38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Diabetes mellitus, a disease affecting carbohydrate metabolism, is characterized by an inability of the endocrine system to properly regulate the amount of glucose in the bl…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) have a profound impact on aquatic reproductive processes. Current municipal waste water treatment plants (MWTP) do not eliminate highly persistent EDC’s…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The effects of acid rain on plants and soil have been carefully studied. By using sacrificial metals, like magnesium, these negative effects of acid rain can be offset. Both mortality rate a…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
This research project aimed to prevent O-Zone Layer through at low cost, most efficient and easy to assemble Environmental pollution Filter. Environmental pollution is the biggest menace to…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Solar energy has become more practical recently and is one of the fastest growing industries around the world due to the influx in demand for renewable energy. Mechanical trackers have been…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Traditional anti-tampering and security technology rely on paper-based labels or tapes. Generally, the labels and tapes are stuck on the open area of the package. When the package is opened…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this year’s research and development was to add to the accuracy of the previously produced earth-like planets. To accomplish this I have shifted much of the code of the progra…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Currently people live in a world where food demand is very large due to the number of people who populate the earth. To take advantage of the food produced , man has used various methods of…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Virus production is a limiting factor in fields that utilize viral platforms, including the fields of vaccinology, oncolytic virology, and gene therapy. Previous research has suggested that…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Plastics are indispensable in our daily lives, and are currently made from fossil resources. Due to the environmental problems and global warming, however, they need to be produced from rene…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The objective of this project was to develop an artificial intelligence for an original strategy game that adapted and learned from its past successes and failures and applied its new knowle…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Education in Vietnam is among the top priorities to everyone. Studies show that spending towards education in Vietnam is larger than other countries, being 10% in 1999 in 1 household as oppo…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Short non-coding RNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression by silencing their target mRNAs through degradation. Because miRNA dysregulation is linked with tumorigenesis, expression s…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the optimum degree to the maximum range. Methods/Materials CPO marble launcher Photogate Timer Scissor lift Marble Graph paper Carbon paper Results The optimum…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine what affects the period it takes a pendulum to swing and if the amplitude was the main factor. Methods/Materials In our first experiment we ma…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Can soldiers and athletes be protected from bacterial and fungal infections on the epidermal level? Using myrrh and licorice extracts in addition to copper and titanium nanoparticles, which…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
With the recent upsurge in mobile device use, and with the relative stall in the development of battery technology (in comparison to the development of processors that consume incredible amo…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of this study was to screen several VHH nanobodies for effective intracellular binding to a-Synuclein (Syn), whose aggregation is associated with Parkinson’s disease. Previously,…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The current study investigated the effectiveness of UV protection strategies – avobenzone based sunscreen (A), zinc oxide based sunscreen (Z), untreated cloth, SunGuard™ treated cloth UV pro…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This investigation studied the effect of various exposures of Ultraviolet radiation on Fruit Flies (Drosophila melanogaster) cultivated in Turmeric, a spice that has previously been proven t…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The study on hand addresses the current Multi Defense Mechanisms of students at intermediate level. Where the study aimed to identify the prevalence of tricks the defense of students at inte…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The role of psychosocial care for cancer patients has become a priority to include in effective cancer treatment. Estimates indicate that 88% of women with breast cancer recover from the dis…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in PT-symmetric structures in quantum systems, when reversed in parity (P) and time (T), remain invariant. The purpose of this w…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The aim of this study was to demonstrate that it is possible to influence the sporting behaviour intentionally by music and therefore to prove the concept of Pulsic - an intelligent music pl…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative bacteria about two microns in length. Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) is characterized by the production of heat-labile (LT) and/or heat-stable (ST) entero…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the Peltier cell could be used in an apparatus to effectively purify water using the electrical energy equivalent of a small to medium-sized solar…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if chickens were blind to purple, or if it is an old family myth, and they stay away from it due to natural instinct from purple things being poisono…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Quadratic function is a second degree polynomial function that is used in many subjects, such as mathematics, statistics, and architectures. The Purpose of this study is to find out applicat…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Earthquakes turn up out of the blue and we need to be prepared.I wanted to know what materials for joints would be best and what reinforcements would work well with them. I…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
In Denmark we commit ourselves to use renewable energy, but we still depend greatly on fossil fuels, which supplies are limited. The major chunk of these fuels are used in the transportation…