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 175 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomaterials out of thin air: in situ, on-demand printing of advanced biocomposites | Completed | 3 | Lightweight Structural Materials | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| R2 Cognitive Computing | Completed | 6 | Learning and Adaptation | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Electrostatic Levitation Characterization of Regolith Simulants and IL-Derived Additive Manufacturing Alloys | Completed | 2 | Resource Processing for Production of Manufacturing, Construction, and Energy Storage Feedstock Materials | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Versatile Manipulation for Assistive Free-Flyers | Completed | 4 | Dexterous Manipulation | Columbia University in the City of New York | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Advanced Scintillating Fiber Technology in High Energy Neutron Spectrometers for Exploration | Completed | 4 | Monitoring Technology | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Increasing scientific access and technology reliability through multi-modal surface and subsurface legged mobility | Active | 2 | Surface Mobility | University of California-Berkeley | 2025-12-18 | High |
| High Hydrogen Content Nanostructured Polymer Radiation Protection System | Completed | 4 | Protection Systems | University of Houston | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Edge Machine Learning Predictive Anomaly Detection for Autonomous Operations | Completed | 5 | Anomaly Detection | Stennis Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| INFLAME optics analysis for direct net flux measurement in the visible spectrum | Completed | 3 | Sensors and Instruments | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Ultrasensitive Paper-based Biosensors for In-flight Quantification of Key Biomarkers in Saliva | Completed | 3 | Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis | Washington University in St Louis | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Interpretable Robotic Manipulation of Deformable Objects | Completed | 3 | Behavior and Intent Prediction | University of Southern California | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Quantifying the Value of Resilience in Long-Duration Space Systems | Completed | 3 | Model-Based Systems Engineering | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Electrodeionization Salt Removal from Water | Completed | 4 | Environmental Control and Life Support Systems and Habitation Systems | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Understanding and Mitigating the Charging Behavior of Next Generation Complex and Active Spacecraft | Completed | 3 | Behavior and Intent Prediction | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Small Satellite MagLev 3DOF Test Platform | Completed | — | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Shape Memory Alloy Cryogenic Transfer Coupling for Space Depot Docking Operations Project | Completed | 2 | — | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Integrated Control Electronics for Adjustable X-Ray Optics | Completed | 4 | Optical Components | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Super Ball Bot - Structures for Planetary Landing and Exploration | Completed | 3 | Below-Surface Mobility | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Producing methane and oxygen on Mars using proton-conducting ceramics | Completed | 3 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Colorado School of Mines | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Hierarchical Composites with Nanostructured Reinforcement for Multifunctional Aerospace Structures | Completed | 3 | Special Materials | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Lunar Surface Operations Modeling Using Digital Astronaut Simulation | Completed | — | Behavioral Health and Performance | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Cubesat Reliability Experiment Design and Prototype | Completed | 5 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) Simulation Tool | Completed | 3 | Avionics Performance, Reliability, and Fault-Tolerance Analysis and Modeling | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Mars Environment Sensor Materials | Completed | 3 | Destination Resource Exploration | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Analysis of “Dark PV” Thermoradiative Power Generation | Completed | 3 | Other Advanced Concepts for Generating and Converting Power | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Development of Inkjet Printed Thin-Film Patterned Batteries | Completed | 3 | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Quiet Commercial Aircraft via Reduced Slat Deflection | Completed | 4 | Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Mid-L/D Ballistic Range Aerodynamics Test | Completed | 4 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Mid-Infrared Linear-Variable Filter Technology Development | Completed | 2 | Optical Components | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Rapid Trajectory Construction for Spacecraft within Multi-Body Systems | Completed | 3 | Tools and Methodologies for Defining Mission Architectures and Mission Design | University of Colorado Boulder | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Assemblers: A modular and reconfigurable manipulation system for autonomous in-space assembly | Completed | — | Robotics Integration | Langley Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Lithium-ion (Li-ion) Lunar Hibernation Survival | Completed | 3 | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Asynchronous A/D Converter for In Situ Instruments Operating under Extreme Environments | Completed | 4 | Environment Sensors | University of Arkansas | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Autonomous Spacecraft Trajectory Design via Reinforcement Learning | Completed | 3 | Dynamics Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Tools | Purdue University-Main Campus | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Crew Health And Recreation Gear Exercise Device | Completed | 4 | Prevention and Countermeasures | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| All terrain lunar landing using adjustable strut systems and stereo-vision with machine learning based navigation | Completed | 3 | Touchdown Systems | University of Florida | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Non-Powered Spectrophotometry for Lighting | Completed | 6 | — | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Hydrogen-Helium Mixtures: Fundamental Measurements, Neutral Droplet Buoyancy, Evaporation, and Boiling | Completed | 3 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Washington State University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Neodymium-doped Alumina (Nd:Al2O3): A New Solid-State Laser Material for Tunable, High Power, Short Pulsed Laser Applications | Completed | 3 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Hybrid Thermal Control System for Lunar Habitation Systems | Completed | 4 | Thermal Management Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Multilayer Optimized Uniform Nanomachined Diffractive (MOUND) Solar Wrap | Completed | 3 | — | Ames Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Thermo-mechanical Optimization for Optical Instruments: Multidisciplinary Design of 3D Printed Graded Metal Structures, Year 2 (GMS3D) | Completed | 4 | Structures | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-12-18 | — |
| The Micro-X High Resolution X-Ray Imaging Spectrometer | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Polarization-Sensitive Focal Plane Array for Compact Imaging Spectrometers | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | University of Southern California | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Cardiovascular Countermeasures | Completed | 8 | Prevention and Countermeasures | Johnson Space Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Development of Gaseous Tritium Light Source (GTLS) Polymeric Material Coating | Completed | 4 | Materials, Structures, Mechanical Systems, and Manufacturing | — | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Next Generation Silicon Based Solar Arrays for Space Stations and Other Permanent Space Infrastructure | Completed | 4 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Solestial, Inc. | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Heisenberg vortex for light-weight refrigeration of liquid hydrogen | Completed | 3 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Washington State University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Automated Precision Maneuvering and Landing in Extreme and Constrained Environments | Completed | 3 | Onboard Maneuvering, Pointing, Stabilization, and Flight Control Algorithms | Carnegie Mellon University | 2025-12-18 | — |
| Mitigating Aerospace Vehicle Communication Blackout by an experimental demonstration of “Magnetic Windows” | Completed | 3 | Launch and Reentry Communications | Glenn Research Center | 2025-12-18 | — |
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