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
First Award
Citrus huanglongbing (HLB) is a serious disease that threatens the multi-billion dollar California citrus industry. Within ten years of introduction, it killed over fifty percent of the indu…
ISEF · 2015
The advancement of agriculture depends on environmental conditions, productivity of soil, climate changes, etc. The problem that exists is the lack of multifunctional gadgets available for f…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Yearly, more than 15,000 people die from aneurysms, making it the 13th leading cause of death in the United States. Today, many risk factors have been identified however no single cause has…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
With most people accepting the dangers of texting and driving, hands-free devices have been regarded as a safe alternative. The purpose of this project was to see if using hands-free devices…
ISEF · 2015
Thanks to the well-developed food industry and the common use of preservatives, food products are available to us from all over the world due to their extended shelf life. However, I chose t…
ISEF · 2015
Today, a webmaster cannot always control operations on the website; my idea was to provide fast and constant access to website management services and allow receiving instant alerts from the…
ISEF · 2015
Evolution is a long and drawn-out process, this causes it to be hard to observe. The only thing that can be observed with certainty is the result of it. I found this to be a problem while st…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Over two hundred million people suffer from osteoporosis, a severe bone degenerative disease which damages bone tissue, leading to high rates of non-healing fractures and bone defects. There…
ISEF · 2015
Asclepius is an electronic device designed to optimize a patient's waiting time up to 67%. The device manages the patient's identification and provides all the necessary required data to com…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
To date, over 5000 exoplanet candidates have been discovered orbiting around isolated stars. All of these stars once existed in open star clusters, yet the existence of exoplanets in open cl…
ISEF · 2015
Since white dwarfs are just as prevalent as sun-like stars, they can be turned to in the ongoing search for exoplanets. In addition to this, they have radii similar to that of earth, theoret…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
The purpose of this project was to investigate “mistaken identity” theory and relate data trends in attacks to regular shark hunting patterns. External factors were also reviewed to determin…
ISEF · 2015
The project is comprised of two essential sets of experiments related to the Moon: the measurement of the Earth-Moon distance and lunar radius. The ultimate aim of our research is to explore…
ISEF · 2015
It is designed to ensure the proper sitting during the time work medically allowed. Prevent exceeding the continuous work in the front of the computer though using sending and receiving sens…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose in this project is to interpret the way our minds warp as we become older and more mature. Children are more often said to have bigger imaginations than adults. Through the follo…
ISEF · 2015
Wastewater treatment plant effluent causes nitrate pollution. Nitrate can be removed by anaerobic wetland soil through denitrification, but the soil's ability to denitrify saturates at high…
ISEF · 2015
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a form of dementia that causes major loss of cognitive abilities, affecting daily life. It is necessary to define possible symptoms for early diagnosis purposes.…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Using photoelectron imaging, O–, O2–, O(CO2)–, O(CO2)2–, 63Cu–, and 65Cu– were probed to gain information about their internal electronic structures. This information may become useful in an…
ISEF · 2015
Understanding and quantifying stream flows are crucial for preserving scarce water resources. The purpose of this study was to determine if the presence of adjacent swamp areas affects water…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
The majority of stars in the universe fluctuate in brightness. Most of these stars oscillate at one frequency and are known as single mode variable stars. However, less common variable stars…
ISEF · 2015
The aim of this project was to construct a prototype of an inexpensive, lightweight device to provide those with temporary forearm disabilities such as broken radii and sprained wrists with…
ISEF · 2015
Lonicera maackii, also known as Amur honeysuckle, is an invasive deciduous shrub that is commonly found in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. This invasive species is an ecologica…
ISEF · 2015
The efficiency of airplanes is constantly being improved as air travel has shifted from high performance aircraft to high efficiency and capacity vehicles. This study proposes a solution to…
ISEF · 2015
The engineering goal of was to design and fabricate a vinyl wind tunnel capable of laminar flow when compared to a plywood design. In order to test the blades, a vinyl wind tunnel was engine…
ISEF · 2015
Globally, caffeine ranks as the most widely consumed drug, 97% of which is consumed in beverages (2012 Laszlo). In the past three decades a rise in soda consumption has coincided with a thre…
ISEF · 2015
Nowadays, water and air pollution is a crucial environmental issue. Qualitative measurement of water and air qualities plays a vital role in environmental preservation as it is used for plan…
ISEF · 2015
Vitamin D's essential role in human health is increasingly being recognized. However, the quantitative relationship between the cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D and personal UV exposure is u…
ISEF · 2015
In many countries and places the internet is too slow to load a high quality short movie or animation. For this purpose a new technique must be developed for the advantage of everyone. That’…
ISEF · 2015
This project was initially intended to be a topographic map that allowed teachers and students to physically manipulate terrain to get a real-time visual response. However, the final product…
ISEF · 2015
A car is Man's second home. Throughout the years, it has proven to be a significant tool to attain his goals and desires. Unfortunately, a car can heat up to a fatal temperature within 10 to…