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
Forensic analysis of traffic accidents in Brazil occurs only in 3% of the cases. This fact is due to the cost required to perform the analysis, involving the expert and materials, in additio…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Over a million Americans suffer from aphasia, a disorder that severely inhibits language comprehension. Medical professionals suggest that individuals with aphasia have a noticeably greater…
ISEF · 2015
Speech disabilities has an incident rate of more than 360 million people worldwide according to the World Health Organization. Speech is the most natural communication means for human. Howev…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
I created a software application that, when integrated with an optical addendum to smartphones, allows for mobile pre-screening for ocular diseases in almost any setting. Early detection of…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Emerging ultra-low power, postage stamp-sized electronics attached to the curvilinear surfaces of the human body promise to revolutionize disease monitoring, prevention,and treatment. This s…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
A compact, self-analyzing energy management system that could monitor energy usage in an industrial or domestic environment was designed, built and tested. Peak-Power management and optimal…
ISEF · 2015
A successful robot is defined as one that is able to sense the characteristics of its environment, plan autonomous motions, and perform these actions. Thus far, research in Modular Snake Rob…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this project is to design a robotic lawn mower that will autonomously map and mow a yard, using a set of three sensors that will establish a perimeter of the yard and communic…
ISEF · 2015
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, there are about 285 million visually impaired people in the world. They face many problems in their day to day life; the major one…
ISEF · 2015
In an attempt to control the growing pollution of nature’s precious water resources, an experiment was conducted to study the effectiveness of algal species in addressing the problem. Certai…
ISEF · 2015
Over 1,100 people in the U.S. are either injured or die from distracted driving crashes everyday. Distractions can be visual (eyes off road), manual (hands off wheel), or cognitive (mind off…
ISEF · 2015
Our Project is basically to use a generator that produces electricity that runs on hydrogen extracted from urine. To do this we will proceed by extracting nitrogen and hydrogen gas from urin…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Aerodynamic drag, either parasitic or induced, limits efficiency of aircraft, increasing fuel consumption or reducing performance. Data shows that in 2010 American commercial aviation consum…
ISEF · 2015
The prevalence of respiratory illnesses such as Asthma and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) has been growing rapidly across the world. The spirometry equipment used in hospitals…
ISEF · 2015
Azo dyes, which are characterized by one or more azo bonds, are a predominant class of colorants used in tattooing, cosmetics, foods, and consumer products. Synthetic dye pollution is a seri…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In this experiment, the chemicals bacteria emit were collected with a solid-phase microextraction fiber (SPME). These chemicals were then identified on the Gas Chromatography Mass Spectromet…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Mandor River water as the main water source in West Kalimantan is not feasible to be used because it has been contaminated by Hg2+ (0.0095 ppm) from gold mining activities and Fe3+ (2.722 pp…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this experiment is to determine which decaying food produced the most landfill gas. The hypothesis of this experiment was that decaying dairy products produced more landfill g…
ISEF · 2015
Most pencils today are made from wood and carbon-lead which are obtained from graphite. The uses of wood by cutting off trees will affect the environment today. The project’s purpose is to m…
ISEF · 2015
With a passion for renewable energy and motors, I made my own biodiesel from waste vegetable oil and compared it to conventional petroleum-based diesel. My hypothesis was that biodiesel woul…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this research was to determine if prior browning (cooking) of pork and beef meat cuts increased palatability as compared to browning post sous vide cooking methods. Trained pa…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Enterobiasis, the most common parasitic infection known, is caused by human pinworm, Enterobius vermicularis, which mainly infests infants and children. Eggs are present everywhere including…
ISEF · 2015
The fungal pathogen Ustilago maydis is responsible for maize crop losses worldwide. It affects 2% of maize crops, causing a over $1 billion annual loss in the U. S. alone by producing tumor-…
ISEF · 2015
Whether a simple eye-wash or an anti-glaucoma solution, ophthalmic medications have employed benzalkonium chloride (BAK) as a preservative since the 1950’s. Currently, BAK remains the most c…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
Potential "newly emerging contaminants" in waterways are being evaluated. Unused or excreted pharmaceuticals may pose threats to aquatic organisms. This arouses concern since the EPA has not…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
Foam and plastic packaging's for food are known to cause health and environmental problems from traditional foam and plastic packaging's. Lotus leaves have been used in old time food packing…
ISEF · 2015
Our study aimed at transforming thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) into artificial blood vessels to preserve and transmit the properties of extracts of antimicrobially active olive seed and Ch…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Biking is a very popular activity in Beijing and, along with cars, serves as one of the primary modes of transportation. Our goal is to create a system that can be attached to a bike or a ca…
ISEF · 2015
Plastic is one of the largest pollutants that threaten the environment. We conducted a simple experiment as an initial procedure, which aims to test how applicable our future solutions are t…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
Polystyrene was first commercially used in 1938 and is better known by the trademarked name ‘Styrofoam.’ Polystyrene is used in a wide range of products ranging from food beverage containers…