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
Animal Sciences Third Award
Stingless bees (SB), Tetragonula fuscobalteata, are the recommended species for bee culturing as they are the most important pollinators of fruit crops during blooming. According to the repr…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to determine if growing Chlorella kessleri algae in water treated by Panicum hemitomon (maidencane) increases the amount of lipids, which can be extracted f…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
General theme of the project is exploration of indenyl rhodium complexes. The relevance of this study is that organometallic complexes are widely used in organic synthesis as catalysts. For…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
The purpose of the project is to build an effective method of navigation for blind people in indoor areas. GPS isn’t reliable indoor due to the distortion of signals through buildings. Other…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The development of this work was carried out in the forests of Panama in the community of Ustupu to determine the biodiversity of insects that are attracted with colorful dishes and in this…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Second Award
A computer cursor is usually being controlled by using a keyboard and in most cases by a computer mouse in addition. For presentation purposes people like to use a wireless "presenter device…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Low birth weight (LBW) offspring have a high risk of developing cardiovascular and renal diseases such as chronic kidney disease and hypertension, which have no preventative measures or cure…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Chronic inflammation can lead to the buildup of proinflammatory cytokines and result in a plethora of diseases from arthritis to asthma. This has led to a need for safe and natural anti-infl…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
HER2 is a membrane bound protein receptor for cell proliferation. When present in excess, the cell divides uncontrollable and leads to cancer. This type of cancer is very prone to recurrence…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
The purpose of our project is to utilize the potential energy stored in residential water tanks and convert it into electrical energy using a network of small turbines installed in water pip…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Ovarian cancer (OVC) is one of the leading causes of death in women in the US. With only a 15% survival rate in the late stages, a fast and accessible method of OVC biomarker detection in hu…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Mangrove forest provides unique ecosystem and nursery for aquatic animals, along with sediment trapping and coastal erosion prevention. Since deforestation has been a major problem for mangr…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Landfilling of biowaste instead of composting or recycling it is a major problem for many countries around the world. Even in regions where recycling is common it is not available to everybo…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The main purpose of this project is to increase productivity of conventional wind turbines economically and decrease the negative ramifications those should be contemplated on our environmen…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The studies suggest that in 2050 there will be 9 billion people on Earth. The global expansion of the population and wasteful consumption are going to increase the pressure on future food su…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
This second-year study explored how an active tropical moisture season affected the dynamics of the phytoplankton populations of Estero Bay. The hypothesis states that as an active tropical…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Cable-stayed bridges are becoming increasingly popular worldwide. Inspection and maintenance of the cables are vital to ensure safety. However, in many places of the world, such tasks are co…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
The integration of a microbial fuel cell-microbial electrolysis cell (MFC-MEC) generator into an aquaponics unit for more efficient hydrogen production has been tested. The goal of this proj…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
With our goal of creating a method in which anyone can instantly share business information through a mobile application, we discovered the intricacies and implications for machine learning…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
During this time, conventional method to determine cow estrous period by checking the vulva and the behaviour of female cow has not been effective and inaccurate yet. The previous researches…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Plastic and styrofoam, which occupy a large proportion in marine wastes, are not degraded with ease, resulting fatal problems in aquatic ecosystem; they are frequently ingested by aquatic or…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this project was to find an alternative method protocol to treat infections caused by the following pathogens: Escherichia coli, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, a…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Environmental exposures can impact the expression of genes via epigenome, which is transgenerationally inherited. Short term exposure to unfavorable conditions could permanently alter the ex…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes protecting ends of eukaryotic chromosome from damage. Plant telomeres consist of the typical tandemly repeated motif TTTAGGG(n), but rare changes of tel…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The medical field is desperately seeking natural antimicrobials to solve the problem of antibiotic resistance. Honey inhibits bacterial growth and is already being used in clinical settings.…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
The magnetoplasmadynamic thruster (MPDT) is one of the most powerful and efficient forms of electrical spacecraft propulsion. Designed for deep space travel, it promises extensive applicatio…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Voting is a quintessential part of Democratic beliefs: the right to have a say in the government and who runs the country has been an important part of our country since its founding. Equall…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project’s goals were to determine the failure point of carbon-coated oyster shells when filtering lead (Pb) from water, and to investigate which components of carbon-coated shells lend…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The FOXO transcription factors are part of the Forkhead subfamily O, which contain four members: (FOXO1, FOXO3, FOXO4, and the less well conserved FOXO6) that regulate gene expression involv…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical Second Award
The goal of this research project was to use antenna simulation software to model the gain and radiation patterns of a variety of novel, unconventional, and previously untested microwave ant…