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 · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Chaos is ubiquitous in nature but hard to study in full generality, making case studies crucial. It is also important in holography, a presumed component of quantum gravity, where it can ide…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Ethanol is considered a sustainable energy resource that offers various advantages over petroleum derivatives such as: reduction in the generation of greenhouse gases, lower fuel costs, grea…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The objective of this project is to help people who are visually impaired by creating a device that enhances their vision. Methods 2 Eye charts, iPhones, 3D printer, laptop comput…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Being the second most common cancer in both men and women, and having an average 5-year survival rate of only 17.7%, lung cancer is a high-incidence disease with low survival. The currently…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lesions, or abnormalities in tissue, are common and can be very severe. Before they become lethal, it is imperative that they are properly scanned and detected, so that proper measures can b…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Hydrogen may play a key future role as a carrier of renewable energy to replace fossil fuel. It could be used in automotive vehicles as it is easy to deliver via the electrolysis of water an…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Engineered porous materials possess large surface area. Of the many types of these materials, this research focuses on the study of porous metallic ones. Through alloys of noble metals (e.g.…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives When trying to imitate the natural flexibility of the human body in robotics, using a tensegrity-inspired structure is the best option. Tensegrity-inspired structures consist of r…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
More than 8 tons of plastic enters waterways as pollution. Plastics degrade over generations and slowly breakdown into micro pieces which are eaten by marine life and eventually by humans. H…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In this day and age, The EMG Robot Prosthetic Arm is available in 14 hand gestures and is worth tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, it is difficult to provide free support to people wit…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Based on the Kirby-Bauer method of sensitivity disc diffusion, 7 100% pure essential oils were tested on Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria cultured from the Arcata Marsh to determine…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives Our goal is to help the visually impaired feel safer when using our cane rather than a regular white cane. Methods Wood dowel, paint, tape, glue gun, hot glue, breadboard, charger…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The purpose of my project is to is to prevent the average of 40 babies, dying in temperature unregulated cars each year. Using weight, noise, and accurate humidity and temperature…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Past research has shown that athletes have higher susceptibility to multiple concussive events after initial injury. Novel understanding of the detrimental effects of multiple concussions ha…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
The purpose of this project was to design a device that would rotate solar panels to an angle where they can obtain the maximum amount of sunlight in one day. It is really important to look…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
This study will evaluate the efficacy of the herbal supplement Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha root) for treatment of depression, anxiety and stress. The American Psychological Association s…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Background: Glyphosate, the main chemical in popular weed killers, is found in common foods such as breakfast cereals, bread-products, eggs, and snack foods. Glyphosate blocks a necessary am…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives The objective of this project is to identify which building results in an architecturally earthquake-proof design, minimalizing shaking on each floor. Methods First, make 4 buildi…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives The objective was to discover how different temperature building materials are affected during earthquakes. Methods I experimented with buildings of metal, wood, and plastic and a…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this project was to produce a mobile application which is accessible to the whole population. The application will detect certain measurements in the eye: pupil center and siz…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
In the U.S., over 20 million cases of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are reported, contributing to $3 trillion in healthcare costs and 5.9 million tons of waste annually. HAIs are c…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences Second Award
Objectives This study examined the shedding and emissions of plastic microfiber particles from different synthetic materials during dryer cycles in order to determine the efficacy of interna…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to test materials that can be used as padding in baseball or softball gloves, to potentially improve protection and reduce injury. Methods The mat…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives The objective of my research was to test the efficacy of different treatments of turmeric and hydrogen peroxide on the sprouting of Moong Beans. Do turmeric and hydrogen peroxide…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives One of the most pervasive and destructive problems in the modern world is the lack of access to fresh, healthy food. Thus, the goal of our project is to find out whether time and…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
Solid State Drives (SSDs) are increasingly replacing traditional computer hard drives. However, SSDs are controlled by potentially vulnerable firmware, and users cannot directly confirm if t…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
Ocean wave is both powerful and steady energy source. However, commercialization of ocean wave power (OWP) is limited because very few coastlines can offer a viable amount of wave energy. Th…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Myocardial fibrosis is a significant global health problem associated with nearly all forms of heart disease. It is primarily caused by hypertrophic scarring of the heart’s ECM through patho…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Pathological scarring of cardiac ECM through excessive collagen deposition is the primary cause of cardiac fibrosis, the predominant phenomenon characterizing the current heart fa…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Objective: I was curious to see if watersheds with melting glaciers would have a greater early fall streamflow than watersheds without glaciers. Methods: I selected study watersheds in the S…