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 · 2018
Energy: Physical
Many developing communities do not have enough money to afford electricity for their homes. Nonrenewable Energy is cheap in generating energy, but they can cause detrimental effects on the e…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Our goal is to help more than 30% of the world’s population to sleep better by providing a non-invasive closed loop system for improving sleep that can be used at home. The system is built i…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The use of the electronic nicotine delivery system, also known as electronic cigarette (e-cig), is tremendously rising in young adults in the US. E-cigs are the most commonly used tobacco-re…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
The beat had stopped. A beloved one had died. A family missed a father or a mother. We didn’t lose a heart; we lost a family. As the WHO said, in 2015 14.4 million people around the world di…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Heart attacks are one of the most common heart problems and happen very quickly, so it is very important that people with a high risk of a heart attack be provided with devices that alert em…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science First Award
Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide (WHO), and experts estimate that half of all heart attacks and strokes occur in people who have not been flagged as ‘at risk'. There is…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a very deadly form of brain cancer. The effects of hybrid compounds of heterocyclic rhodanine and arylidene (boronic acid) were tested on GBM cancer cells. T…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Occlusive thrombus (blood clot) formation is a major pathological event in cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, removing the clot is critical to restore blood flow to vital organs. One way to…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software Third Award
This project aims to present a novel method for the asteroid search processes’ automatization, since these procedures still commonly rely on humans and manual spotting. The program, featurin…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
There are over 1.5 million people living in refugee camps across the world. Wind storms with speeds over 80 mph rip current refugee tents apart, destroying what little they have left. We cre…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Current requirements for jet engines normally involve obtaining a great, maximum power while using the small mass of fuel and oxidizer. However, the task of creating effective low power rock…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
PEDOT:PSS is a widely used conductive polymer in the field of photoelectric devices. However, the films fabricated by ordinary methods such as spin casting have adverse performance, therefor…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Supercapacitors (SC) have received attention due to quick charge times and higher power densities than lithium-ion batteries (LIB), which enable them to be implemented in electronic devices.…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy (s-SNOM) is a state-of-the-art optical technique to probe the dielectric properties of materials in the nano-scale. Only requiring mini…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a medical condition that results from head impact injuries in contact sports. A Boston University study reports occurence of CTE in 87% of the cases…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Each year, 251,000 patients die due to medical errors in the United States. In aortic valve replacement surgery, over 6% of patients die during or within 5 years of surgery due to medical er…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Having a source of potable water is essential for every country’s survival. Therefore, people need to know how to supply themselves with purified drinking water in case of a crisis. As in Pu…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Chemotherapy continues to play an important role in treating various cancers; however, during the course of treatment it is often challenging to differentiate between cancerous and healthy t…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
The purpose of Hopping Down the Bunny Trail: Spatial Distribution of Lepus americanus Tracks is to test if Lepus americanus tracks are distributed randomly in a survey area. This year, the p…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
If the timings of flower opening and closing could be controlled or predicted, it is worth applying to agronomical uses, such as artificial pollination. It is reported that the flower openin…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Kyphosis is the excessive curvature of the thoracic spine along the sagittal plane, creating a hunchback or slouching appearance. It is a pressing issue in modern society due to anatomical i…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Modern society requires an energy source that is renewable, non-pollutant, efficient and compatible with most machinery. Algal biofuel, a liquid fuel synthesized from the lipid produced by m…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
It is very important to improve the quality of the laser beam in oncology, cosmetology, dentistry. In cases of radiation therapy or the laser modification, the intensity should be homogeneou…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of the experiment was to find out if changing different variables in a small DC motor would influence the efficiency of the motor, and if the efficiency is changed which variable…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Sucrose in combination with Streptococcus mutans result in acids which break down enamel and contribute to dental caries. Alternatives with potential oral health benefits were explored in th…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
My project is to see what electrode produces the most hydrogen in the process of hydro-electrolysis. I chose to test for the amount of hydrogen produced rather than the amount oxygen produce…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Cheese whey is a by-product of cheese manufacture. A daily production of 10.000 liters of whey causes a load of organic pollutants similar to a city of 5.000 inhabitants. The diversified use…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
According to the USDA, New Mexico farms consume 1.8 million acre-feet of water per year. Due to New Mexico’s limited water supply, the State cannot produce enough crops to support itself and…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
There is, as of now, no objective method of measuring the difficulty of a given problem. Since biological brains are too generalized, however, a substitute becomes necessary for experimental…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Heart disease is a prevalent issue in the modern world, with 84 million people in the US alone that require regular checkups with clinicians. iCordisX aims to provide a personalized and data…