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 · 2015
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The globally distributed Ediacara biota is comprised of the oldest macroscopic organisms on Earth. They lived on shallow sandy sea bottoms between 575 and 543 million years…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Problem: 285 million people in the world are visually impaired, representing a staggering 4% of our population. Currently-available assistive devices for the blind are either somewhat crude…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goals of this experiment were testing levels of deadly benzene in commonly used products and raising awareness about products that could be affecting people's health. Me…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find the most efficient method of harvesting kinetic energy using magnets and springs. A handmade electromagnetic generator was used as…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
CRISPR/Cas is a prokaryotic defense system that produces complexes that target themselves to and degrade specific foreign nucleic acids, such as virus DNA. The CRISPR/Cas bacteria Streptococ…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals Current LED Technology converts electricity into light very efficiently compared to incandescent or fluorescent light bulbs; however around 5-40 percent of electricity suppl…
ISEF · 2015
This project’s aim was to investigate how changing the distribution of mass around a central point of a pendulum affected its motion and to then use the data collected to model a method of s…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Blood clotting plays a vital role in the functioning of the human body. One of the most important proteins involved in this pathway is thrombin. When activated, thrombin is…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To investigate the risk factors associated with acute coronary syndrome (heart attack) in young adults in Central California. Methods/Materials Patients admitted over a ten-…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to test three listening devices at varying volume levels to determine which device would provide the safest sound level for listening to m…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to learn how insulation works and to determine which type of insulation performs best in a building environment. Methods/Materials I built th…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project seeks to create a dependable headlamp for use in emergency situations and remote locations. By employing the heat of the human body, this device would be more r…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To make flexible, lightweight, bulletproof armor by implementing shear thickening fluids into para aramid fabric. Methods/Materials ballistic Kevlar polyethylene glycol 400…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Every year, the world gets more polluted by energy production. The purpose of this project is to see what is the difference between the energy production rates of solar-foll…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
H.E.R.O. presents a novel approach towards assisting the visually impaired during navigation through the development of an Arduino platform based, multimodal, haptic feedback device that all…
ISEF · 2015
Our project is concerned with the construction and programming of a six-legged exploration robot. The intention of using it for exploration in danger areas such as buildings at risk of colla…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software Fourth Award
Patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) have a very poor prognosis. Their tumors are not responsive to chemotherapy. Previous studies have suggested that metastasis in IBC is driven b…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
The high frequency resonant transformer, more commonly known as the Tesla coil, is a device that combines different physical phenomena in the field of electromagnetism. The existing literatu…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Phase-locked loop (PLL) control has been widely applied, for example, in hard disk drives, which require extremely precise control of their rotational speed. The present study is the develop…
ISEF · 2015
Development of miniaturized Nanosensor for detection of CO (Carbon Monoxide) gas at low temperature, with lower detection limit and long term stability. Several nonmaterials in particular Se…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
An indigenous Fynbos plant, such as Leucadendron species, adapted to the Western Cape’s harsh conditions would be ideal to replace foreign crops that are grown currently because these need f…
ISEF · 2015
I have synthesized the high temperature superconductor YBCO (YBa2Cu3O7) on top of perovskite dielectric BCT (Ba(Cd1/3Ta2/3)O3) using pulsed laser ablation. Growth of this structure has not b…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Due to the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and currently the absence of effective disease modifying drugs, there is a need for improved drug screens to identify plausible A…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Hirudo medicinalis, a medicinal leech species, were used by the Ancient Egyptians for bloodletting and are now approved by the FDA for their use in reconstructive surgeries and finger reatta…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Approximately 1.2 million individuals in the United States are living with HIV. Antiretrovirals (ARV)effectively manage viral loads, both preventing progressionto AIDS and enhancing patient…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Marine biota living in and below the Mesopelagic Zone (>200 m depth) are rarely studied due to the challenges of conducting observational studies in deep water. Since 2009, several projects…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment aims to evaluate how different concentrations of sodium bicarbonate solutions affect the rate of photosynthesis in spinach leaves. Methods/Materials In a ser…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to make a homemade, functioning prosthetic hand. Methods/Materials High density styrofoam, small plastic gears, 6 Volt Battery, standard electronics kit mot…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to try to find at least one homeopathic remedy that had the strength to slow down the growth of cancer or even kill cancer cells. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My main question was to see if Monkeyface pricklebacks could OhomeO by using their own chemical trail. I setup a choice experiment with clean and OscentedO water in a tank.…