Daphnia magna, a fresh water crustacea whi…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the efficiency of different roofing materials, including a composite shingle roof, a wood shake shingle roof, and a living roo…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The growing interest in remote sensing leads to my research for making sensors self-powered. Sensors are crucial for monitoring of structural integrities of bridges, railroa…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
The purpose of this experiment was to test how a colored bacteria-based bioluminescent solar concentrator can be used to enhance the power output of photovoltaic cells. We hypothesized that…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project was to determine the maximum weight that could be suspended by three different electromagnet configurations, each having six (6) coils and having lengths of six (…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Fertilizers containing nitrogen continue to be an integral aspect of the farming economy in the Midwest. Excess run-off of nitrates has become an environmental hazard. When the growth of alg…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Bioluminescent strains of Pseudomonas syringae pathovar (pv.) tomato was developed for a high-throughput resistance assay. There has been an effort to generate a pathogen carrying a luminesc…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Traditional ballet pointe shoes are made out of materials including leather, paper, fabric, burlap, and cardboard bound with adhesive. Unfortunately, all of these materials break down over a…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
The regeneration of bone defects caused by trauma, fracture, and disease is a significant clinical challenge for patients in the United States and around the world. Annually, the cost for bo…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
The regeneration of bone defects caused by trauma, fracture, and disease is a significant clinical challenge for both military and civilian patients in the United States and around the world…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The stethoscope has been one of the most important tools in medical practice for centuries but has a limit on how small of a sound it can detect. An atomic force microscope (AFM) can be used…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Optogenetics is technique that uses light to regulate biological processes in living cells. It is based on genetically engineered proteins that are activated by light. Due to high spatial-te…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Programmed Death Ligand 1, or PD-L1, is a transmembrane protein upregulated in numerous tumors. By binding to the PD-1 receptors on CD8+ T-cells, these tumors can evade T-cells’ cytotoxic ef…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The prototype product consisted of a Shower water diversion module to divert water from the shower into the toilet tank and a Toilet tank filling module that allows the toil…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
MIT researchers stimulated gamma waves in genetically modified mice brains with flashing lights to trigger microglia to clean up beta amyloid plaques (the cause of Alzheimer’s Disease). The…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals MIT researchers stimulated gamma waves in mice brains with flashing lights to trigger microglia to clean up beta amyloid plaques (the cause of Alzheimer's Disease). The ligh…