11705 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.
11705 projects · showing 5071–5100
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Magnetic control can be used as a method of remote manipulation. However, despite being precise, far-reaching, and instantaneous, it is inconvenient and limited as only ferromagnetic materia…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Saguaro cacti can withstand high desert winds, using pleats and spines to redirect wind toward the top of the plant. Wind turbine towers can be improved by imitating the saguaro cactus. It w…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Over 3 million people suffer from hyperlipidemia every year in the United States. On the contrary, there is a decreased risk of metabolic diseases in East Asia, where seaweeds are traditiona…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The hazardous Ala Wai Canal, suffering from hypereutrophication and an abundance of pollutants due to the combined drainage of the Manoa, Palolo, and Makiki, streams, carries its toxins into…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Nanoparticles are becoming more commonly used for delivery of gene editing technologies in plants. A common nanoparticle used for delivery are silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which have shown…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Under heat stress and elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, tomato plants have been shown to perform leaf hyponasty, or upwards leaf curling. This causes reduced leaf area and biomass and de…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This science fair project is about energy in different types of livestock manure. Each manure will be burned with wood chips and the temperature will be taken. The types of manure that will…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Little is known about dark matter, which is the matter we cannot see, although it comprises up to 85% of the mass of the universe. Fortunately, today it is hypothesized that dark matter is a…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Neutral hydrogen is abundant in the Milky Way, making its radio emissions at 1420 MHz a key tool for mapping the distribution of matter within the Galaxy. Because the center of the Galactic…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Covid-19 has caused approximately 2,885,401 recorded deaths across the globe. Governments across the globe have installed mask mandates in order to slow the spread of this virus. This projec…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In response to the rising cases experienced in Orleans Parish, I conducted this study to observe people’s reactions through mask-wearing behavior. I hypothesized that mask usage would be low…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Current rocket trajectories to Mars take nine months and follow the Hohmann Transfer. This project calculates a linear trajectory from Earth to Mars with effective negative mass as its propu…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Bat-related diseases make up a majority of emerging pathogens. Simultaneously, rising rates of deforestation and anthropization tend to displace bats which may impact the transmission of dis…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for remote health monitoring for chronic diseases. To help patients manage their conditions, a user-friendly smartphone application (with a…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In the USA, 85% of our landfill content is compostable, recyclable, or otherwise reusable; on a global scale, 91% of plastics aren’t recycled, instead ending up in landfills and harming the…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
We can analyze natural materials and the properties of these materials to make a man-made material that has outstanding properties. I chose to study the claws of crayfish. The flat part of t…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Cardiac mesenchymal cells (CMCs) are novel, promising stem cells that improve heart function in rodents after myocardial infarction (MI) and may soon be used in clinical trials. Stem cells a…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
False memories are memories that the brain recalls incorrectly due to errors in its encoding and recalling mechanisms. The purpose of this study was to analyze those two mechanisms, with the…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic may lead to traumatized experiences and have a significant impact on mental health. With new knowledge emerging to understand and fight against the pandemic, people’s k…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
Hand-held yard equipment such as trimmers, chainsaws, blowers, and lawn mowers expel around 30% of pollutants that go into the engine. They are barely regulated for their emissions which ult…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
A microplastic is a plastic that is the size of 5 millimeters or less. They are pervasive pollutants that are being identified in environments and organisms throughout the world, however, th…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Third Award
More than 72 billion pounds of food goes to waste globally while 50 million people struggled with hunger in 2020. To combat this, packinghouses coat produce with a fruit wax that must be hea…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
Vascular occlusion is a well-documented phenomenon known to be associated with cases of COVID-19 infection. Recent work establishes that vascular occlusion is related to fibrin(ogen) aggrega…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Earthquake generated lateral ground displacement is a very dangerous soil phenomenon that can cause extreme damage to buildings and infrastructure. Few research studies have investigated how…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project was to create a motorized fish ladder to aid anadromous fish trying to bypass dams to reach migratory breeding or feeding grounds. Currently, fish struggle to cro…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
A better understanding of space weather phenomena, such as coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and the solar wind, requires greater knowledge of the coronal magnetic structure. Faraday rotation (F…
ISEF · 2021
Mathematics Second Award
The analysis of human coronaviruses and the confirmed cases of COVID-19 reinfection are indicative of waning immunity present to some degree in patients recovering from COVID-19. Therefore,…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Last year’s research focused on synthesizing novel bipolar membranes (BPM) for fuel cells. The results showed that Pyrrole/Nafion™ BPM performance was at par or exceeded that of traditional…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
After a star has shined for the last time, its core can disintegrate to become a Supernova. Type I Supernova occurs in binary systems stars, which contains a white dwarf star and a companion…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Ocean acidification shifts Earth's oceans towards pH-neutral conditions. The global crisis has left thousands of coral reefs uninhabitable, jeopardizing marine biodiversity and resulting in…