ISEF · 2026
Bacteria on the Menu 2.0
Microbiology
In this project, we aimed to investigate the potential use of phages (bacterial viruses) as a form of biocontrol against bacterial plant pathogens. Our goal was to specifically test the effe…
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Germany
108 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
States and provinces
- Hamburg 41
- Bavaria 11
- Hesse 10
- North Rhine-Westphalia 9
- Lower Saxony 8
ISEF records a state or province for some finalists and not others, so these counts do not add up to the country total.
Projects
108 projects · showing 1–30
ISEF · 2026
BuoyEnergy – A Mobile, Autonomous, and Energy-Self-Sufficient Research Buoy
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Monitoring inland waters such as rivers, lakes, and coastal regions is essential for understanding environmental processes and detecting pollution. Conventional measurement buoys are station…
ISEF · 2026
C2P-Net: Reconstructing Hidden Anatomy in Middle Ear Imaging Using Novel Complete-to-Partial Non-Rigid 3D Registration Methodology
Software Design
Middle ear disorders are common but hard to diagnose without structural imaging. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) offers an accessible alternative to CT, yet it produces noisy and partial…
ISEF · 2026
Developing an Open Source WLAN Driver and Stack for the ESP32
Embedded Systems
WLAN is used by pretty much everyone, and often carries sensitive data. However, the hardware is pretty much always very locked down and limited. This means, that it can't be audited for sec…
ISEF · 2026
EyeR Glasses: Engineering and Development of Modular and Technically Efficient Smart Glasses
Technology Enhances the Arts
Most smart glasses today are prohibitively expensive and closed source, making them difficult to integrate into custom projects. My vision is to make the beauty of AR more available worldwid…
ISEF · 2026
The Moon as the Earth's Mirror
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The state of the vegetation on earth is an important indicator of our planet’s well-being. In this project, we tested the hypothesis that the prevalence of smartphones and other cameras coul…
ISEF · 2026
The World's Second Edible and Rechargeable Battery
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Edible electronics mark the beginning of a new era of medical technology, replacing invasive diagnostic procedures with new applications, which range from non-invasive monitoring of the gast…
ISEF · 2026
What Would a Warp Drive Actually Look Like? Visualizing Warp-Drive Spacetimes in General Relativity
Physics and Astronomy
Warp drives are hypothetical solutions to Einstein's equations that might allow superluminal travel by expanding space behind a spaceship and contracting it in front. This project investigat…
ISEF · 2025
Analyzing the Optimization of Mechanical Neural Networks
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
A mechanical neural network (MNN) is made of many springs connected in a repeating pattern. Through adjustment of the spring constants, a MNN can be “taught" to exhibit one or more desired r…
ISEF · 2025
General Theory of the Occurrence of Pi in the Mandelbrot Set and First Proof of Its Occurrence at the Parameter -3/4
Mathematics
The occurrence of Pi in the Mandelbrot set is a phenomenon which has been known since its discovery in 1991. It has enjoyed great popularity among mathematicians ever since, even appearing o…
ISEF · 2025
Microbial Fuel Cells: A Bioelectrochemical Respiration Assay Using S. oneidensis Cytochrome Complex mtrCAB
Biochemistry
In this study, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) of our own design were inoculated with organisms of the species Shewanella oneidensis. S. oneidensis is a gram-negative, flagellum-motile bacterium…
ISEF · 2025
New Insights on Antibubbles: Investigation of the Physical Properties of Antibubbles Using an Original Systematic Experimental Setup
Physics and Astronomy
Simply expressed, antibubbles are the material opposite of soap bubbles. They consist internally of a virtually spherical volume of fluid that is separated from the surrounding fluid, typica…
ISEF · 2025
On the Hunt for Free Radicals With a Blue Light Reaction
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The study analyzed the antioxidant content in teas, coffees, red wines, and various fruits. The biological effect of antoxidants includes antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antiall…
ISEF · 2025
The New Exoplanet TOI1147b: A Hot Jupiter Orbiting Its Subgiant-Class Star in a Highly Elliptical Orbit
Physics and Astronomy
The aim of this project is to discover a new extrasolar system and characterize its properties for the first time. For this purpose, I searched for periodic transit events in the light curve…
ISEF · 2025
Tube-Worm Hunters: Ecological Aspects of Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Polychaeta) in Estuaries of the Baltic Sea
Animal Sciences
Non-native species pose a global threat to aquatic ecosystems, with the potential to spread rapidly, reduce biodiversity, and induce ecological changes. The globally distributed Australian t…
ISEF · 2024
Alzheimer's Recognition Using Artificial Intelligence
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative condition primarily occurring in later life, severely impacting cognitive abilities until it ultimately leads to death. Due to demographic shi…
ISEF · 2024
BioPower: A Biochemical Redox-Flow Battery
Chemistry Fourth Award
Climate change drives governments around the world to switch from carbon-based energy to renewable sources. Wind and solar power are very popular, yet storing enough energy for night or time…
ISEF · 2024
Characterization of Pd-L1 in a Barrett's Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Cell Culture Model
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Introduction While the incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma is rapidly increasing, the prognosis remains poor with a five-year survival rate of 20%. Therefore, the discovery of new molecul…
ISEF · 2024
Determination of the Hubble Constant by 1a Supernovae
Physics and Astronomy
The expansion of the universe can be quantified by the Hubble Constant. This constant can be determined through different methods, such as by the cosmic microwave background, the Tully-Fishe…
ISEF · 2024
Improving Aerodynamic Characteristics of Helical Wind Turbines With Modified Blades
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Amidst rising energy prices, electricity use is being reduced in Germany. This necessitates shutting down streetlights, their operation being cost-inefficient for communities. The efficiency…
ISEF · 2024
Integration of Sequences
Mathematics
In my research project I want to generalise the well-known concept of Riemann integration of functions on sequences in order to obtain a new tool for the investigation of sequences. To do th…
ISEF · 2024
Photovoltaic on Fleek! Power Optimization for Photovoltaic Systems Using Power Equalization
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Photovoltaic systems are becoming increasingly important. There is a central challenge to be solved here. Due to the series connection, the weakest cell always determines the total output. T…
ISEF · 2024
Thermally Triggered Motion of Pyrolytic Graphite on a Magnet Array
Physics and Astronomy
When hydrocarbon is heated to its decomposition temperature pyrolytic graphite can be crystalized in ordered layers. This material has an unusual characteristic. It can levitate above a cheq…
ISEF · 2023
Best Practice in Wastewater Technology: Phosphorus Recycling by Electroflotation
Chemistry
The phosphate purification of wastewater via electroflotation first made us aware of phosphorus recycling and its importance in averting a global fertilizer crisis, which is currently threat…
ISEF · 2023
Computer-Aided Investigation of the Influence of Microplastics on Paramecia
Microbiology Fourth Award
Microorganisms are essential to our environment because of their importance to many ecosystems. As a result of improper disposal, a wide variety of substances pollute the environment, includ…
ISEF · 2023
Crop Meshing Method (CMM): Drought Resilience Through Intentional Soil Development
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The soil water balance is determined by the soil structure. Due to climate change, optimizing the water balance of agricultural soils is desired. In my previous project, I conceptualized the…
ISEF · 2023
Development of Optical Varroa Mite Detection on Bees With Neural Networks
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
A predominant cause of mass bee deaths is the parasite varroa destructor, a mite harming bee populations and making them more vulnerable to virus infections which the parasite may contract a…
ISEF · 2023
Land-based Aquaculture - Sustainable!
Animal Sciences
The project “Land-based Aquaculture - Sustainable!” has the goal to study an aquaculture system on land that provides marine biomass with unpolluted water. The system's development is a solu…
ISEF · 2023
Let's Twist Again: The Physics of a Rotational Pendulum
Physics and Astronomy
Rubber bands have many uses in everyday life, but if you hang two metal balls on a twisted rubber band, a surprising physical effect is observed: The balls rotate alternately in both directi…
ISEF · 2023
RLP: Fully Automated Rocket Launch Pad (Including Mobile App Control, Weather Evaluation and Live Video)
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
A rocket, of 2.9 m height, made of fiberglass and measures all weather data during its flight such as: particulate matter, temperature, air quality, humidity, altitude, acceleration, rotatio…