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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21,052 projects harvested so far — page 188 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuromorphic Learning for Adaptive Control | Completed | — | Launch and Reentry Communications | Ames Research Center |
| Optical Metal Oxide Multilayers with Optimal Transparency and Mechanical Properties | Completed | 3 | Special Materials | University of Southern California |
| Numerical Simulation of Interfacial Fluid-Particle Flow in Binder Jet Additive Manufacturing for Aerospace Components | Completed | 3 | Manufacturing Processes | Rice University |
| In Space Manufacturing - Recycling & Reuse (ISM-RnR) | Canceled | 7 | Recycle, Reuse, and Repurpose Processes | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Silent, Solid-State Propulsion for Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles | Completed | — | All-Electric Propulsion | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Autonomous Food Production | Completed | 3 | Habitation Systems | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Purification of Lunar Cold-Trapped Volatiles - FY17 | Completed | 3 | — | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Low Mass, Low Heat Leak Flanges and Structure | Completed | — | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Autonomous Maneuvering within Chaotic Multi-Body Systems | Completed | 4 | Dynamics Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation Tools | University of Colorado Boulder |
| A Citizen Science A-Team Study | Completed | 3 | — | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Lunar Landing System (L2S-ACO) | Completed | 6 | Touchdown Systems | Blue Origin, LLC |
| Real-Time Measurement of Wheel Performance on a Rover | Completed | 3 | Surface Mobility | Glenn Research Center |
| Software Architecture and Operations Infrastructure Testbed for V&V of Autonomous Systems | Completed | 4 | Engineering and Integrity | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Virtual Guidance Of Abdominal Trauma Using Augmented Reality | Completed | 2 | Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis | Johnson Space Center |
| Phase Fresnel Lens Nanofabrication | Completed | 2 | — | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Development of a High-temperature (>1200°C) Crystal Growth Furnace towardSemiconductor In-Space ProductionApplications in LEO for Terrestrial Use | Completed | 4 | Power Efficiency | — |
| Extreme Imaging | Completed | 3 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Scale-Up of Thermal Runaway Resistant Li-Ion Battery Cases, Year 2 | Completed | 4 | Energy Storage | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Optimizing heterogeneous nanostructured materials for space applications | Active | 2 | Computational Materials | University of Southern California |
| Fabricating Next Generation Diffraction Gratings Using Electron Beam Lithography | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus |
| Non-Equilibrium Heat Transfer during Mars Entry | Completed | 3 | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | University of Southern California |
| Autonomous Commodity Management (ACM) | Completed | 3 | Activity and Resource Planning and Scheduling | Stennis Space Center |
| THz Spectroscopy for Heliophysics Ionospheric, Thermospheric, Mesospheric (ITM) Remote Sensing | Completed | 3 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center |
| Mechanically Integrated Radiant Testing of High Heat-Flux Components | Completed | 6 | Ground, Test, and Surface Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center |
| Additive Manufacturing Enabled Biofilm Prevention (AMEBoP) | Completed | 3 | Human Health, Life Support, and Habitation Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| A Novel Electromotance Noise Mitigation System Project | Completed | 3 | Natural- and Induced-Environment Characterization and Mitigation | Stennis Space Center |
| Next-Generation Event Camera Navigation for Mars Helicopters | Completed | 4 | Sensing and Perception | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Knowledge Management Framework and Model for Hardware Systems Data | Completed | — | Science, Engineering, and Mission Data Life Cycle | Ames Research Center |
| High-speed infrared laser absorption imaging of state populations and multiple temperatures for entry studies | Completed | 3 | Atmosphere Characterization | University of California-Los Angeles |
| Information Fusion & Data Analytics for Human Lunar Exploration - Demonstration / Validation Phase, Year 2 | Completed | 4 | Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis | Johnson Space Center |
| Rotary-Motion-Extended Array Synthesis (R-MXAS) | Completed | 3 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Leidos Inc |
| Enhancing Operational Imagery and Video for Human Exploration | Completed | 5 | Object, Event, and Activity Recognition | Johnson Space Center |
| Development of an Intelligent Coupling Approach for Modeling and Prediction of Cryogenic Propellant Behavior in Microgravity during Long-term Storage | Completed | 4 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| Innovative Instrumentation Approaches for Monitoring and Control Applications | Completed | 3 | — | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Innovations for Fast, Accurate, Robust Planetary Rover Navigation | Completed | 3 | State Estimation | Carnegie Mellon University |
| Full Scale Fab & Test of Additively Manufactured Blisk with Turbine Blade Tuned Mass Absorbers | Completed | 6 | Propulsion Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Regenerative Gas Dryer for Integrated ISRU Systems | Completed | 4 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Johnson Space Center |
| High Performance Cathodes for the Co-Electrolysis of Carbon Dioxide and Water Project | Completed | 3 | — | Glenn Research Center |
| Thermally Stable Aerogels for Aerospace Applications | Completed | 3 | Materials for Extreme Environments | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Autonomous Fail-Active State-Space Fault Management | Completed | 3 | Autonomous Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| Single-event drag modulated aerocapture at Venus for a small satellite science mission, Year 1 | Completed | 3 | — | Ames Research Center |
| Smart Projectiles for Environmental Assessment, Reconnaissance and Sensing (SPEARS) | Completed | 2 | — | Ames Research Center |
| Leveraging Active Knit Technologies for Aerospace Pressure Suit Applications | Completed | 3 | Pressure Garment | University of Minnesota-Twin Cities |
| Tunable Metal-Organic Framework Adsorbents for Efficient CO2 Capture in Space Vessels | Completed | 3 | Atmosphere Revitalization | University of California-Berkeley |
| Precision Hopping/Rolling Robotic Surface Probe Based on Tensegrity Structures | Completed | 4 | Surface Mobility | University of California-Berkeley |
| Deep Mapping of Small Solar System Bodies with Galactic Cosmic Ray Secondary Particle Showers | Completed | 2 | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Planetary Science Institute |
| Ambient Processing for In-Situ Selective Reinforcement (ISSR) of Near Net Shape Structures | Completed | 3 | Manufacturing Processes | Langley Research Center |
| Ionic Liquids Enabling Revolutionary Closed-Loop Life Support | Completed | 3 | Atmosphere Revitalization | Marshall Space Flight Center |
| High Capacity Hydrogen Storage for Lunar Power Systems | Completed | 3 | Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines | Glenn Research Center |
| Utilizing Additive Manufacturing to Improve Materials Designed for Extreme Environments | Completed | 3 | Materials for Extreme Environments | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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