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
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Aspirin is a widely used pain killer to relieve minor aches and pains, and the drug’s main component, acetylsalicylic acid, can be synthesized somewhat easily in a high school or college che…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Organic solar cells have become increasingly attractive due to the high costs of traditional fuel sources and the unwieldiness of silicon solar cells. This project aims to develop renewable…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project is to synthesize magnetically separable nanosupports which can then be applied to transportation fuels productions. Transportation fuels are necessary for the wor…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Second Award
This project aimed to synthesize periodic mesoporous organosilica (PMO) nanoparticles with a wrinkle pore structure to use as a delivery system for chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic agen…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The purpose of this experiment is to synthesize a compound that will inhibit the dimerization of the Signal Transducer and Activation of Transcription-3 (STAT3) protein, by altering its acti…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
As more and more information is discovered about proteins, it becomes necessary to use an appropriate model for the phospholipid bilayer to study the function of intermembrane proteins. Nano…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics First Award
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) is one of the most commonly used spices for taste enhancement. Research has shown that people are sensitive to MSG and that all organs of the body contain glutamat…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
With the development and advancement of life, and the spread of modern communication technologies, with an emphasis on the computer, it is a right for people with special needs to use the co…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Radio tracking has long been a successful method of tracking wildlife however it is expensive in terms of manpower and travel costs, requiring a researcher to be present in the field. GSM ne…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
The purpose of our Project is to track a remotely designated target. It can be assumed as a basic simulation for the seeker part of a laser guided missile. Our Project consists of three comp…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Glioblastoma Multiforme is the most frequent and devastating malignant brain tumor among adults with an average life expectancy of one year after diagnosis. This is partly due to its multi-d…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The focus of this project was the exploration of bacterial response to high-powered lasers over the course of multiple doses. Treatments by laser therapies are made possible by the unique sp…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The ineffectiveness of the paramedics’ means in critical emergency situations is frequently caused by the delay that exists between the request for help and the triggering of the means of em…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Conventional factory robots such as Kuka robotic arm normally cost approximately $30,000. For a small manufacturing company this amount of money may be too expensive. Also these off the shel…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Regenerating human skin has become an increasingly interesting objective over the past few years. It has become very challenging to regenerate the best artificial skin substitute. The skin i…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Americans love to make reforms to education, and our most recent attempt is the new "Common Core," also referred to as "English and Language Arts Standards for Technology, Social Studies, an…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The study of the Barnum Effect refers to the gullibility of people and how they perceive themselves and their personalities. Also examined was the self-serving bias and if subjects attribute…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The purpose of this investigation is to determine if people use age, race, or gender descriptors when describing or introducing themselves in a social environment. We hypothesized that descr…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Currently breast cancer and complications for Diabetes are the two major public health problems in Latin America. It is estmated that onde of every ten women and one in every hundred men hav…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
At present, in almost schools is present Bullying. Victims, agressors and witnesses coexist without being fully aware of their role in this phenomenon. The Investigation team focused on the…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this experiment was to test the accuracy of blood pressure, heart rate, blood oxygen levels, and eye dilations in order to determine a more accurate way to determine if somebo…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Triclosan is an antibacterial and antifungal agent used in commercial goods since 1972, and is now found in a wide variety of household items and personal care products (PCPs). Factors inclu…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Steptococcus mutans and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (AA) are bacterial strains commonly found in the dental plaque biofilm and which cause conditions such as dental caries, gingivi…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Some natural phenomena can be described by mathematical principles. The spiral arrangement of the florets in a sunflower (Helianthus annuus) inflorescence has a divergence angle of 137.5°, w…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In many areas of the world where smoking is permitted, cigarette butts are often not properly disposed of. They get tossed onto the ground, where they eventually get washed away by precipita…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
A cancer treatment based on the effects of telomerase on telomeres in cancer cells was investigated, targeting an enzyme that is both nearly exclusive to cancer cells and vital to their immo…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The seeing sense is the standard between the ability to vision and blindness. Often limits the ability of blind people to perform daily functions and affects the quality of life that that th…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
In many regions of the world, the main problem is the food production in the agriculture industry. This problem is caused by different factors, such as the infertility of the land, the type…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Recently, educational institutions have transitioned from traditional instructional methods to computer-based practices. Research must be done to ensure these modifications are not negativel…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This project aims at comparing bacterial composition and its effect on the nutrition and flavor of a traditional Chinese food, fermented tofu. Seven kinds of fermented tofu produced in diffe…