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
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals As the use of technology increases in modern society, an increased exposure to human radiofrequency (RF) waves emanated by these devices results. Even with research, scienti…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The real-world objective of this project was to improve the wireless reception of two personal computers by building and testing a parabolic reflector to collect, focus, and…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to design, build and test a prototype hardware and software to detect fire in its infancy and produce an automated warning response via Bluetooth. Methods/M…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to test the combination of two different inhibitors on the 8266 Multiple Myeloma cell line. While conducting this experiment, all of the materials, procedu…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In recent years, millions of households across the country have committed to conserving energy by changing the household light sources from incandescent bulbs to light emitt…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine which material, air beads, memory foam, or fiber protects the eggs from cracking. Based on my research on the materials, the hypo…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Determine how well MCU-2P and M-50 Gas Mask filters protect our troops in normal, wet, and alcohol-drenched environment. Methods/Materials MCU-2P and M-50 mask filters were…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The problem associated with the consumption of crude oil has generated a great energy crisis, provoking high costs because electric energy demands. The principle objective of this research i…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine which number of blades on a windmill would generate the most electricity. I will test the windmill with 2, 3, 4 blades. Methods/Materials Build…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Bridges located in hurricane-prone environments can suffer extensive damage in the forces of a hurricane. The objective of this project was to design a small-scale bridge de…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this project was to optimize a vertical axis wind turbine that was capable of charging small electronics, specifically cellphones, in underdeveloped countries. I chose to test…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
This study explores for the first time the structural and chemical attributes of the wings of a dragonfly found in the Philippines for future biomimetic material development. Male and female…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
The object of craps, like any casino game, solely revolves around the potential at earning a profit. Unbeknownst to many casino-goers, the odds are significantly skewed in the favor of the c…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Cryptography is the art of securing data and attacking secured data. A cryptographic algorithm implements encryption and decryption. Encryption is the method of scrambling information while…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Many “environmentally friendly” energy sources such as solar cells actually create toxic by-products such as lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic during the manufacture process. A truly enviro…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The project is about a crazy robotic turbine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy at very low pressure. Pakistan is a country facing unpredictable wind conditions and bre…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The problem was to determine whether ocean water could be purified in an ecologically healthy and inexpensive way using a home built parabolic trough solar reflector. Method…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The initial goal is to demonstrate the occurrence of Inattentional Blindness. If Inattentional Blindness is demonstrated, then the objective is to determine if Inattentional…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Superconductors have "zero" resistance in electric current flows. When they are subjected to an external magnetic field, the surface eddy currents are persistent without any…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Enhancing the efficiency of single-celled microbial fuel cells (SCMFC) provides the opportunity for wastewater treatment plants to invest in biotechnology that will allow these facilities to…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
The purpose of this project is to find what circumstances and substances could luminol give a false positive result at a crime scene? Additionally, can blood residue be concealed, cleaned, o…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
Many newly identified organic contaminants and disinfection by-products have been found in natural water sources and treated drinking water. Current water filtration membranes do not always…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Spent bleaching earth (SBE) is waste product from the palm oil refining industries and mostly is disposed in landfill. This project studies the zero waste management to reuse the remaining p…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Understanding phosphorylation of Zip1’s M region can elucidate required meiotic mechanisms. The study focused on understanding the phopsholitic importance of suspected critical serines: 512,…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to measure which out of three fluency improvement methods works the best or shows more improvement in children's words per minute in flue…