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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21,172 projects harvested so far — page 112 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample Handling System for in-situ Powder X-ray Diffraction Instruments., Phase I | Completed | — | Sample Acquisition and Handling | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Graded Density Carbon Bonded Carbon Fiber (CBCF) Preforms for Lightweight Ablative Thermal Protection Systems (TPS), Phase II | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Materials | — | 2025-01-27 | — |
| 1.26 Single Frequency Fiber Laser, Phase I | Completed | 4 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Resolution Wide Field of View Stereographic Imaging System, Phase II | Completed | — | Informatics and Decision Support Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Embedded Structural Integrity Sensor, Phase I | Completed | — | Reliability and Sustainment | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced SiC-Matrix Composites with Improved Oxidation Resistance and Life, Phase I | Completed | — | Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Precise Automatic Image Coregistration Tools to Enable Pixel-Level Change Detection, Phase II | Completed | — | Behavioral Health and Performance | Stennis Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Very Low-Cost, Rugged, High-Vacuum System for Mass Spectrometers, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Component-Based QoS-Driven Synthesis of High Assurance Embedded Software, Phase I | Completed | — | Frameworks, Languages, Tools, and Standards | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Model-Based Specification Checker for Multi-Domain Systems (SpecCheck), Phase I | Completed | — | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Silicon Digital Propulsion System, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Multispectral Particle Absorption Monitor, Phase I | Completed | — | Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced Vortex Hybrid Rocket Engine (AVHRE), Phase II | Completed | — | Hybrids | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Bone Ultrasonic Scanner (BUSS) for Bone Health Assessment, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Lightweight High Temperature Beta Gamma Alloy/Process Development for Disk and Blade Applications, Phase I | Completed | — | Smart Materials | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| An Elastically Controlled Network Technology for Remote Testing and Monitoring, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Stennis Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Digital Image-Based Automatic Tracking Capability, Phase I | Completed | — | Pointing, Acquisition, and Tracking Techniques and Technologies | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Improved Large Segmented Optics Fabrication Using Magnetorheological Finishing, Phase II | Completed | — | Aeroacoustics | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Fire Mapper, Phase I | Completed | — | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Laser Power Transmission Employing a Dual-Use Photovoltaic Concentrator at the Receiving End, Phase II | Completed | — | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Rugged Low Temperature Actuators for Tunable Fabry Perot Optical Filters, Phase II | Completed | — | Mirror Systems | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Cryogenic Rotary Piezoelectric Motor, Phase II | Completed | — | Mechanism-Life-Extension Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Intelligent Multi-Resolution 3D Modeling, Compression, Registration, Fusion and Recognition, Phase II | Completed | — | Science Modeling | Stennis Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Large-Area, Self-Sufficient, Low-Cost MEMS Skin with Integrated Wirleless Communication Capability, Phase II | Completed | — | Innovative RF Technologies | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Hydrogen Recovery by ECR Plasma Pyrolysis of Methane, Phase I | Completed | — | Atmosphere Revitalization | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Vortex Universal Stoichiometric Preburner (VUSP) for Liquid Rocket Engines, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Earth Virtual-Environment Immersive Scene Display System, Phase I | Completed | — | Informatics and Decision Support Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| HyDE Enhancements for IVHM System Deployment, Phase I | Completed | — | Semantic Technologies | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| MISTI Shielding and Dosimetry Experiment, Phase I | Completed | — | Protection Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Cumulative Metamodeling with Uncertainty Estimation: a New Approach to Optimization of Highly Integrated Flight Vehicles, Phase I | Completed | — | Strategic Management of Air Vehicles | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| An Instrument for Detecting Protein Expression Under Radiation and Microgravity, Phase I | Completed | — | Above-Surface Mobility | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Improved High Efficiency MCPs for Detection of Photons and Large Biomolecules, Phase I | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Compact, Dual Channel, Mid-IR Laser Spectrometer, Phase II | Completed | — | Lasers | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced Pumps and Cold Plates for Two-Phase Cooling Loops, Phase II | Completed | — | Heat Acquisition | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Hybrid Ocean Wind Sensor (HOWS), Phase I | Completed | — | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Airport Surface Automation in the Absence of Surface Surveillance, Phase I | Completed | — | Range Tracking, Surveillance, and Flight Safety Technologies | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Throughput Direct Detection Doppler Lidar, Phase I | Completed | — | Flight Mechanics and GN&C for Entry, Descent, and Safe Precise Landing | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Lightweight High Temperature Non-Eroding Throat Materials for Propulsion Systems, Phase II | Completed | — | Cryogenic Propulsion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Lightweight Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Generalized Reduced Order Model Generation, Phase II | Completed | — | Design and Analysis Tools and Methods | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Performance Ka-band Phase Shifters for Space Telecommunications, Phase I | Completed | — | Innovative Antennas | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Rotorcraft On-Blade Pressure and Strain Measurements Using Wireless Optical Sensor System, Phase I | Completed | — | Instrumentation and Health Monitoring for EDL | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Novel Radiation Protection System Enabled by Hydrogen Enhanced Nano Fibers, Phase I | Completed | — | Protection Systems | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Algorithms and Software Architecture for the Production of Information Products From LIDAR, Phase II | Completed | — | Intelligent Data Understanding | Stennis Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Autonomous Facility Health-Enabled Test Instrumentation, Phase I | Completed | — | Flight and Ground Testing Methodologies | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Adaptive Computed Tomography Imaging Spectrometer, Phase I | Completed | — | Optical Components | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Pulsed Plasma Thruster Piezo-Igniter for Small Satellite, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Agent-based Health Monitoring System, Phase I | Completed | — | Management and Control | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Highly Efficient Compact Laser for Planetary Exploration, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Microfluidic Cytometer for Complete Blood Count Analysis, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
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