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 · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder resulting from the buildup of neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Those with AD exhibit worsening memory and language funct…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
The purpose of the investigation was to perform a mathematical analysis of the Wright Brother’s intellectual process of identifying and analyzing the problems of flight that led to the succe…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this experiment was to examine the potential capturing of energy from the environment using an antenna first tested by Nikola Tesla. The antenna was used to measure voltages i…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The system is mainly about for warning of an approaching emergency vehicle comprising of a transmitter and a readymade receiver that is the normal FM radio in non-emergency vehicle. The tran…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Coastal erosion, subsidence, and hypoxia are forces that impact Louisiana and beyond. The objective of this research was to determine the extent of land loss due to erosion and establish the…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
Blood analysis is a primary test for disease diagnostics since blood is the most important biological fluid. Blood smears are the conventional method for blood analysis, but they are labor-i…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Marine sediment is a viable substrate in producing power in microbial fuel cells (MFCs); design is, consequently, the limiting factor in marine sediment MFC technology. MFCs were designed to…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a growing problem worldwide and has no treatment. Tau protein misfolding is linked to AD. Tau is an intrinsically disordered protein, hence natively unfolded in s…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
My project focuses on the application of object oriented design patterns at a low level in an attempt to make both hardware and software development more easily accessible to the general pub…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This project exemplifies a form of bioremediation; Mycoremediation study designed to alleviate eutrophication from dissolved phosphorus and nitrogen contamination in agricultural watersheds.…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In this study, I conducted laboratory tests that produced induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) that could be used as an alternative to the use of embryonic stem cells. Using human buccal che…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Robotic exoskeletons are used to lift heavy weights at the sacrifice of limiting human functions, such as control, range of motion, grasping, and structural integrity. One key to this projec…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Biodiesel is a type of alternative environmental fuel that can be made from certain types of vegetable oils or animal fat which is normally used as a replacement for diesel. In this study, b…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lymphopenia, a condition in which the number of lymphocytes falls below normal levels, makes patients more susceptible to infection and disease, and can be caused by genetic predisposition o…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) which infects over 200 million people worldwide. The HCV produces a nonstructural protein (NS3) that acts as a helicase a…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
More than 11.6 million mobile devices around the world are infected with malware, and this number is increasing as smartphones gain popularity and become prime targets for hackers. Quick Res…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Education system in Turkey is going through frequent changes which affect not only the system alone but also the students. Although the students are at the center of the education system, de…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Arb1 is an essential yeast protein associated with the protein production machinery in the cell known as the ribosome. This study will help to determine the ability to dynamically balance pr…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Every year, three million people across the world are killed due to mosquito-transmitted diseases. Carbohydrate structures found on plasma membranes of cells can act as receptors for viruses…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Trees have evolved for millions of years in their light gathering capability. This can be quantified utilizing the Fibonacci sequence, a mathematical description of the sequencing of the lim…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
This experiment focused on the effect Curcuma Longa, commonly known as Turmeric, on a HeLa cervical cancer cell line. It was conducted with the purpose to optimize an in-vitro model using a…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
A model of the left ventricle (LV) was derived from MRI scans using the biomedical imaging software Mimics and Maya animation software. Short axis cardiac MRI images (20 phases each with 12…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Bullying is a serious concern at schools related to student well-being and academic performance. Educators face mounting pressure to intervene in bullying situations. Existing research linke…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Proving that it was possible to grow a biodegradable fabric that would not harm the environment in the production, or the disposal stage, was extraordinary. Improving the fabric and making s…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The purpose of this study was to analyze a superconducting maglev launch system for its feasibility to minimize the loss of launch energy and to efficiently propel a projectile using the Mei…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This research project was conducted to apply calculus principles to the volumes of different icicles. Icicles have very complex structures with bulges and cavities along their walls. The hyp…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
Although simple at macro meter scales, the separation of particles inside of fluids has long been a difficult task at sizes under 200 micrometers. Various methods for such separation have be…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Pythagorean triples are derived from the Pythagorean Theorem, which states that three positive integer numbers a, b, c, representing the lengths of the sides and hypotenuse of a right triang…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical First Award
An exoskeleton is a machine comprised of an outer framework, which is worn by a person for the purpose of applying energy to aid limb movement. The uses of such a device include helping pati…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Second Award
Anastomosis Robot Tool (ART) is a surgical instrument. It may be used in surgery for bowel resection (i.e. cutting out a segment of large bowel that is affected by cancer) to reconnect the t…