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 · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is a health hazard that causes several diseases including cancer, neurodegenerative disease, XP syndrome, cataracts of the eye, and sunburn. The ozone la…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
Millennium Problems are problems in mathematics that were stated by the Clay Mathematics Institute in 2000. One of these problems is related to the complexity of algorithms. The set of algor…
AJAS · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Interactions between tumor cells and immune cells play critical roles in tumor initiation, progression, and metastasis. Indeed, tumor-derived supernatant contains suppressive factors contrib…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Using of addictive substances is one of humankind's oldest problems. They are considered an important disease of the brain. Substance abuse is not only the problem of health sciences, but al…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Air pollution is a concerning global issue with increasing public awareness and serious health consequences. As air quality and smog levels fluctuate throughout a city withi…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Image Explanation Software for the Blind is a program that reads images for the blind. Even though the Image caption research has been conducted actively, there was no software that explaine…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Prescription of chemotherapeutic anti-folate drugs is the frontline treatment for breast cancer patients to induce folate-deficit cancer cytotoxicity. Alongside, folate supplements are used…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this study is to optimize conditions for antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) by natural killer (NK) cells to lyse multiple myeloma (MM) cells. The incidence o…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Developed amid the Paris Agreement controversy, this spatial equilibrium model projects the environmental and economic impacts of carbon tax policies from 2012 to 2050. Simulating the Climat…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ocean Acidification (OA) is caused by increase of CO2 in the atmosphere due to industrialization. Oceanic pH prior to the industrial revolution was 8.2. By 2100, pH will be 7.8 if acidificat…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Particulate Matter (PM) is a liquid or solid suspended in air that can be directly emitted into the atmosphere. High concentrations of PM smaller than 2.5 µm in diameter (aka PM2.5) are know…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Substance (tobacco, alcohol) use and various inflammatory diseases (periodontitis, oral lichen planus, leukoplakia) induce chronic inflammation, which is a mechanism for hea…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Substance (tobacco, alcohol) use and various inflammatory diseases (periodontitis, oral lichen planus, leukoplakia) induce chronic inflammation, which is a mechanism for head and neck squamo…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
1,2-propanediol is a common de-icing fluid used by airports to prepare planes for takeoff during cold weather. Airports can discharge glycol into nearby bodies of water. As an effluent, glyc…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Drylands make up 41% of the biosphere and support 38% of the world’s population. The intensity and frequency of rainfall events controls processes that drive dryland soil nutrient cycling. C…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Gymnasts (floor tumblers) experience a high number of injuries due to the vertical impact force of landing. Landing forces can range from 3.9 to 14.4 times the gymnast's body weight (Panzer,…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Close to fifty percent of upper-limb amputees do not use a prosthetic. The reason is that traditional prosthetic hands offer limited usage, while more advanced options are more costly. Amput…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Two simple models were built and tested with two electromagnet coils and two Hall Effect switches working in a double push and a push and pull operation. These models were used to test diffe…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) has been the ideal biomarker for myocardial infarction diagnosis in the past decade. In our experiment, we presented a new method for increasing the sensitivity of…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Objective: My project is to improved railroad gates by making them stronger and bigger, as well as making sure that cars can#t cross over easily. I think that if we use a me…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to improve the energy production of a Microbial Fuel Cell (M.F.C.). I did this by testing the energy output of different surface-to-area r…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Warehouse storage is a greater than $20 Billion US industry is expected to grow even further due to the rapid expansion in online shopping. The efficient utilization of limited storage space…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
Cytochrome P450 monooxygenases are highly selective in substrate oxidation and have the promising potential as biocatalysts for industrial processes. A unique P450 enzyme known as TxtE catal…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Given the current demand from the $100 billion hydrogen industry and the potential of hydrogen based fuels for a clean energy future, there is a critical need for more efficient and sustaina…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Electrochemical deposition (electroplating) of earth abundant, metal-oxide catalysts to electrodes will increase the hydrogen production during photoelectrochemical decompos…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Despite a non-drought year in 2016-2017, during the summer months in the Central Valley dry dusty conditions in the surrounding agricultural areas and poor air quality with…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
Memory devices are developing at a slow rate, hindering the computational industry’s growth. The hysteresis shown in perovskites has been utilized to create the two resistive states necessar…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine by providing an effective treatment against bacterial infections. While pathogenic bacteria cause serious health issues, our bodies…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The objective of this project is to determine how effective changing the shape of a spherical shade ball to a tessellational dodecahedron is at decreasing evaporation and algal growth. Shade…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Solar is one of the primary sources of clean energy, with photovoltaic (PV) technology as the dominant source. Current PV panels have an efficiency of 15-20%, which demonstr…