NASA Technology Projects

Search NASA's TechPort inventory — every technology R&D project the agency has tracked, active and completed. Harvested gradually in the background (TechPort only exposes one project per API call, ~21,000 total), so the list grows over time rather than all at once.

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17,351 projects harvested so far — page 11 of 348.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Biodegradable Nanocomposites for Advanced Packaging, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Johnson Space Center
Micromachined Piezoelectric Actuators for Cryogenic Adaptive Optics, Phase I	Completed	—	Mirror Systems	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
FGM HfC/Sic Composites for RlV Leading Edge Applications, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Langley Research Center
Development of Formation Flying Sensors	Completed	4	Distributed Aperture	—
Integrated PEMFC Flow Field Design Concept for Gravity Independent Passive Water Removal, Phase II	Completed	—	Distribution and Transmission	Johnson Space Center
Development of a Multipurpose Extruder/Press Food Processing System, Phase I	Completed	—	Test, Tools, and Methods	Johnson Space Center
A Magnetic Refrigerator for Cooling at 2 K, Phase I	Completed	—	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Ames Research Center
InN-Based Quantum Dot Solar Cells, Phase II	Completed	—	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Glenn Research Center
High Resolving Power Volume Diffractive Gratings for 400-2700 nm Spectral Range, Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Goddard Space Flight Center
Reflight of the Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory: STO-2	Completed	—	Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves	—
Advanced On Board Inert Gas Generation System (OBBIGS), Phase II	Completed	—	Engine Icing	Langley Research Center
Novel Non-Intrusive Vibration Monitoring System for Turbopumps, Phase I	Completed	—	Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis	Marshall Space Flight Center
High Thermal Conductivity Functionally Graded Heat Sinks for High Power Packaging, Phase I	Completed	—	Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines	Glenn Research Center
High Volume, Low-Cost Production Process for High-grade Silicon Carbide Optics, Phase II	Completed	—	Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes	Goddard Space Flight Center
Compact, Wavelength Stabilized Seed Source for Multi-Wavelength Lidar Applications, Phase II	Completed	—	Lasers	Langley Research Center
Optical Navigation System, Phase II	Completed	—	Navigation Sensors	Goddard Space Flight Center
Ultra High-Density Deformable Mirror for Large Telescopes, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Energy Efficient Cryogenic Transfer Line with Magnetic Suspension, Phase I	Completed	—	In-Space Propellant Storage and Use	Kennedy Space Center
A New Methodology for Calculating Launch Vehicle Ascent Loads, Phase I	Completed	—	Launch Vehicle Propellant	Marshall Space Flight Center
Biomarker Detection using PS2-Thioaptamers, Phase I	Completed	—	Launch Vehicle Propellant	—
Propulsion Design with Freeform Fabrication, Phase I	Completed	—	Solar Thermal Propulsion	Glenn Research Center
Silicon Germanium Alloy Photovoltaics for 1.06 Micron Wireless Power Transmission, Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Marshall Space Flight Center
Lab-on-a-chip astrobiology analyzer, Phase I	Completed	—	Sample Acquisition and Handling	Ames Research Center
High-Conductance Thermal Interfaces Based on Carbon Nanotubes, Phase II	Completed	—	Heat Rejection and Storage	Marshall Space Flight Center
Magneto-Thermography and Hybrid Methods for Composite Life Management, Phase I	Completed	—	Electromagnetic Wave–Based Sensors	Langley Research Center
A Transmission Ultrasound Camera for Imaging of Extravascular Gas In Vivo, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Johnson Space Center
Extreme Environment High Temperature Communication Systems, Phase I	Completed	—	Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Efficient High Power 2 micron Tm3+-Doped Fiber Laser, Phase II	Completed	—	Lasers	Langley Research Center
Revolutionary Performance For Ultra Low Reynolds Number Vehicles, Phase II	Completed	—	Turbine-Based Combined Cycle	Armstrong Flight Research Center
Smart Materials Technology for High Speed Adaptive Inlet/Nozzle Design, Phase I	Completed	—	Propulsion Flowpath and Interactions	Glenn Research Center
Advanced Cathode Material For High Energy Density Lithium-Batteries, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrochemical Storage: Batteries	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
AutoCategorization for Customized Knowledge Portals, Phase I	Completed	—	Collaborative Science and Engineering	Ames Research Center
Low-Cost Suite of COTS GNC Sensors for Precision Lunar Lander, Phase I	Completed	—	Atmosphere Characterization	Ames Research Center
New class of biological radioprotectors, Phase I	Completed	—	Radiation Transport and Risk Modeling	Langley Research Center
A GIS Software Toolkit for Monitoring Areal Snow Cover and Producing Daily Hydrologic Forecasts using NASA Satellite Imagery, Phase I	Completed	—	Space Weather Prediction	Goddard Space Flight Center
A Fast-Response Atmospheric Turbulence (FRAT) Probe with Gas-Sampling Ducts, Phase I	Completed	6	Monitoring Technology	Goddard Space Flight Center
Airport Configuration Prediction, Phase I	Completed	—	Traffic Management Concepts	Ames Research Center
High Sensitivity Ethylene Sensor for Plant Health Monitoring, Phase I	Completed	—	Environment Sensors	Ames Research Center
Exploration Augmentation Module Project	Canceled	5	Logistics Management	Johnson Space Center
Multi-Application Survivable Tether (MAST) Experiment, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Marshall Space Flight Center
A Collaborative Software Tool to Improve the Dynamic Testing Process, Phase I	Completed	—	V&V of Software systems	Marshall Space Flight Center
Diamonite(TM)-bonded C/C Composite for Thermal Protection of Re-entry Bodies, Phase I	Completed	—	Measurement and Control	Langley Research Center
Stacked Waveguide Imaging Spectrometer for Airborne and Spaceborne Applications, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Ames Research Center
Reconfigurable Environmentally Aware Computing Technology for Earth Observing Systems (7284-060), Phase I	Completed	—	Knowledge and Model Building	Ames Research Center
Fiber Optic Continuous Liquid Sensor for Cryogenic Propellant Gauging, Phase I	Completed	—	Electromagnetic Wave–Based Sensors	Glenn Research Center
Ultrahigh Resolution 3-Dimensional Imaging, Phase I	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Glenn Research Center
Non-linear Ultrasonic Bond-Strength Monitor, Phase I	Completed	—	Nondestructive Inspection, Evaluation, and Root Cause Analysis	Langley Research Center
3-D Docking Sensor Algorithms, Phase II	Completed	—	Relative Navigation Sensors	Johnson Space Center
Vital Components of a Planetary Pickup Ion Composition Spectrometer	Completed	2	Field and Particle Detectors	—
Portable Water Purification System Utilizing Ambient Temperature Catalysts, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Marshall Space Flight Center

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ℹ️ About this data

Sourced from NASA TechPort, NASA's public technology-project inventory. Harvested gradually into our own database — TechPort's API only returns one project's full detail per call, so ~21,000 projects take a while to cover.
TRL (Technology Readiness Level) is NASA's 1-9 scale for how mature a technology is: 1-3 is basic research/concept, 4-6 is lab/relevant-environment validation, 7-9 is flight-proven. Lower TRL generally means more room for outside research contribution; higher TRL means something closer to a finished, licensable technology.
"Active" vs "Completed" reflects TechPort's own project status, not funding availability — see the insights page for how to actually act on this.

💻 Show API usage example (cURL)

curl -sS "https://devops.majbase.com/nasa-tech-projects/api?q=laser&status=Active&sort=trl&page=1"

Returns {"rows": [...], "total", "page", "pages"}, or {"error": "..."} if temporarily unavailable. All query params are optional.