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.
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find if dimples on the top of an airfoil would allow it to generate more lift and less drag than a conventional airplane wing. Methods/Materials 9-inch…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Military and rescue teams work in dangerous environments during disasters. My goal is to develop an intelligent search and rescue system based on multi-spectral sensing to operate in dangero…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals I wanted to test the range of AirPrinting and what effect distance & materials would have on the signal strength and print properties. Methods/Materials Tape measure, Paper…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Purpose: To determine the effects of location, weather, and time of year on small and large air particles in a quantitative analysis. Procedure: Download Dylos software to record data with l…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The effects of adatom-adatom repulsive interactions on nucleation and growth of nanoclusters have been studied using Kinetic Monte Carlo computer simulations. The dependence of nanocluster d…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals In spite of many benefits that plastics offer, negative impact has become a global problem that is affecting us economically and environmentally. Only 25% of plastic is recy…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to determine whether a common relative of an exotic plant known to produce anti-cancer compounds has the same properties that would make it a good…
AJAS · 2018
Engineering (inferred)
All Choked Up: The Effect of the Convergent Section Half-Angle on the Thrust of a Cold Gas Rocket continues my investigation of cold gas rocket nozzles. Rockets and Nozzles and Thrusts, OH M…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this project is to determine if the strength of the egg, thickness of shell, and amount of protein in the egg is directly related to the month of the year. Also, to determine…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective and goal of my science project was to test if the Boston Marathon Qualifying Standards are accurate for both male and female participants of all ages. The ques…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry Second Award
In hypoxic conditions tumor cells have evolved to alleviate their intracellular acidity with the overexpression of the human Carbonic Anhydrase IX isozyme (CA IX) (Haiden). As a result, the…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
There are many smartwatch manufacturers that for whatever reason could not or did not want to use Android Wear or Tizen as their operating system. Custom system allows for a better optimizat…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Though insulin pumps do allow better blood glucose control for diabetics, they are extremely expensive, ranging from more than $6,000 to $10,000 for the pump itself, and are not covered by i…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Urea cycle disorder (UCD) is a genetic disorder that affects 1 out of 35,000 births in the United States and has a 24% mortality neonatal rate. UCD is characterized by hyperammonemia, which…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Hurricane Harvey catastrophically flooded Houston in August 2017, followed a month later by Hurricane Maria that devastated Puerto Rico. Cell phone service, telephone landlines, internet ser…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
In organic agricultural communities, the soil is contaminated with chemical runoff from Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium (NPK) fertilizer ions that diffuse from neighboring farms. These i…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Alteration of the metabolism of chlorella in a productive direction. As you know, proteins,carbohydrates,lipids are one of the main factors of the existence of life on Earth. People use diff…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mood and anxiety disorders, such as Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), affect one out of every six people in their lifetime and over 350 million people per year. Postmortem human brain studies…
AJAS · 2018
Chemistry (inferred)
Abstract The overall objective of this project was to find if microwaves would be a suitable and sustainable catalytic replacement for the synthesis of Aspirin. This was done by creating thr…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The goal of this project was to expand the usefulness of construction 3D printing through exploring and testing alternative materials. By expanding upon construction 3D printing, this projec…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of this engineering model is to discover a reasonable alternative for sand in concrete. One of the central ingredients for engineering is sand, and it is becoming i…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Air pollution levels in Medellin, the second largest city of Colombia, is a serious problem of public health. During last year, the city experienced the highest levels of pollution ever reco…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to see if Aluminum is linked to Alzheimer's disease by causing brain degeneration in fruit flies. Tested with both a behavioral assay and a pr…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) significantly reduces memory, communication, focus, and reasoning skills in elderly individuals. There is no known cure with progressive deterioration. Early identif…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to apply machine learning algorithms to predict whether an NBA rookie will become an all-star based on his first year statistics. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals When creating our Machine Learning model, our objective was to be able to correctly identify the malignancy of the Lung presented based on the CT scan images. This was achie…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) affects the lives of millions of people through its life-altering complications. Worldwide, 3.4 million people die of diabetes annually. It is known that T2DM…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Biodigesters are America’s next generation of green energy. The purpose of this project was to test how much energy is produced from different biogases created from different biomasses. The…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Second Award
The loss of biodiversity is a serious environmental problem, and factors such as global warming and deforestation due to human activities are considered to be primarily responsible for the m…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Galactosemia is a life-threatening genetic disease in which patients cannot metabolize galactose, a sugar found abundantly in milk, fruits, and vegetables. As a result, galactose builds up t…