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 · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Our project explores the evolutionary relationships between native and non-native trees using their rubisco sequence and the computer program Clustal Omega. Methods/Material…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of triclosan on the muscle functioning of a Pomacea diffusa snail. Triclosan is an antibacterial chemical found in consumer produc…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals If a perpetual motion machine can be made then it could be used to create electricity for free? The purpose of this project is to find out if a perpetual motion machine is p…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my first year#s project was to determine if a barrier will lessen the impact of an average tsunami, and this year I continued and tested the effectiveness o…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Tsunamis kill thousands of people and cause billions of dollars in damage each year, so I decided to test if it was possible to protect vulnerable shorelines from large dest…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Purpose: The hypothesis that three methods of alterations in bottom friction might reduce shoaling wave amplitude before the wave arrives at the beach was tested. Alterations of the near-sho…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to investigate ways of reducing tsunami damage to pinpoint the most effective means of doing so. Methods/Materials My wave tank was made from…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Tsunamis are one of the fiercest natural catastrophes that can happen. In poor countries people make houses out of whatever materials they can find. Houses are often built o…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This study determined if adding ethanol to gasoline increased its toxicity to Tubifex worms, when compared to either ethanol or gasoline alone. Methods/Materials Five diluti…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My goal was to increase the wireless signal strength in my house. I created parabolic reflectors, which attach to the antenna of the router to direct the electromagnetic wav…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
This work is to demonstrate how simple it can be to convert a computer screen into an interactive screen, this is because we are replacing the cursor with an infrared pen, then, with this we…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The growing popularity of social media has made it possible for computers to easily analyze human communication to identify trends and sentiment; however, limited work has been done to analy…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The limitation of the speed of a computer is the access speed of its Random Access Memory (RAM). The growing disparity between CPU speed and RAM access times in computation is known as the m…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
New nozzle occupies the niche between hydraulic and pneumatic injectors. Hydraulic nozzles energy to fuel atomization is applied to liquid, and pneumatic energy is supplied to gas. Proposed…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Ultrasonic sound tunnel aims to create solution for sound pollution. A normal sound resources provides the sound all around it.This sound reaches to everyone around who needs to hear this so…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Neurodegenerative diseases cause incurable neuronal damage and often result in fatality. A major challenge in treating neurodegenerative diseases is the inability to deliver drugs to the bra…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My experiments objective was to assess the safety of Alpha Lipoic Acid, CoQ10, Vitamin D and combinations of these supplements on the gastrointestinal and cardiac systems. T…
CSEF · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to build actual reservoir models using earth materials, then use Darcy's Law to calculate permeability and study the other factors affecting…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and currently treatment requires patients to receive chemotherapeutic drugs intravenously, which is both inconvenient and e…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see which surfaces affected the friction of the hovercraft the most and how airflow could affect my results. Methods/Materials I built my hovercraft with…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of two commonly used insecticides for mosquito control on the Threatened coral Acropora cervicornis. The chemicals used in this study…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
With over 34 million people living with HIV today, a prophylactic vaccine is urgently needed.Due to a history of vaccine failure, a novel vaccine modality is necessary. Researchers studying…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
My disabled grandmother has difficulty locking and unlocking her door, raising concern regarding her security. The goal of my project was to build a low cost device that would fit her existi…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if solids can flow like liquids using granular materials. My hypothesis is that I believe that the smaller the granular material the faster it…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Arsenic uptake in rice plants is a major global threat to food consumption. Addition of silicon has been found to mitigate the detrimental effects of arsenic exposure in rice plants (Oryza s…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Monilia (Moniliophtora roreri) is a fungus that causes cocoa plant death. It first appeared in the Southern and Pacific regions of Costa Rica. It is considered as one of the most important l…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Lichens have been used as biological indicators of environmental pollution. As lichens show high sensitivity to air quality, hundreds of studies have linked lichen communities to air quality…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Huanglongbing (HLB) is a destructive citrus disease occurring in over 40 countries. Ever since it was recognized near Miami in 2005, this disease has spread across Florida where 70% of the n…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals During a natural disaster many homes have severe power outages that can range from days to weeks. During this time people need to charge important devices such as a cell pho…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether electricity can be captured from an automobile tailpipe using a uniquely designed apparatus based on the principle of t…