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 · 2018
Biochemistry
The misprocessing of amyloid-ß precursor protein (APP) has been genetically linked to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) as a major causative factor for the disease. Cleavage of APP by ß-site APP clea…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
This experiment was conducted as an effort to further technology utilized to better protect humans from this radiation. The goal in performing this experiment was to determine if carbon nano…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our science fair project was to compare antioxidant content of different polyphenol rich food samples and to use a Raspberry Pi to automate data capture. We u…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
In 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster released a considerable amount of radioactive materials into the environment. In the time after the disaster, the government had a deficit of…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Irreparable DNA lesions caused by radiation therapy induce apoptosis, a suicidal response that occurs in both cancerous and normal cells. Remarkably, mouse and human tissues in experiments t…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Having grown up in rural Australia, we are acutely aware of water’s importance in agriculture. In our rural area it’s common to go weeks or even months without rain. For this reason we are f…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective was to design an umbrella that would be more effective for use with a walker, providing convenience to make a user's life easier, drier, and safer. Methods/Mat…
AJAS · 2018
A lingering question in the field of laser science is how does light carrying spin and orbital angular momentum interact with quasi particles in solid states systems? In magnetic crystals th…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
Living in big cities is getting harder every day. Local governments are trying to find new solutions with smart city concepts to make more livable cities. However, smart city concepts are fa…
CSEF · 2018
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if there is a difference in reaction time for people that play action video games versus those that do not play action video games. Methods/Mat…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
Read4me is a device that enables blind, illiterate and dyslexic people to read paper books. It uses Optical Character Recognition to detect the text in the pictures taken by a camera attache…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
The reception of new biologically active substances on the basis of Curcumin is a research work about the synthesis of unknown for scientific literature, improved property-having biologicall…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The goal of my project was to develop a polymer blend that would allow the consumer waste stream to be used as an additive manufacturing feedstock. I designed my experiment to determine if a…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This engineering project studies ancient art mediums by recreating ancient paints from iron oxide, charcoal, and animal fat. To test the experiment, iron oxide and charcoal were mixed with d…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Nanoparticle-based drug carriers are promising, minimally invasive candidates for cancer treatment. However, the challenge remains in how best to specifically target transformed cells. Upon…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The agriculture industry contributes heavily to land, water and air pollution due to the poor management of agricultural waste products and wastewater. A potential method of addressing these…
CSEF · 2018
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals About 31.4 million acres are irrigated with sprinkler systems. In addition, 26.2 million acres are irrigated with surface water. Surface water evaporation is a key reason fo…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common type of open heart surgery performed in the United States, and the surgery most commonly involves harvesting the saphenous vein and…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Parkinson’s disease (PD), the second most common neurodegenerative ailment is characterized by muscular contractions and involuntary movement (dyskinesia). Its hallmarks include loss of move…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to identify if high school students face test-taking anxiety and the best way to curb test-taking anxiety. Methods/Materials First, I identified…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Test-Taking Anxiety is an issue that impacts students worldwide, it occurs through the stress-response system, the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. If Test Anxiety is untreated it can le…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Industrial pollution has been a major environmental concern globally. A significant type of these industrial pollutants is organic dyes, which have been found to negatively affect human heal…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Problem: The leading cause of scald burns among children age five and under is due to a child pulling a pot or pan with hot contents in it off of a stovetop and the pan cont…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In order to find a cost-efficient alternative method to treat Groundwater Under the Direct Influence of Surface Water (GUDI) wells, an experiment was conducted to implement an alternative wa…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Turfgrass is extremely important to many homeowners, athletes, and other people. It gives homeowners’ lawns a healthy, aesthetic appeal. Athletes use turfgrass to play sports. One fundamenta…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine whether or not an unripened fruit can be ripened faster by apples when they are stored together. Another goal was to see if eith…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to further study guest-host interactions in clathrate hydrates by analyzing isotopic clathrate hydrates - bromine clathrate hydrates formed fr…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
At first glance, diabetic kidney disease and cancer may seem to have little in common besides sharing high mortality rates. Diabetic kidney disease is a condition in which increased glucose…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Medical professionals have struggled to develop delivery systems for active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to mitigate inconsistent dosage and inconvenience from traditional forms of drug…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Microfluidics is a technology that operates with fluids in sets of miniature channels. Using small samples allows for reduced cost, harmful waste, reaction time, and analysis time. Microflui…