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 · 2025
Chemistry
When AgNO3 and sodium alginate are mixed, cross-linking occurs by the cation Ag+ and anion Cl-, which can produce an AgNPs-SA gel. Through this research, it was found out that when this film…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Mangroves play a crucial role in coastal protection, biodiversity support, carbon sequestration, and water purification. However, between 1996 and 2020, the Philippines lost 7,934 hectares o…
CYSF · 2025
This project looks for presence of microplastics in Calgary and their approximate size.
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
One of the biggest hurdles to Stem Cell Therapies' clinical applications has been the difficulty in delivering stem cells safely and retaining them at the target site without migrating uncon…
CYSF · 2025
Testing different materials to determine what keeps water the warmest.
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The large amounts of CO2 generated by human activities results in an increase in ocean acidity on a global scale (Hill, 2018). The ability to determine long-term open ocean acidification tre…
JSHS · 2025
Oncolytic virotherapy (OV) is a form of immunotherapy that uses specific viruses to prevent cancer cell proliferation. Specifically, the Zika virus has shown promise in combating glioblastom…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
For the last 20 years, many researchers have explored divisibility properties of integer sequences arising from combinatorial structures. In particular, binomial coefficients have been the s…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Our project determined that resazurin, a synthetic fluorescing agent originally used as a bioburden detector, is a practical fluorescing agent for quantifying NADH in cell-free reactions. We…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
This study investigates the impact of environmental temperature changes on the mechanical properties of two plastic polymers: polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) and poly(3-hydroxybutyr…
JSHS · 2025
The obesity epidemic, a leading driver of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type II diabetes, remains inadequately addressed by current pharmacological treatments. GLP-1 ag…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
This research project explores a novel media service platform designed to optimize video streaming. Modern media delivery faces two key challenges: inter-server video transfer inefficiencies…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Each year, 1.9 million people worldwide are diagnosed with colorectal cancer, and early detection of cancerous polyps is crucial for treatment. Endoscopic imaging is a critical part of ident…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
The vulnerability of water bodies to human activities leads to a widespread problem of degradation of these environments and denounces the finitude of potable water in many regions of the Ea…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Chronic stress, doomscrolling and digital addiction contribute to declining memory and attention in children. These factors negatively affect cognitive development, making it essential to ex…
CYSF · 2025
Our project is about memory enhancement and our question is “What techniques can we use to enhance our memory and do they work?”.
CYSF · 2025
This project investigates how different learning styles—visual (seeing), auditory (hearing), and textual (reading)—affect a person’s ability to remember information. I aim to understand whic…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to understand the effect of working in a high-stress field like the agriculture industry. 1. Create a simple survey using Google Forms. 2. Publish the surv…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Mercury (Hg(II)) continues to be one of the most serious contaminants in our global waters due to its high toxicity and mobility in our ecosystems. To address this issue, we explored the pot…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Organisms smaller than a grain of salt can convert carbon dioxide into carotenoids, which have a market demand of $2.5 billion. Carotenoids can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, cancer, an…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), is a promising nutraceutical attracting much attention for its pharmacological and anti-aging efficacies. While NMN biosynthesis in Escherichia coli by met…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Current thermal and electrochemical green conversion methods are unsustainably powered by fossil fuels, necessitating a greener approach. Consequently, Researchers have turned to phototherma…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Melatonin made by insects and plants regulates growth and development. Ecdysteroids like 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) promote maturation, molting and butterfly emergence through oxidative stress…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The MetaMotion Meter is a biomechanical assistive device designed to advance hand physiotherapy by offering real-time feedback measurement of pressure exerted by the hand during physiotherap…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
This project investigated whether Meta's Interaction SDK was sufficient for accurate American Sign Language (ASL) detection. This was tested in a virtual reality (VR) environment in an attem…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Refractive index sensing is a cornerstone of modern optical sensing technologies, enabling the detection of minute changes in material properties, environmental conditions, and biological in…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
In this study, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) of our own design were inoculated with organisms of the species Shewanella oneidensis. S. oneidensis is a gram-negative, flagellum-motile bacterium…
CYSF · 2025
This project investigates if microbial fuel cells (MFCs) can produce renewable electricity from mud/soil samples. MFCs were tested, results were analyzed, and the data was applied to the rea…
CYSF · 2025
Using several materials, we will optimize microbial fuel cell technology to create renewable energy in remote villages.
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Worldwide temperatures are rising due to increased greenhouse gas emissions, and energy production and consumption are the largest contributors. The purpose of this experiment was to assess…