20,037 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS and the Calgary Youth Science Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CYSF · 2026
This project explores the comparison of different voltage inputs to determine which input helps to produce the most amount of hydrogen gas during the electrolysis of water solution.
CYSF · 2026
The lack of particular GAG denaturing enzymes due to genetic mutations causes lysosomes to clog and prolonged inflammation to degenerate neural health. This project will investigate MPSIII a…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Gestational diabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by elevated blood sugar during pregnancy and is estimated to impact 1 in 7 pregnancies globally. This condition poses significant h…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer genomic alterations often create unique vulnerabilities that can be exploited for precise treatment. Inhibitors exploiting synthetic lethal relationships have recently shown clinical…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Genetic variation plays a key role in individual patient outcomes, particularly with age due to physical vulnerability. Rho1 is a gene in Drosophila melanogaster encoding proteins in the fam…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Reading immersion (flow) significantly enhances enjoyment and satisfaction during novel reading, yet its neural mechanisms and relationship to event segmentation remain poorly understood. Ev…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Elevated atmospheric CO2 (atmCO2) is a persistent operational challenge in human spaceflight, where crew exhalation and limited ventilation lead to CO2 accumulation within the cabin. As a re…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains the most aggressive primary brain tumor, with a median survival of 12–15 months despite multimodal therapy. Identifying compounds that selectively induc…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Cartilage injuries, like those in the knee, are difficult to heal because they don't have a strong blood supply to deliver nutrients. To explore a possible solution, I created a model of thi…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Benzodiazepines and antidepressants are used primarily in the treatment of anxiety, yet often come with negative side effects. Selank is an anxiolytic peptide approved for usage in Russia an…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Magnetohydrodynamic thrusters produce silent, propellorless thrust, but they have significant drawbacks that restrict their commercial use. Conduction based MHD, which sends an electric curr…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Americans use an average of 1.6 straws per day, PFAS, are present in both plastic and paper straws, contributing to the increased health issues related to microplastics and PFAS. Several stu…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fragrance products have been on the rise in popularity recently. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are toxic airborne chemicals, have shown to be most prominent in the product's ingre…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Our brains require proper neuronal cell communication to work. Between the gap where neurons connect (referred to as the synapse) are receptors, chemical transmitters, and proteins which are…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Moyle (1944) found that lakes with high sulfate levels do not contain wild rice. In wetland soil with low oxygen concentrations, bacteria convert sulfate from municipal or industrial sources…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Three-dimensional (3D) cell culture is an emerging technique that allows cells to grow in a way that more closely resembles how they exist in the body. Unlike traditional two-dimensional (2D…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Morphogen gradients determine distinct cell fate within tissues, and it has previously been thought that the cells affected by this determination are static. However, cells usually move duri…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
It's been hypothesized that carbonaceous chondrite meteorites can transport compounds crucial to planetary habitability. Meteorites generate hydrothermal systems through impact energy dissip…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health problem where bacteria are becoming harder to treat with antibiotics. This increases the need for new solutions. In my project, I st…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Triple negative breast cancer is notoriously difficult to treat bacause it lacks estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and HER2 protein that drive the majority of breast cancers and th…
CYSF · 2026
Analyzing molecular clouds in the milky way galaxy through machine learning and statistical analysis.
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Aerodynamics is heavily dependent on the four main forces of flight, weight, lift, thrust, and drag. Drag heavily impacts the aerospace industry's ability to create faster and more effective…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
This study investigates the environmental impact of petroleum-based plastics, which have created a demand for sustainable polymer alternatives. This study investigates the development of a b…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Lung cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In 2026 in the United States, an estimated 124,990 people are expected to die from this disease. In Hawai?i, the situation i…
CYSF · 2026
This project looks at whether spikes in local air pollution line up with increases in asthma‑related health incidents. It compares air quality data with reported asthma cases to see if pollu…
CYSF · 2026
Making invisible ink with citrus fruits and seeing what difference they have.
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
Lactobacillus acidophilus produces lactase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes lactose into glucose and galactose, helping alleviate symptoms of lactose intolerance. However, the protective effects o…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
As Ambrosia artemisiifolia, an invasive weed species, expands its global presence, it generates significant yield losses of up to 50% in Zea mays L., destabilizing economies and altering soi…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Gymnopodium floribundum (Dzidzilché) is a tree species of strategic importance for apiculture in the Yucatán Peninsula, a region that produces 35% of Mexico’s national honey output. Despite…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Fusarium species are plant pathogens that reduce crop yields and contaminate food with harmful mycotoxins. Because long-term reliance on chemical fungicides can lead to resistance and enviro…