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 · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The Purpose of the Experiment The project targets the visually impaired and blind. It aims to develop their skills of learning and psychological adaptation using internal energy through focu…
ISEF · 2015
Preventable and treatable diarrheal disease is the second leading cause of death in children under five years old in the world, killing approximately 760,000 children each year. Diarrheal di…
ISEF · 2015
Although used by Pacific Islanders for thousands of years, Kava hepatotoxicity has been a concern. The purpose of this project was to determine which of the Kava secondary metabolites activa…
ISEF · 2015
In commercial aviation any change that makes an aircraft even 0.1% more efficient saves the company money when multiplied by the number of aircraft used. The purpose of this experiment was t…
ISEF · 2015
Due to the increasingly prevalent money problems in the world today,cryptocurrency was invented. It allows people to send money of any amount to anyone anywhere at any time without a central…
ISEF · 2015
Electrical durable medical equipment (DME), such as dialysis machines, patient monitoring devices, and ventilators, are life-sustaining machines that are used extensively by patients at home…
ISEF · 2015
Developing a viable soft tissue adhesive can eliminate the needs for sutures, which often cause further tissue damage in clinical settings. Adhesives that demonstrate biocompatibility, funct…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, effective in the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis. This research aims to develop a biodegradable and in situ forming…
ISEF · 2015
In the realm of materials science, novel graphene fibers exhibit a higher thermal conductivity than many other common metals such as copper or aluminum. Graphene fibers can therefore effecti…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Evidence suggests a small population of tumor-initiating cells, or cancer stem cells, drive tumor heterogeneity which is postulated to account for tumor growth and resistance to chemotherapy…
ISEF · 2015
Western Blotting is one of the most fundamental laboratory techniques used for identifying specific proteins and semi-quantifying protein amounts. As powerful and developed as the procedure…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
‘Bleeding Canker’ is a disease of Horse Chestnut trees (Aesculus hippocastanum) identified throughout North-West Europe since 2002. The infection, first identified in Ireland in 2011, causes…
ISEF · 2015
Modern technology and especially bionics has come a long saying recent years. Unfortunately these devices are still extremely expensive and require extensive customization. These factors com…
ISEF · 2015
This year we continued in the exploration of the correlation between prokaryotic genome size and the rate at which the bacteria is able to undergo binary division. The specific goal being, t…
ISEF · 2015
The determinant is an operator on square matrices, such that the determinant of any square matrix yields a scalar. There exist a few generalisations to non-square matrices, such as the geome…
ISEF · 2015
This experiment is about research that identified the process by which bacteria develop drug resistance. Seven generations of Escherichia coli were bred to be resistant to ampicillin. (Note…
ISEF · 2015
Every galaxy is predicted to host a black hole, but only those actively accreting matter, with luminous accretion disks, are considered active galactic nuclei (AGNs) or quasars. Recent model…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
The US consumes approximately 70 million pounds of copper and produces about 580 million cubic feet of treated wood annually. Burning and reusing treated wood waste are disallowed by the US…
ISEF · 2015
Concrete is the most used construction material in the world. Unfortunately, Portland cement, a major ingredient in concrete, has a massive carbon footprint. Coal combustion residues, or CCR…
ISEF · 2015
Many people on the Navajo Nation and the rural San Juan region rely on agricultural activities for financial benefit and use the San Juan River as their main source for water. Many families…
ISEF · 2015
Technological solutions have been incorporated into the productivity of rural companies in an ever increasing speed since the 90s, highlighted by economic globalization and the opening of la…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Current methods of navigating and interacting with 3D visualizations utilize intrusive physical devices (e.g. keyboards, mice). The purpose of this project is to design and program a 3D inte…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software Third Award
Blood analysis is a primary test for disease diagnostics. Most conventional blood analyzers are expensive and bulky, limiting their use in clinical central laboratories. In this project, I d…
ISEF · 2015
Our project is about using a fuel cell with carbon cloth and copper wire to produce electricity and purify sewage water. Aiming to connect between the use of fuel cells and easily available…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
Recent Influenza, SARS and Ebola epidemics invoke fear of infection among billions of air travelers worldwide. Isolated air in densely packed aircraft cabins propagate disease via direct air…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
The purpose of this project is to create an inexpensive, simple, and effective airplane wing gust suppression system that has the capability to reduce the accelerations associated with unsta…
ISEF · 2015
A key part of augmented reality is an area of research called computer vision. Computer vision is an area of research that deals with the way computers respond to camera input. Webcams have…
ISEF · 2015
Which harvest/extraction method will be most efficient for extracting lipids from Chlorella vulgaris grown heterotrophically? Will Chlorella vulgaris biodegrade atrazine that is used as a nu…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Electronics is being widely used in cars. Applications include – lane departure warning systems, collision avoidance systems, antilock braking systems, and adaptive cruise control. Electric…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering
Common antibiotics are becoming less effective as bacteria are acquiring an increased resistance. A solution to this problem may lie in plant derived allelopathic molecules (allelomolecules)…