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.
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading non-genetic cause of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in children in the United States. Current antiviral treatments exist, however with only modest sho…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Navigating an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in complex and dynamic environments poses challenges for human operators, and can be mitigated through the use of autonomous control systems. In t…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
The ongoing resource shortage has left the world alarmed. Leaving behind polluting and wasteful sources, the turn to non-conventional energy sources has begun. Triboelectricity, the phenomen…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Soil based microbial fuel cells (MFCs) use soil bacteria to convert chemical energy of soil components into electricity directly. Organic matter (food source for microbes) addition helps cre…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
Utilizing the Seebeck effect with thermoelectric cooling plates, is it possible to make a device that can charge a phone? If there is a substantial difference between a hot plate and ice on…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives My goal is to design and build a small-scale device that generates electricity from the force of ocean waves. My purpose is to help people who do not have access to electricity, f…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
1.3 billion people around the world live without access to “modern electricity.” Therefore, in these regions, the significance of small scale energy harvesting devices is increasing. This re…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
Oceans provide an enormous quantity of clean and sustainable wave energy that can generate enough electricity to power the entire globe. However, due to the inefficiency and ineffectiveness…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
As technology becomes more widespread, the possibilities hackers have to access our data grows exponentially. People's personal information is put at risk most often by frail security protoc…
CSEF · 2019
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives I wanted to learn if doing a headstand improves your memory and my hypothesis was, If doing headstands improves our memory, then people who do headstands will do better on a memor…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Heart disease is the number one killer worldwide, resulting in 800,000 American deaths annually. Scarring of the heart, due to cardiomyocyte death during myocardial infarctions, compromises…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to build and program a Health Band to be worn like a watch to help predict and prevent heart attack, cardiac arrest, and strokes. This band is des…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives My purpose for this experiment was to examine how and why the heat conductivity in different baking sheets affects the outcome of baking. Methods I made biscuits and two different…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Imagine a world where our coastal cities are drowning and pollution is the norm. This could very well be our reality if the use of fossil fuels is not decreased. One of the ways fossil fuels…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
Highly precise measurements are critical in many fields of science. Quantum metrology studies how accurate measurements can be and how mean squared errors can be minimized to the ultimate ac…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Determining whether Electromagnetic Field defenders are helpful or hurtful (assuming the studies claiming Electromagnetic Fields are unsound are correct). Many people don t know a…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
For a while, many individuals overlooked the littering crisis and are taking it for granted due to the longevity of the issue. There are those who want to help the environment but there are…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Blood Diagnostics are one of the most common testing methodologies used to test for a plethora of diseases. 7 milliliters (mL) is considered the standard volume required per test. Drawing 7…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major health concern in western countries as the most common contributor to chronic liver disease. Left untreated, NAFLD can develop into chroni…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Noise is a major concern in mechanical systems and poor acoustic facilities found in homes, schools and industries. Furthermore, environmental and health issues of commercially-available aco…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Inhibitor of DNA binding 2, or Id2, is a protein that is required for hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) maintenance and self-renewal capacity. A positive feedback loop has been identified involv…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
High-accuracy radio astronomy measurements of interstellar gas velocities are necessary to explore the structure and physical conditions of star formation regions. To improve the accuracy of…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 using excess electricity from renewable energy sources mitigates environmental problems and provides us with energy-dense fuels. Highly dispersed transition…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives Cosmic rays are an unsolved problem in space exploration. While manned Mars missions are possible with current propulsion systems, the threat of cosmic radiation has not been addr…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Forest management over the past two decades has focused on encouraging evenly spaced mature trees with the idea that they would resist fire. This works for prescribed fires, but once the fir…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology
Objectives My goal is to ascertain how much honeybees can store with a supplemental nectar source I provided vs. out foraging on their own. I also proceded to observe and record the bees beh…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Despite advancements in helmet technology, traumatic brain injury is still a grave threat to health and safety. Polymer foams, including expanded polystyrene (EPS), are today’s common energy…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives The goal of this experiment is to determine whether or not Manuka honey is comparable to common modern medicines as an antibacterial. Methods Tested whether or not Manuka honey co…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this study is to see if the antimicrobial properties of Manuka Honey can combat bacteria to the same extent as your common Turmeric, Tea Tree Oil or Garlic oil na…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives The objective of this study is to see if different Varroa Mite (Varroa Destructor, parasitic mites) treatments that beekeepers are using are effectively killing and containing the…