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
Holden Creek is a municipal creek that floods throughout the year, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage. This project focused on the role of tide gates and possible changes tha…
ISEF · 2015
The destructive force of an arc flash has plagued industry for years because it is essentially uncontrollable. This experiment studied the feasibility of harnessing this energy as a propella…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
Serious injuries and fatalities among cyclists are a problem of global concern. Nationwide studies on cyclist fatality have demonstrated that 92% of cycling fatalities involve a collision wi…
ISEF · 2015
The Flexible Optics Model research presents an alternative in developing optical systems with variable focal distance, which instead of using more lenses that change distance between them, i…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Little is known about Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall, (detected in Florida in 2000). However, it is known to infest >150 different plant species with the potential to cause se…
ISEF · 2015
This project presents the newly found phenomenon of formation of super-long chains of nanoparticles. I can produce such chains up to 60 cm long. Five methods of formation of these nanochains…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
This project was conducted to determine two things. First, the scientists would determine which meat byproduct would be most beneficial to the growth of maggots. The second test would be con…
ISEF · 2015
I have researched an old Chinese game with stones. The rules of the game: There are two piles of stones, m stones in the first pile, and n in the second one. There are two players, who take…
ISEF · 2015
Law enforcement agencies are always looking for new ways to protect their officers in the most efficient way. To ensure the safety of law enforcement officers in hostile situations new devic…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this project was to see if Kanlow Switchgrass plants growing at Tar Creek Superfund Site have adapted to deal with the toxic conditions at that site. There were two parts to t…
ISEF · 2015
1. Objective: The currently-used manual cap-sorting technology has great defects. It is extremely in need of an automatic cap-sorting machine to improve the present situation. 2. Steps: Afte…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
The objective of this study was to look at the relationship between glomeruli structures and the presence myosin 1e. Myosin 1e (Myo1e) is a protein which is present in the cytoskeleton of po…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
This project investigated how simple behaviors can be implemented into an interconnected decentralized swarm robotics system to generate complex emergent behaviors without using extensive co…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Trauma is very commonly encountered by people across the globe. In one out of every five cases it takes the form of hemorrhagic shock. It is theorized that in order to reverse this process o…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science Second Award
There is currently no cure for neurological disorders such as schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. These disorders have been linked to impairments in critical cellular pathways including N…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this experiment was to test if the introduction of Gibberellic Acid will increase the cell count and CO2 sequestration in the Cyclotella cultures. Also if the Gibberellic Acid…
ISEF · 2015
Currently, medical technology in the treatment of viruses is lacking. Current antivirals are ineffective and often try to work in complex manors inside the cell to protect of remove viral DN…
ISEF · 2015
The project is designed to address the shortcoming observed in conventional traffic light control system which do not vary their time allocation based on the volume of traffic. The volume of…
ISEF · 2015
Fourth Award
Last year's research determined that improvements needed be made to the past cooling manifold. The purpose of the past manifold was to cool a solar panel effectively in order to produce an i…
ISEF · 2015
I read once in an article that the wake angle (the angle that leaves an object when traveling on the surface of the water) of a duck or an aircraft carrier is independent of the object. And…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Emotions may become inappropriate, excessive, and even pathological, such as in major depressive disorders, with disabling and costly consequences of emotional dysfunction. The skill to succ…
ISEF · 2015
Translational Medical Science
Lymphoid-specific recombinases RAG1 and RAG2 act synergistically to generate a diverse T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire by catalyzing V(D)J Recombination, a site-specific recombination proce…
ISEF · 2015
The purpose of this project is to test the effects juglone has on bacteria found in the body. If the bacteria are adversely affected, then juglone has an effect external from the soil. The b…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software Fourth Award
The objective of my project was to inhibit the proteolytic enzymes of adult and microfilariae Brugia pahangi using protease inhibitors to see if these inhibitors could kill these parasites.…
ISEF · 2015
Gringsing sarong is the famous sarong with double weaving technique. Which is very rare technique in the World. This technique of weaving is the one of the three countries, India, Japan, and…
ISEF · 2015
Everyday more and more vehicles are put into production, and are meant to endure hard, corrosive work. Without the use of an engine oil or lubricant, engine failure is inevitable. Research s…
ISEF · 2015
The original question that was addressed was is an amateur astronomer able to locate and confirm an exoplanet of sufficient quality? If so, based on the calculations of the planet's radius i…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Chronic lymphedema is a progressive, disabling condition characterized by regional bodily accumulation of protein-rich interstitial fluid. It affects over 100 million worldwide, yet no pharm…
ISEF · 2015
Third Award
For many, smart-phones have become an integral part of daily life. This study develops a user-friendly, robust, and secure method for authenticating users on smart-phones. The proposed metho…
ISEF · 2015
The current RFID positioning systems mostly use active tags, while passive tags have its own superiority concerning its low cost and free of maintenance. Besides, with a battery in every tag…