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.
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals Currently, nanomaterials with high magnetophoretic velocity and magnetic susceptibility are needed for various applications such as drug delivery systems and bioseparations,…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Expensive titanium alloys are currently used for prosthetics. The main problem with titanium alloys as biomaterials is that titanium has poor tensile strength and wear resistance. The teeth…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Flowable light curable acrylic resins with adequate initiator have been used in DLP or SLA based 3D printer to print 3D objects. Light curable acrylic resins with a bulky urea group will und…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this research was to test whether bio-diesel fuels made from different vegetable oils (canola oil, corn oil, grapeseed oil and peanut oil) differed in efficiency, and to deter…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) are controversial. GMO plants are designed to increase yield and resilience against environmental threats. GMOs are attractive to scien…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Are you creative? Would you like to be? Do you like music? Do you ever travel, and not have anything to do? The objective of this project was to make a device that encourages and develops cr…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
During brick wall construction, lots of material are wasted and there can be flaws due to human errors. These flaws make brick walls weak. Further, prevailing method of building a wall is la…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
In the research we study the systems of tangent circles inscribed in generalized Archimedes arbeloses and its properties. By the generalized Archimedes arbelos we mean one of the following m…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious, airborne bacterial infection that has become the leading cause of death in the world. Approximately one third of the world population is infected with TB,…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Over 1 billion people in the world face communication and healthcare problems due to Physical Disabilities and Developmental Disorders. They have to use Augmentative and Alternative Communic…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology First Award
It is evident that the tongue perceives tactile sensation, but little is known about the neurons that mediate this. Since tropomyosin receptor kinase C (TrkC) neurons are mechanoreceptors on…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study is to verify that cilantro is an effective biosorbent for lead contaminated water. Methods/Materials For my experiment, I chose to use hydroponics…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find out which airfoil design created the most lift. Methods/Materials Using wood and wire hangers, I built a device to test the airfoils. I pu…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to identify macroinvertebrates and heavy metals present in Tar Creek and to study lab macroinvertebrates, Lumbriculus variegatus and Odonata anisoptera, in…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Can teenage transportation be improved? My engineering application project includes an original design and build of an electric powered skateboard that provides teenagers wi…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Third Award
With the rising cost of healthcare and the ubiquity of the internet, telemedicine is becoming a necessary and viable option. Physicians need to be able to remotely monitor a patient’s well-b…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chromosome movements during mitosis are orchestrated primarily by the interaction of spindle microtubules with the kinetochore, the site for attachment of spindle microtubules to the centrom…
AJAS · 2017
Though taxol (paclitaxel) is an anticancer drug used in many chemotherapy treatments, it is only found in its pure form in the bark of the rare Pacific yew tree. To obtain 1 gram of Taxol, t…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I started doing research on the bark beetle when I found out about the blue stain fungus. Then my father asked me what stops the blue stain fungus? The answer was terpenes.…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
How are we going to provide food when colonization of Mars begins? Before this huge step in exploration can commence, an outline must be in place for growing food. This project asks three qu…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the density of an object (in this case, a 3D Printed "heat shield") affects the rate at which heat travels through it. Methods/Materials 24…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
As water scarcity and the extraction of oil collide, Produced Water (PW) has become a vital asset to commercial and organic farmers. Questions surrounding the uptake of residual toxins prese…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals To test a possible solution through bioremediation to the uptake of chemicals during seed imbibition of produced water intended for agriculture. Methods/Materials Sorted/wei…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find out if I could create amplified sound without a traditional speaker. This lead to wireless energy. Methods/Materials Plasma Speaker…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate the shock absorbency of Mycofoam, a biodegradable mycelium-based packing material, grown with 3 different variations of ingredi…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
This experiment was conducted to determine which of the two solutions, Ava Niukini or a commercial product pesticide, will be more efficient in the extermination of one or more Rhipicephalus…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether varying the level of acidity in a steak marinade will affect the tenderness of a boneless beef top sirloin cap steak. Met…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment is to see if changing the chemical structure of Methylbutenol (MBO) synthase’s active site from a Phenylalanine to a Tyrosine will effect the production of MBO…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find the ants' preference on sugar by testing two different species of ants with various types of sweeteners. Methods/Materials Two tanks for Harvester a…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In developing countries, nearly 80% of all illnesses are attributed to drinking water polluted with heavy metals and industrial runoff. Current water filtration systems are expensive and ina…