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 691–720
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Continuous water quality monitoring is critical for safeguarding aquatic ecosystems, informing environmental management decisions, and supporting public health. However, conventional systems…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Norovirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide, causing over 685 million cases each year globally, yet rapid and sensitive detection tools remain limited. All diagnostic technol…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Coronal magnetic fields are a driving force behind the formation and evolution of solar energetic particle events, which are known to disrupt critical ground and space infrastructure, causin…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Peritoneal dialysis, one type of dialysis for patients with end-stage renal disease, can be complicated by peritonitis, a life-threatening inflammation of the peritoneum typically caused by…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Paclitaxel, a critical plant-derived chemical harvested from yew trees, is implemented in numerous applications including various chemotherapy treatments. The conventional method of paclitax…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Single-use paper items used in food packaging like straws and food wrappers are often coated with plastic or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals") to make them…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths and is known to effectively colonize other parts of the body, often evading the immune system as it metastasizes or spreads. Pre-lim…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy is a breakthrough cancer treatment that genetically engineers patients' immune cells to target and destroy malignancies. While highly success…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Dysregulated astrocytic Ca2+ signaling is a key driver of high-burden CNS disorders, including Alzheimer’s and stroke, yet existing neuromodulation strategies remain invasive and neuron-cent…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
This study was performed to investigate the efficiency of different methods to extract lignin, which is used for many different purposes in industry. Six types of wood were used. All types o…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Ammonia fertilizers feed over half of the global population. However, its synthesis through the Haber-Bosch process is extremely unsustainable, leading to over 20% of global chemical CO2 emi…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is a pathogenic bacteria well known for developing resistance to antibiotics, with dire consequences for human staph infections. This study explored the time required f…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder affecting ~12 million worldwide, causing >329,000 deaths annually, with 80% of cases strongly influenced by cognitive impairm…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Retinal diseases are the major causes of permanent vision loss worldwide, affecting tens of millions of people and making early, accurate detection essential for timely intervention and pres…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
This experiment explores the regenerative properties of activated carbon as a filter for PFAS in water when combined with microwave-activated magnetite. PFAS refers to a family of over 14,00…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Modern financial markets are complex, interconnected systems where localized stress can amplify into system-wide instability. Traditional risk measures, such as volatility indices, quantify…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Local anesthetics are used to temporarily block nerves from transmitting pain signals during invasive medical procedures. Complications can arise when large doses are inadvertently administe…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Purpose or Problem: Millions of people suffer from stammering, and adult severe stammering patients have a low chance of recovery. Other temporary alleviation methods are not consistent or a…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The eastern oyster is critical for coastal habitats and provides biological benefits such as improved water quality, stabilization of shorelines, and increased estuarine biodiversity, yet oy…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Entanglement is the leading cause of death in marine mammals each year and it is estimated that only 10% of entanglements are detected and reported. Rescuers have been injured and lost their…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Primary liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. However, one of its standard treatments, transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), often has low target vessel speci…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Tympanic membrane perforations affect over 320 million people worldwide and are a large cause of preventable hearing loss. Current procedures rely on manual skill, limited visualization of t…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sustained attention span is declining among adolescents, linked to weakened memory and reading comprehension, a significant barrier to academic/social success. This study tested and develope…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Bleeding poses as the most serious cause of death in traumatic injury. Whenever someone is bleeding from one of their limbs, a tourniquet (TQ) is vital for stopping hemorrhage. TQs work by t…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Upper-limb prosthetic abandonment remains at 44%, a clinical failure rooted in the intractable complexity of human motor control: the approximately 20 degrees-of-freedom (DoF) of the hand cr…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Microplastic pollution is an emerging environmental health threat, with polystyrene microplastics detected in water, food, and even our blood. Their toxicity arises from leachable endocrine-…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Robotic manipulation of hazardous or sensitive objects is essential in laboratory, industrial, and remote environments, but remains challenging due to object variability. While teleoperation…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts
Dementia affects over 57 million individuals worldwide, causing two critical challenges: facial recognition deficit and disordered speech. Current assistive tools for dementia such as facial…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Pests are a serious problem as they cause drastic negative impacts on global food production. The current solution, using pesticides, causes even bigger issues: having detrimental impacts on…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Indoor pools pose an under-monitored public health risk, as chloramines, formed from chlorine reacting with swimmer-derived compounds, accumulate in air and are linked to asthma and respirat…