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.
AJAS · 2018
Behavioural and Social Sciences (inferred)
Previous studies have shown body dissatisfaction and perfectionism to be elevated in individuals diagnosed with clinically significant eating disorders. However, past research has consistent…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
A hybrid rocket engine uses both a solid fuel and a liquid or gaseous oxidizer. Hybrid rocket engines are generally safer, easier to store, and are simpler to manufacture. They have higher e…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Light Emitting Diode (LED) displays recently become to replace conventional CRT and LCD displays and have witnessed enormous growth in the field with the costs of LED displays decreasing by…
AJAS · 2018
The prevalence and disability associated with discogenic low back pain (LBP) are significant and there is a general lack of widely accepted conservative treatments for the condition. Our stu…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
This experiment was conducted in order to evaluate the international protocols set forth by the World Health Organization regarding the protocols to identify pharmaceutical substances. Addit…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Normally, the presence of Huntington's disease (HD) is marked by an aggregation (inclusion) of the diseased huntingtin protein, which is visible via standard electron micros…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Phishing websites are amongst the biggest threats Internet users face today, with an average of over 1.3 million such websites being created every month, according to 2017 Webroot Data. Exis…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My objective is to find the best substance to be used as a catalyst in the photocatalytic water purification. Methods/Materials I tested Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Iron S…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. Common water treatments are not able to degrade it properly, causing a bioaccumulation in nature, animals and humans. Being a genotoxic contami…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Porous silicon's (PSi) unique properties, including biocompatibility and biodegradability, contribute to its potential as a drug delivery agent. If chemotherapy drugs are en…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find which tropism will exhibit a more dominant effect on plants: Phototropism or Gravitropism. This information can be useful in deve…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Second Award
Plant growth and productivity is greatly affected by climate change, especially in hot and dry climates. Scientists use various methods to study gene families and find genes that respond to…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
P53 is an important tumor suppressor protein, that when mutated will lead to much higher cancer rate. This project constructed a phylogenetic tree using the mRNA sequences for p53 gene in 20…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) can facilitate the delivery and sustained release of therapeutic agents to target sites of action, but conventional techniques to synthesize IONPs use highly…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to discover a plant, either naturally or through genetic engineering, that can effectively uptake lead from contaminated soils. The goal is to see whether o…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to create a precise control system for applications in microscopy, microsurgery, and robotics. Currently in this area (field), cost and precis…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Piezometric materials can convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. Every human being walks about 10,000 steps a day and all the force generated by the footsteps is go…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
With the growing number of baby boomers retiring daily, and the aging population needing more specialized care, long term care facilities are having a difficult time keeping up to the demand…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The planarian is known for its nearly almighty ability to fully regenerate its missing body parts. The objective is to find out how the animal can survive during regeneratio…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to investigate the claim that different plants absorb CO2 at different rates. My hypothesis was that the claim is true and that plants do abs…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of "Plants vs. Radiation', is to determine the effect of the suns's radiation on plant growth. Methods/Materials 4 groups of 3 Basil Plants in 12 cardboard box…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Each year, droughts cause health issues and economic damage that affect millions of people around the world. Even California, a developed state, suffered a severe drought be…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
This experiment was done to help protect the environment from plastic waste in the landfills and oceans. Plastic waste is becoming a huge problem for the wildlife in the oceans and even for…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Two worm species are known to have the ability to digest certain forms of plastic and excrete environmentally safe waste. The objective of this study is to determine which o…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Bisphenol A (BPA), a widely used plastic monomer, is a known estrogen disruptor, which has massive potential implications for public health. Estrogen can cause R-loops, a three-stranded nucl…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plastic monomer used in nearly every form of plastic packaging. BPA is known to be an estrogen disruptor and imitator, which has massive potential imp…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Lung cancer (NSCLC) causes >200,000 deaths in US annually. Mutation detection costs 1000s of dollars and takes days. Rapid, low-cost point-of-care (POC) devices for cancer m…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The aim of the project is to develop a point of care method of identifying and determining the susceptibility of the causative organism in skin infections without the need of specialised lab…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
“Nighttime snowblindness” results from brightly lit snowflakes moving toward the driver/pilot/operator of cars, trucks or other equipment moving over ~20mph. Humans instinctively focus on br…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals People are forced to hand pollinate 100% of the apple trees in China. In many parts of the world bees are dying out and in some parts of China bees are extinct. People are g…