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
Energy: Physical
Purpose: The purpose of this project was to determine if chlorophyll (avocado, lemon, white pine, and yew) solar cells can produce lower resistance. Specifically, the resistance (ohms) produ…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Streets suffer from dust rubbish and dumps especially in deserted and arid countries , sometimes workers cannot clean all the streets especially in sunny days due to high temperatures that c…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Fish are often raised on their own. We got the idea to raise them with rice crops. We dig the farm 50cm then raise perch fish there so that less land is wasted less water is polluted and the…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Due to the several notable similarities in symptoms between bipolar disorder (BD) and schizophrenia (SZ), it can be difficult to effectively distinguish and diagnose between these two illnes…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
The concept of a group is one of the main algebraic concepts. The most interesting and useful class of groups is the class of finite groups. Finite groups are actively used not only in mathe…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
The purpose of my experiment was to determine if co-incubation of algae would result in a higher cultivation of algae grown than if the algae were to be grown alone. Research on the scientif…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Pseudomonas aeruginosa can cause nosocomial infections in immunocompromised patients’ tracts or organs that other bacteria would not normally inhabit. P. aeruginosa’s twitching motility and…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
In this project, the relationship between vitamin D receptor (VDR) and Claudin 5 with regards to colorectal cancer is investigated. I will compare the expression levels of the Claudin 5 prot…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell neoplasm characterized by destructive bone lesions and currently has no cure. Successful treatment of multiple myeloma will require a multi-faceted approach…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
Despite the recent growth of software-based technologies, educating students in computer science (CS) remains a challenge. In the next decade, there is expected to be 1 million more tech job…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
This project focuses on comparing two different species of cyanobacteria, Fischerella muscicola and Tolypothrix distorta, and their ability to sequester carbon dioxide in the form of calcium…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
This research examines the energy-generating capacity of a novel piezoelectric windstalk. Wind energy is an up-and-coming source for electricity within the United States, and current wind tu…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Drunkorexia is a psychological and metabolic disorder in which the individual stops consuming food and replaces it with alcoholic beverages in order to avoid extra caloric intake. In Medellí…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Electricity is a proposed treatment for biofilms. I compared three electrical approaches to treat bacterial biofilms: passage of current through/across biofilms, an electric field, and direc…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) has been the most lethal form of breast cancer. Nearly 40% of women with IBC stage III, and 11% in stage IV survive at least 5 years after diagnosis. This st…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
This research intends to find a natural, economical, and effective method to treat otitis externa without secondary effects. The extracts of Kalanchoe pinnata leaves have been commonly used…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This project has the purpose of finding the amount of average steps that will solve a 3D labyrinth, with multiple floors, using the stochastic method (random process). The initial idea was t…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
This study was conducted to determine if utilizing a shroud around a small-scale horizontal-axis wind turbine can increase its electrical power output. Three shrouds were constructed out of…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
This study investigated the prevalence of relationships between equid body size and climate by comparing the El Golfo and Rancho La Brea horse second phalanges. Bergmann's rule, which states…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project is to test the randomness of various pseudorandom linear congruential number generators. It is hypothesized that these four LCGs are not random, but that they wil…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this experiment is to compare the evaporation rates of aquifer tapped mine lakes to the evapotranspiration rates of plant life. The expectations of this project is to observe…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics First Award
According to a recent study, 1/3 of the world population has little or no power and is not connected to the world power grid. However, enough solar energy hits the earth in 1.5 hours to powe…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to examine the different foraging habits of Anolis sagrei and Anolis carolinensis juveniles to observe how an invasive species could affect the foraging ha…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
In this paper we will introduce a new study of a new family of polynomials and geometric shapes that are related. An extension of completing the square (second order) to nth order polynomial…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Halyomorpha halys, or the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, is an exotic pest in the United States that causes widespread damage to crops and fruits. The purpose of this experiment was to find a u…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Multiple renewable energy sources are intermittent in availability. This leads to fluctuations in electrical energy generation. Energy storage is used to provide ancillary energy to a system…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
An important area of pharmaceutical research is the formulation of a stabilized antibiotic that does not require cold storage, which holds promise of reducing costs and providing much needed…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
The focus of this research was to computationally elucidate the change in dynamics in single-chain FV fragments (scFV) of the anti-lymphotoxin-ß receptor antibody upon various amino acid mut…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
Today, several tens of millions of people suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, nicotine addiction and epilepsy. These conditions not only directly cause deterioration of quality of life, but the…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
XAGE-1b is highly and strongly expressed in lung adenocarcinoma and immunogenic in patients, regarded as one of the most immunogenic antigens. In this in silico study, I worked on predicting…