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.
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Raspberries are a composite fruit that are red and gold in color and boast a distinctive sweet and tart flavor and contain phenols and anthocyanins. This project was conducted to determine i…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Phytoplankton can account for 50% of the primary production in the marine ecosystem and their diversity is important for regulating cycles of carbon and other elements in the sea. The purpos…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to reduce the amount of electrical energy used by computers by using green technologies such as thermoelectric and solar technologies. Methods/…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Several symptoms of autism spectrum disorder are the result of a high excitatory to inhibitory neuron signaling ratio. Currently benzodiazepines are the most popular drug us…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
Roughly 3.8 million concussions occur annually because of sports in the United States. There are lawsuits in professional football and hockey leagues for concussions that propose to award ov…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
This study focused on advancing research in the capture of colon circulating tumor cells (CTCs), by engineering an implantable shunt device that will reduce metastatic burden by inducing apo…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
In this study, a graphite atomizer, flame ionization atomic adsorption analysis, Inductively couple plasma spectrometry and cation inhibition were used for determination of the uptake of cad…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The accuracy of two fundamental techniques of orbital determination, Gaussian and Laplacian, was compared for three near-Earth asteroids (NEAs): 2010 TN54, 1998 QE2, and 1989 FC, chosen for…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this research is to demonstrate design attributes of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) System. The objective is to provide an operational domain map of WPT System (WPS) encompassi…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
Over 25 million Americans alone live with some form of renal complication, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Increased development in the kidney research field could r…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The purpose of this investigation is to relate the flow of Galactic Cosmic Rays (GCR) in the occurrence of Tropical Cyclones (TC) through the formation of clouds in the lower atmosphere. Gal…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
As the problem of water scarcity is increasing by the year, the need for seawater desalination significantly rises. Almost one fifth of the world’s population lives in areas where the water…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Peat soils are natural resources that have high adsorption capacity to remove heavy metal in polluted water. In this work, peat soils from Indonesian tropical forest were used to investigate…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Wastewater effluent from local wastewater treatment center contained relatively high concentrations of carboxylic derivatives, proteins, grease, oil, phosphate, and humic acids causing and f…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
In this project, the ability of dried date palm leaflets and dehydrated carbon that prepared from it was proved to remove some light and heavy metal ions from aqueous solution and well water…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Carbon emissions from the energy and transportation sectors are the most significant contributors to the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Increasing green…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to utilize nanotechnology in the form of ferrofluid to remove waste oil from water effectively. Further testing will determine the amount o…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The objective of this experiment is to examine several available, low-cost by-products as substrates for conversion to methane gas. My previous research demonstrated that these materials wer…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Third Award
People with severe visual impairment have difficulties navigating their way through buildings. Due to this, we created a renovated cane that combines a Cintech Pin-pointer metal detector, to…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Paederus dermatitis is a dangerous skin irritation caused by a potent toxin found in the haemolymph of certain types of rove beetles (e.g. Paederus fuscipes). Although the danger of these ro…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The main goal of my project is to recreate quadruped walking motions seen in certain species into a self-built robotic system. In addition to this, the aim was to also integ…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Damage to the heart muscle has long been considered irreparable and an indicator of future heart failure. When damaged, the heart forms a scar-like tissue that develops over regions of damag…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Due to diminishing natural resources, the threat of global warming, and rising fuel costs, modern society requires inexpensive, renewable forms of energy. The present study constructed a res…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
The project is to develop electronic ballasts for T5-28W fluorescent lamps to lengthen the lifespan of fluorescent lamps by preventing the tube from going black and the luminosity from decre…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
When a drop of water is dripped on a cooled metal plate, it solidifies into the shape with the cusp-like top. The frozen drop has an inflexion point near the cusp. As an example, this effect…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine whether density has an affect on the resonant properties of a soundboard. Methods/Materials I obtained three different pieces of wood for use as a soundboard. I…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Disposable diapers are one of the top contributors to waste in landfills. In the US alone, nearly 25 billion diapers are deposited into landfills each year. This project aims to reduce the t…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to develop the code to simulate the environment of the Tasmanian devil, including the devil facial tumor disease, and to add Thylacines into that simulated…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Resveratrol is a natural plant product that has anti-tumor, anti-cancer, and life-span increasing properties in humans. However, extracting resveratrol from plants such as grapes and peanuts…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I have always wondered whether people learn and perceive information differently in color versus black/white. The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a diffe…