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 · 2019
Materials Science
The demand for sustainable housing is a universal problem. Nearly 1.6 billion people worldwide lack some form of adequate housing. 3D cement printing (3DCP) is a promising source of affordab…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Delivering pharmaceuticals at the correct dosage to the correct site often proves an obstacle to a drug’s effectiveness. Cyclodextrin polymers can localize administration and lengthen the ti…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives The objective of this study was to find different tools to improve algae s light utilization and production of oil. Methods Algae was grown in flasks, with added titanium dioxide…
AJAS · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
One in eleven people will have a form of diabetes during their lifetime (WHO, 2014). In 2012, diabetes and its life-threatening side effects costed 245 billion dollars in the United States (…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives In order to solve the problem of expensive clean up methods for oil-spills in the ocean, we decided to design an efficient device by improving upon the existing oil clean up equip…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
A motorcyclist’s helmet is essential to prevent head injuries in road accidents. When a helmet is subject to significant impact, its integrity can be affected and it may become unsafe for fu…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
Weakly Interacting Massive Particles (WIMPs) are a hypothesized model of dark matter. Many experiments intended to directly observe WIMPs are being developed; if successful, they would contr…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives Although solar is one of the primary sources of clean energy, current photovoltaic (PV) technology has an efficiency of only 15-20%, and temperature is one of the main factors aff…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Pedicle probes are medical devices used during spinal fusion surgeries for patients with scoliosis or spinal fractures. The probe creates pilot holes to guide placement of pedicle screws in…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
In 2016, the World Economic Forum declared perovskites solar cells as one of the top ten emerging technologies in the world due to tremendous improvement in their efficiency and their econom…
AJAS · 2019
Energy and Transport (inferred)
The goal of this research was to improve the energy produced by a flexible solar cell. A focus was placed on using the ability of the flexible solar cell to conform to surfaces to see if the…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
Solar photovoltaic panels are becoming increasingly competitive sources of household energy due to their continually decreasing costs. As photovoltaic panels, they are currently limited to a…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Contaminated water, caused by organic dyes pollutants, is a serious problem and concern worldwide. It could cause waterborne diseases and chronic health consequences. Photocatalysts have bee…
AJAS · 2019
Every year, 500,000 people seek medical attention for burns in the United States. Of these, roughly 17% of deaths are caused by infections. The purpose of this experiment was to use hyaluron…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives To verify stability of wings with our without winglets. My goal was to verify which which type of wing is preferable from a safety versus efficiency. Methods Building a wind tunne…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
The project, Inclusive Translator for People with Hearing Impairment, aims to help society to communicate with people with disabilities through a software that will allow the reincorporation…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The hypotheses were made that with the use of contained Apis mellifera pollinating the soybeans, the beans would be more productive. Containments were able to hold cleistogamous, chasmogamou…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives To find a method to enrich plant cells in proteins and obtain and protein-rich food. Methods Used algae cells grown in test tubes under different conditions, a rotating culture an…
AJAS · 2019
The majority of Western nations are living on unhealthy diets with high amounts of sugar and few nutrients. This diet, coupled with a lack of exercise, is associated with higher incidences o…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability. There is a striking lack of therapeutic interventions after the first few hours of stroke on…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) scanning mirrors are used extensively in laser scanning microscopy and medical endoscopic optical systems as a result of their small size, low per-unit…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
It is estimated that by 2050 the human population will increase from the current 7.7 billion to 9.8 billion. To sustain this rapid growth, agricultural techniques must become more efficient.…
AJAS · 2019
Batteries are a critical component of our everyday lives and provide compact energy anywhere. However, they have many key limitations that restrict their full potential (life, eco-friendline…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
For the past twenty years, the population of Danaus plexippus (monarch butterflies) has been on the decline. The dwindling number of monarchs has to do with the increasing eradication of mon…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This investigation is being carried out to study the Peruvian ideological movement that defends the political, social and cultural identity of the natives during the 20th century. It is aime…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Oil and gas fuel our lives and our world, but the impact of certain operational methods could have negative consequences on the environment and the earth, including what lies beneath the sur…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The purpose of my project is to figure out and determine the efficiency rate of using a copper coil as a heating element. In a sense, induction heating versus modern day stove top…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Multiple myeloma (MM), a plasma cell malignancy, remains incurable despite the development of new therapies. MM is the second most frequent hematological malignancy in the United States. Cur…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives -Create a positive control for the genetic cross by electroporating CC4696+ cells with the rbcL gene and isolating colonies that have been functionally complemented. -Optimize Chl…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives My objective was to build a car that would run on itself using a generator attached to the axle. My goal was to have it run forever using its own power. Methods Materials: 1. A ra…