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
Physics and Astronomy
Understanding the hydrodynamic forces occurring during particle-particle collisions in viscous fluids furthers knowledge in areas such as industrial fluidized beds and bedload sediment trans…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Several theoretical models of rooftop gardening have been developed to determine the economic feasibility of a green roof by weighing the economic benefits and drawbacks. In this experiment,…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Granular segregation is a counterintuitive phenomenon in nonlinear physics where granular particles in binary granular mixtures sort by size under excitation. Although segregation is a very…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Given a number x, we consider the dynamic system x goes to x(g^x) mod (p^n), also known as the Discrete Lambert. In this equation, all variables are known other than x. The Discrete Lambert…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Coal is one of the world’s largest assets in terms of energy, in 2012 coal provided 41% of the entire worlds electricity. In order to provide so much energy large reserves of coal were burne…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Curcumin is a derivative of the Indian spice turmeric known for chelating properties. In Alzheimer’s Disease, free metal ions in the brain play a major role in protein degradation and plaque…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Aquatic plants that uptake nitrogen are an integral part of most aquatic ecosystems, serving to help prevent eutrophication and hypoxic conditions. Additionally, such plants are sometimes us…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Neutralization of hydrocarbon contamination of soils by natural microbial populations is one of the primary mechanisms. Its intensity and direction to a large extent depends upon the quality…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Production of bio-ethanol from rice straw has some limitations, as it can also be used for important cattle feed. Ideally, research is needed to develop a protocol that can produce bio-ethan…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
Tetraplegia patients have a problem using computers and communicating with others. Currently used eye tracking systems for tetraplegia patients are complicated to handle, heavy in weight and…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project was to expedite the process of apprehending known criminals and terrorists . There are an estimated 30 million surveillance cameras deployed in the United States…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The “eyes on road project” is a device that is used for the purpose of monitoring roads and detecting stationary objects. The project consists of three parts; detection of stationary objects…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
Similar to describing any particular color in the visible spectrum in terms of three primary colors, in a recently published medical article, scientists argued that any particular smell is c…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
In this study, chitin and N/Mn-doped carbon nanostructures were fabricated and characterized for thin film solar cell (TFSC) applications. Chitin, which has high heat resistivity and UV-Vis…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Pressure sensors can be used in daily applications such as electronic pressure gauges, organization of traffic lights, and medical devices. There is a need to make these sensors more effecti…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In my work I present a research conducted with the purpose of improving the platinum based catalysts for hydrogen fuel cell. In my research, I performed series of measurements to determine t…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
The derivative of the function is one of the most fundamental concepts in calculus; however there are a lot of functions, which cannot be differentiated in all points. As a result, mathemati…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Researchers and medical professionals are inundated with tremendous amounts of genomic ‘big data’. However, there is a lack of tools that are capable of offering insightful interpretations o…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The aim of this project in acoustics/physics was to investigate factors affecting the accuracy of 3-dimensional acoustic locating of objects that emitted sound in air. The study dealt with s…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Although several models have been proposed to account for the varying stabilities of alkanes, the ability of these models to fit experimental data remains controversial. The work presented h…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Two major concerns in households today are living a healthy lifestyle and saving money. Beef is a highly consumed product in the United States, and in order to make it healthier, the leaner…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to compare the weight gain of Litopenaeus vannamei, (White leg shrimp), when fed alternative diets. The industry standard is to feed these prawns a formulate…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) is estimated to affect over 18,000 people in the United States this year. It occurs when there’s a blockage in differentiation. AML type 3 doesn’t have a chemoth…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Transparent conductors are widely needed for products such as smart phones and computer mouse pads. The material currently used, Indium Tin Oxide, is expensive, brittle, and potentially shor…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Second Award
According to ITOPF (International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation), a total of 6.75 billion liters of oil was spilled in the oceans since the 1970's. Oil affects the base of the aquatic e…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
Dinoflagellates are single-celled, eukaryotic, planktonic species. Most dinoflagellates are completely harmless, but a few species have detrimental environmental effects such as the Red Tide…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
FitVos, or Fully Integrated Thrust Vectoring Open Source System, is an open source alternative to common autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Fitvos is very cost effective, allowing 2 1/2 pou…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Euglena, a phytomastigophora, moves either with its flagellum beating vigorously or with its body surface crooking and twisting. The latter movement, known as euglenoid movement, is frequent…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Flax is an agricultural commodity produced in the Northwestern United States, including Montana and Minnesota. Because of high omega 3 fatty acid concentrations, flax seed oil is valuable in…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
The Purpose for the research is comparing two airfoils; the data of a conventional airfoil, and the data of our self-made airfoil that will have flexibility. An airfoil is a cross-section re…