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.
ISEF · 2016
Protein C deficiency (PCD) is found in 1 out of 200 to 500 persons in the general global population. Inherited thrombophilia is characterized by an increased tendency of blood to clot in hum…
ISEF · 2016
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a degenerative neurological disorder caused by loss of dopamine cells in the basal ganglia region of the brain. Not only does the loss of motor control affect lim…
ISEF · 2016
Existing exploitation methods of oilfields enable the extraction of only about half of oil resources. The goal of this project is to develop a biotechnology-based universal and environmental…
ISEF · 2016
Few years ago we discovered “snap circuits” type of electronic constructor. But, unfortunately, those constructors didn't provide varied elements necessary for advanced tasks in digital elec…
ISEF · 2016
Robots used by Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Specialists in the United States Army specialize in transport and detonation of unexploded ordinance, improvised explosive devices, and weap…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Javan Lapwing (Vanellus macropterus) is the endemic bird in the Java Island which had been declared extinct by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) in 1994, but since 20…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Trichotillomania is a psychological condition that has no known causes or cures. While this condition, which causes people to compulsively pull out their hair, is believed to be multifactori…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of our project was to design an educational game about animals adapting to an urban environment. It is meant to be used as a tool in elementary schools. The urbanizing modern wor…
ISEF · 2016
Bi-stable, double potential well carbon composites (cc) can be used as well as in outer space as on earth (as value of cc becomes profitable). In mechanical engineering kinematic pairs in wh…
ISEF · 2016
In this work we have studied the possibility of creating a more efficient transport vehicle that can reduce the use of petrolium and promote a rapid transportation. The use of a magnetic fie…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
The purpose of this project is to increase user security by adding gait analysis to the iPhone security system. Present biometric authentication relies on a fingerprint, but this is not fool…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Quadcopter drones are poised to become a widely used technology with important humanitarian, civil and military applications. However, these flying robots face significant and complex aerody…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to use aerial photography with a drone to measure cover crop canopy development to determine which planting arrangement (one versus three lin…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of the experiment was to synthesize an alum from recycled aluminum materials and investigate its use in purifying phosphate-enriched Chlorella cultures. A protocol was followed t…
ISEF · 2016
Present tremor measurements of Parkinson’s and essential tremor are based on subjective visual observation scales; clinical evaluations may vary between reviewers. A standardized, quantitati…
ISEF · 2016
Rural communities across Native American reservations are held back by traditional heating sources like coal and wood. This project serves to provide an alternative heating source for these…
ISEF · 2016
Neural networks have existed for a relatively short period of time. Thus, many of the best techniques in this field are only now being discovered. In this project, we discuss how a pipeline…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our object is to see if multiple neural networks can be used in a pipeline to parse various types of offline math problems and generate a handwritten answer as well as a hum…
ISEF · 2016
Smart materials’ are among the very promising candidates for a tremendous number of potentially beneficial technological applications. One of the most promising metal oxide families is vanad…
ISEF · 2016
Plank style flying wings have many advantages over traditional aircraft, or traditional flying wings. As opposed to traditional aircraft, they are aerodynamically cleaner. No tail and no fus…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Early detection of Cognitive Impairment Diseases (CID) is challenging. Overlapping symptoms cause misdiagnosis & catastrophic effects. For e.g., Robin Williams's DLB (Dement…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Over 70 million people worldwide and 5 million in the U.S. have epilepsy and millions of people fall each year with hundreds of thousands hospitalized. Despite the high number of fatal falls…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals I did this project to see if left-brain and right-brain hemispheric activity could be recorded on an EEG to indicate sustained concentration and good mental discipline or im…
ISEF · 2016
This project aimed at designing an efficient and affordable device to give a chance for locked-in patients who are voiceless and paralyzed in order to communicate with other people. A Mindfl…
ISEF · 2016
In this project we develop devices that help the visually impaired peoples to move easier and safety indoors and outdoors, to increase the speed of their movement. The development of the dev…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Despite extraordinary efforts to profile cancer genomes, interpreting the vast amount of genomic data in the light of cancer evolution remains challenging. In malignancies we identified as e…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to find out what type of basic salt melts ice the fastest. Methods/Materials The materials used were a scale to weigh the salt (30 grams), tab…
ISEF · 2016
Abnormal growth of the blood vessels in the retina of the eye is associated with vision loss; therefore, methods to identify or measure abnormal blood vessels is important in research. One s…
ISEF · 2016
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to find out if/how machine learning can be used to detect network security threats. Hypothesis: Using machine learning tools in the statistical comput…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
Renal Cell Carcinoma is a deadly form of cancer that is asymptomatic almost always until it is metastatic and terminal for the patient, explaining why the 5 year survival rate is less than 8…