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 871–900
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Retinal degenerative diseases (RDDs) affect 300 million patients worldwide. Current imaging techniques detect RDDs in late stages after significant vision loss. Approximately 40% of Retinal…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading global cause of mortality, with myocardial infarction resulting in permanent myocardial loss due to the limited regenerative capacity of adult card…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Growing up, I often compared myself to others, which led me to wonder whether it was possible to quantify self-esteem and how academic performance can influence it. Because the pressures fol…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alphafold, a protein-folding prediction tool created by Google DeepMind, has shown unprecedented ability to accurately simulate the 3D structure of proteins given an amino acid sequence. Bas…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Melanoma is the most fatal type of skin cancer, taking over 50,000 lives annually. While advances in checkpoint immunotherapy have decreased mortality rates, it is difficult to determine whi…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Each year, over 350,000 people in the United States experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, and nearly 90% do not survive. Early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can triple survival ra…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Cryptographic systems securing global communications depend on computationally hard mathematical problems. Yet, the divisibility structure of combinatorial objects like Pascal’s Triangle rem…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Silicon (Si) anodes could revolutionize lithium-ion batteries by expanding capacity eleven-fold. However, Si expansion during charging compromises battery integrity, preventing practical app…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Shear-thickening fluid (STF) impregnation into aramid-fiber materials is a new concept with most of its advancements happening within the past ten years. This project tested two samples, a 1…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
This engineering project develops a low-cost, portable device to quantify back pain risk in youth, aiming to reduce progression of chronic spinal conditions. Back pain affects 39% of adults…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small noncoding RNA genes, play crucial roles in regulating gene expression in human development and cancer. The let-7 miRNA is involved in various cellular processes, in…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
As computer vision systems become increasingly integrated into everyday life, it is imperative to consider the deficiencies and biases present in our computer algorithms. One such bias is sp…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Airlines have increasingly adopted flexible refund policies that allow passengers to cancel tickets in exchange for time-limited travel credits. While these policies reduce customer risk, th…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) measures the health of plants. This project used two cameras, one measuring red light and the other near infrared light, to calculate the ND…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
The material use of shade balls has become an area of concern in recent years. The water used in the production of shade balls and other water covers often offsets the water that is retained…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Due to population growth, demand for crop yields is rising, leading to greater use of environmentally harmful chemical fertilizers. Stressors (e.g., water, salinity stress) complicate this i…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Understanding complex brain aneurysm geometry through detailed modeling for aneurysm behavior comprehension facilitates the prevention of focal dilation rupture in cerebral vasculature linke…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
When transit exoplanets pass in front of their parent stars, they produce periodic but faint dips in the star's light curve. To schedule follow-up observations with ground-based telescopes a…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
The tennis serve is the only stroke that the athlete has full control over and is strongly associated with competitive performance. At the highest level, serve quality directly shapes point…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Central vision loss affects over 200 million worldwide, arising from macular diseases that result in central scotomas while peripheral vision remains largely intact. Current compensatory app…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the fastest-growing neurological disorders worldwide, yet objective tools for monitoring speech and gait decline outside specialist clinics remain limited,…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
Human-pathogenic Vibrio, particularly Vibrio vulnificus, in Gulf oysters pose increasing public health risks as coastal waters warm. Although temperature–Vibrio relationships are known, stra…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
The rapid increase in agricultural production produces waste that is subject to discarding, burning, and burying, causing severe environmental harm. However, a variety of eco-friendly method…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Understanding disease models and precision medicine require untangling the complexities of spatial-temporal gene and cell interactions. However, inferring causal relationships from spatial t…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts
This project uses polling datasets to create micro-projections on how voters will behave during the 2026 United States Midterm Election and the 2028 United States General Election. These pro…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, and bradykinesia, as well as widespread cognitive and behaviora…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Bees are essential to global food production, pollinating roughly one-third of the foods consumed worldwide (USDA, 2023) with an economic value of $200 billion annually in the U.S. from poll…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Understanding interactions between the spread of multiple pathogens during an epidemic is crucial to assessing the severity of infections in living communities. I created two novel Multiplex…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Despite modern agriculture boasting a profound amount of environmental data, there is a lack of tools that provide direct insights into a plant's physiological state. Traditional plant monit…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the production of genotoxic colibactin by the probiotic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) is influenced by external factors, such as…