294 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
ISEF records a state or province for some finalists and not others, so these counts do not add up to the country total.
294 projects · showing 1–30
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
In the private-led “New Space” era, orbital launch attempts have surged by 186% over the past decade, yet the ability to independently reach orbit remains severely restricted to wealthy nati…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Severe eutrophication causes hypoxic “dead zones” (e.g., the Gulf of Mexico). The mass death of marine life accelerates oxygen depletion, creating a vicious cycle. Conventional restoring met…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
This study aimed to address the recovery and reusability limitations of conventional homogeneous catalysts. For this purpose, zirconium-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) were synthesized…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Microplastics (MPs) have been reported to accumulate in biological tissues and induce neurotoxicity; however, non-invasive quantitative models for evaluating their neurotoxic effects remain…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Aphonia—complete loss of voice following stroke or laryngeal surgery—affects millions worldwide yet lacks practical, non-invasive communication solutions. This study was deeply motivated by…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
The production of formic acid through the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide has garnered significant attention as both a valuable chemical production pathway and a carbon reduction…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Hundreds of U.S. workers are killed annually performing inspections in confined spaces, industrial facilities, and critical infrastructure, with thousands more suffering severe injuries (Bur…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
This study presents the design, development and mechanistic investigation of a novel self-powered electrochemical system, the Microbial Desalination Fuel Cell (MDFC), capable of simultaneous…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
This study developed a dynamic evacuation route guidance system that reflects time-varying fire risk by integrating Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS)-grounded prediction models with the A* pathf…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
The widespread use of single-use plastic packaging has intensified pollution and microplastic accumulation, motivating biodegradable alternatives suitable for food packaging. This study inve…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Deepfake technology has rapidly evolved into a pervasive tool for digital exploitation. By the end of 2025, over 8 million deepfakes had been shared online, a dramatic increase from about 50…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this study is to derive formula of self-force acting on an infinite uniform sheet charge in 1D electrodynamics and verify it through 1D particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations. If…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Modern navigation system is highly dependent on GNSS, which is vulnerable to jamming, spoofing, and geopolitical control. Sovereign navigational satellite system can decrease dependency to f…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
The assembly of Brightest Cluster Galaxies (BCGs) is commonly attributed to hierarchical mergers at low redshift, yet the mechanisms governing their early-universe growth remain poorly quant…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Translational research on neurodegenerative diseases is constrained by the cost, long timelines, and variability of generating mature neuronal assay substrates, which also limits scalable pr…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Everyday environmental noise consists of multiple mixed frequencies, yet most Acoustic Metasurface (AMS) studies focus on single-frequency conditions. This study investigates how to improve…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Chemical waste disposal in shared laboratories remains a major safety challenge because it often depends on handwritten labels, incomplete records, and user judgment. These limitations make…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Conventional navigation aids for the visually impaired often suffer from estimation errors during non-linear maneuvers and fail to detect hazards obscured by crowds or corners. This study pr…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Purpose: Oil spills cause severe damage to marine life and ecosystems. In this research, we attempted to develop an efficient method that can control oil film movement and therefore manage o…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This study proposes Purpose And Context Activate Knowledge Efficiently(PANCAKE), a novel structured Chain-of-Thought methodology for enhancing geometric problem-solving in Vision-Language Mo…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
This study optimizes the composition and factors of potassium superoxide (KO2) and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) for use in a chemical oxygen generator (COG) for emergency escape devices. The…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder affecting over 55 million people worldwide. Although early diagnosis is critical, up to 75% of dementia p…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
This research shows LLM-generated design can be customized by Deep Learning’s Reinforcement learning with non-verbal(personal preference) human feedback. In space design, most of its applica…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Aromatic amino acids phenylalanine (Phe), tryptophan (Trp), and tyrosine (Tyr) show increased plasma concentrations in cases of phenylketonuria, tryptophanemia, and tyrosinemia type I that o…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Nonverbal autistic individuals depend on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems, yet existing tools limit expressive flexibility and require time-consuming card navigation.…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Foodborne illness affects approximately 10% of the global population each year, highlighting the need for accessible, real-time tools for monitoring food spoilage at the consumer level. Amon…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts
While technology has revolutionised music education, visually impaired musicians remain marginalised due to the visual-centric design of existing practice platforms. To restore artistic inde…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
This paper investigates invariants for distinguishing virtual knots. The existing H_MJ polynomial suffers from a structural weakness: when its base polynomial evaluates to zero, essential cr…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This study aims to build an on-device edge computing system that leverages Vision-Language Models (VLMs) in place of the conventionally used Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) for real-tim…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
To stimulate regional economic growth by attracting nearly one billion globally active seniors favoring wellness-oriented long-term travel, we propose an intelligent cycling tourism applicat…