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 1651–1680
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In natural disaster affected areas, communications infrastructure is often disabled. Without communication systems, search and rescue teams are less able to locate victims and coordinate wit…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
Biofuels are vital in combating climate change by offering a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Efficiently converting waste materials into fuel…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Fertilizers applied to soilless growing substrates in controlled environment agriculture (CEA) often leach nutrients like phosphorus (P), and this leads to environmental pollution. The objec…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
The surplus of glycerol waste produced during the process of biodiesel production in the United States has posed a new challenge to the sustainability of the biofuel industry. Crude glycerol…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Advancements in materials science have driven technological progress, yet discovering new materials remains challenging due to resource-intensive laboratory experiments, costly characterizat…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms resist antibiotics like ciprofloxacin. This project evaluates D-amino acids as adjuvants to increase ciprofloxacin efficacy. Combining ciprofloxacin with…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Traditional detection methods for heavy metals in groundwater often lack the sensitivity and efficiency needed for real-time monitoring, making the development of portable and sensitive dete…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in various products such as non-stick cookware and fire-fighting form. Due to their non-degradable properties ascribed to the…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Skeletal muscle cells regulate and provide many bodily functions. Skeletal muscle cells support movement, posture, and temperature regulation. In addition, skeletal muscle triggers an immune…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Ornithopters have never fully replicated the efficiency of birds, which rely on complex kinematics that integrate thrust, lift, drag, and weight to optimize flight efficiency (Landell-Mills,…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
Cancer cells can develop chemoresistance, causing treatment failure in over 90% of metastatic cancer patients. GPX4 inhibitors are promising ferroptosis inducers for chemoresistant tumors bu…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Cancer remains one of the most significant global health challenges, with the c-MYC proto-oncogene implicated in over 50% of cases, particularly in solid tumors. When dysregulated, c-MYC pro…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Hypoxia is common in solid tumors. Hypoxia Inducible Factor 1 Alpha (Hif1a) is upregulated and stabilized under hypoxic conditions, leading to tumor growth. This experiment targets Hif1a bec…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Histone Lysine Demethylase 4 (KDM4) and Mammalian Bromodomain and Extra-Terminal Domain (BET) are proteins that are highly dysregulated in multiple kinds of cancers. This study researched th…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer has remained the leading cause of death globally, with the mutation of the Tumor Suppressor Gene TP53 via DNMT1 methylation occurring in 50% of cases. Current epigenetic therapies mis…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
This study explores the dynamics of the restricted three-body problem within the field of celestial mechanics by utilizing Taylor integration via programming in the Julia language. This exte…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a pulmonary vascular disease exhibiting a high mean arterial pressure (25mmHg at rest). Cellular hyperproliferation contributes to vascular remodeling, leading…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The study of linguistics, specifically that of perception and production of non-native languages, helps researchers better understand language learning mechanisms. By utilizing uncommonly sp…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Heavy metal water contamination, specifically by hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)), a carcinogenic byproduct of textile, rubber, and artificial fertilizer production, severely harms marine organi…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this project was to determine how to maximize the energy produced by a wind turbine. Wind turbines are an effective way to generate power without burning fossil fuels. Burning…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Cotton is a cash fiber crop impacting the economies of over 80 countries. Salinity, an abiotic stress, is a major issue affecting cotton yield and fiber production. Improving salt tolerance…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an inhibitory neurotransmitter essential for stress regulation, mood stability, and anxiety reduction. Dietary factors such as artificial and flavors have b…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hand-powered generators are essential during natural disasters, military missions, and in developing nations. The paperfuge is a paper centrifuge that uses the supercoiling of string to reac…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cancer is a complex disease affecting millions globally, encompassing various types such as breast, pancreatic and brain cancers, each requiring tailored treatment. A crucial enzyme in many…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
Damage to DNA can have serious health repercussions, like cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. However, antioxidants like ascorbic acid (also known as vitamin C) have shown to have positi…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
This study investigates the potential effects of hunting on the length of bison (Bison bison) bellows, a guttural vocalization which is essential to male-male competition and therefore femal…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
The limited variety of weed suppression treatments has contributed to herbicide resistance in several invasive species, threatening crop yields and global food security. Allelopathy—the natu…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In modern spacecraft, hydrocarbon-based rockets can only reach a Specific Impulse (Isp) of 300-400s. This relatively low efficiency will be an issue on future, long-distance, space missions…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Toxic methylmercury (MeHg) readily crosses the blood brain and placental barriers, leading to developmental delays and neurological issues particularly with in utero exposure. Upon exposure,…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
Tillandsia recurvata, better known as Texas ball moss, is an epiphyte native to the United States and commonly found in southern states including Texas, Florida, Louisiana, New Mexico, etc.…