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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The suffering of the Palestinian people from the Israeli occupation and this kind of suffering is the child Yusuf, who was shot in the eye, so we designed glasses to help the blind to carry…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Studies predict that demand for autonomous vehicles will increase tenfold between 2019 and 2026. However, recent high-profile accidents have significantly impacted consumer confidence in thi…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In our hometown, there are often places where plants don’t grow well. Because of the lack of plants in those areas, soil erosion is easily caused by localized heavy rain and strong wind, whi…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The use of e-cigarettes has skyrocketed in the past few years. With this, people have been exposed to the many dangers that come with using them. In this project, we tested for metal content…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Denaturing proteins is a process vital to many fields of biology such as pharmaceuticals, biosensing, and synthetic biology. In order to denature proteins, however, the proteins must be expo…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
In search of higher productivity, some farmers are installing drain tile systems in their fields. Although they can increase yields, drain tiling can harm the environment through fertilizer…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The question asked was “How Does Temperature Characterize Bacteriophage Infecting Mycobacterium smegmatis?” The purpose of this experiment was to determine if an isolated bacteriophage can s…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Clostridium difficile is an anaerobic gram positive gastrointestinal bacterium. Existing treatments for C. difficile, such as antibiotics, have not proven to be highly effective because of t…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chemotherapy is an effective, yet destructive way to treat most cancers. Mucositis, characterized by the ulceration of mucosal membranes, is a common negative side-effect of gastrointestinal…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Apis mellifera, or the western honey bee, have been in a constant battle with the growing population of Varroa destructor, an invasive mite that can take over a hive in a matter of weeks. Th…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Imagine a magnet and the items that are attracted to it. It is likely that what you imagined was something solid, maybe a magnet on a refrigerator or picking up cars in a junkyard. In this e…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Heavy metals (HM) cause oxidative stress in plant cells. Insight in the mechanisms of the early stress response to heavy metal intoxication is crucial for the development of (transgenic) pla…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Ground Effect Vehicles (GEV) provide a hybrid between ships and airplanes for transcontinental transportation. By flying close to the surface, lift is increased and drag is decreased. This m…