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
Embedded Systems
During this time, conventional method to determine cow estrous period by checking the vulva and the behaviour of female cow has not been effective and inaccurate yet. The previous researches…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The project objective was to automate water management in commercial irrigation using feedback control systems to save water. The automation was dependent on moisture availa…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Next generation 5G cellular networks are expected to provide orders of magnitude improvement in data rates and capacity by using higher millimeter wave frequencies. However,…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Electricity is often wasted when devices plugged into outlets are on when unused. Internet of Things (IOT) smart plugs and switches try to prevent this, but they require fre…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Plastic and styrofoam, which occupy a large proportion in marine wastes, are not degraded with ease, resulting fatal problems in aquatic ecosystem; they are frequently ingested by aquatic or…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this project was to find an alternative method protocol to treat infections caused by the following pathogens: Escherichia coli, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The Moon is devoid of a global magnetic field and is directly exposed to space plasma and solar radiation, causing the surface and any objects on it to be charged by collect…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The focus of this research is on the optimization of wind power and airflow, and the experimental derivation of drag and lift on energy savings. Methods/Materials 3D printed…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Environmental exposures can impact the expression of genes via epigenome, which is transgenerationally inherited. Short term exposure to unfavorable conditions could permanently alter the ex…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine whether pesticides have an impact on a plant's ability to express physical and chemical defenses. Methods/Materials Chemical and physical defenses were induced…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes protecting ends of eukaryotic chromosome from damage. Plant telomeres consist of the typical tandemly repeated motif TTTAGGG(n), but rare changes of tel…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Global warming is posing risks to many shrubs and plants at the world's lagoons and salt marshes. The purpose of this project was to investigate which native plants might be…
AJAS · 2018
Plant Sciences (inferred)
Browse is key to providing browsing animals biologically appropriate diets in captive settings. As deciduous trees make up the majority of browse available for harvest, it is not an option d…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The medical field is desperately seeking natural antimicrobials to solve the problem of antibiotic resistance. Honey inhibits bacterial growth and is already being used in clinical settings.…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which makeup primer base (oil, silicone and water) will cause an increased growth rate in bacteria (S.epidermidis and E.coli). Me…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The magnetoplasmadynamic thruster (MPDT) is one of the most powerful and efficient forms of electrical spacecraft propulsion. Designed for deep space travel, it promises extensive applicatio…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals As battery technology, specifically lithium-ion, reaches a physical limit, it is crucial to study the roots of electrochemistry to identify possible improvements so as to fo…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Approximately 50% of the plastic we use goes to waste after one use. The average American throws away 185 pounds of plastic each year. The solution: mealworms! The purpose o…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
Millions of people are affected every year due to antibiotic resistant bacteria, posing a threat to human well-being. Inappropriate and over usage of antibiotics, in addition to the emergenc…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Voting is a quintessential part of Democratic beliefs: the right to have a say in the government and who runs the country has been an important part of our country since its founding. Equall…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project’s goals were to determine the failure point of carbon-coated oyster shells when filtering lead (Pb) from water, and to investigate which components of carbon-coated shells lend…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The FOXO transcription factors are part of the Forkhead subfamily O, which contain four members: (FOXO1, FOXO3, FOXO4, and the less well conserved FOXO6) that regulate gene expression involv…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical Second Award
The goal of this research project was to use antenna simulation software to model the gain and radiation patterns of a variety of novel, unconventional, and previously untested microwave ant…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Solar cooking has shown to be an effective way to alleviate food and unclean water situations, giving people a way to cook their food and pasteurize their water. This projec…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The improvement of quality of a roadbed, physic mechanical and operational performance of a bituminous mixture operated in the harsh conditions of the Extreme North become more significant w…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This essay takes an in-depth look into the nature of positively charged conducting spheres, and the ability of Coulomb’s law to predict the force between them. The force is expected to be re…
AJAS · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
Introduction: Inflammation and infection are important in the etiopathogenesis of pulmonary diseases. Umbilical cords are usually discarded postdelivery. Mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) deriv…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals There are many ways to put a fire out, but how does Co2 put out a fire? This is the question that is on our minds. We decided to choose this topic because we are curious abo…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to determine whether there is a significant difference in element composition between metastatic and non-metastatic breast cancer cells through the use of X-Ray…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Background Breast cancer, the most common cancer in women results in 40,000 deaths annually. Different breast cancer subsets are defined based on the expression of specific receptors: estrog…