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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| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Boundary Actuation for Improvement of Large Membrane Optical Figure, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Lightweight Nozzle Extension for Liquid Rocket Engines, Phase II | Completed | — | Electrothermal Propulsion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Electrochromic Thermal Stabilization of Large Deployable Structures, Phase II | Completed | — | Measurement and Control | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| High-Power Pump Laser for Ozone Lidar, Phase II | Completed | — | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Magnetically Enhanced Vacuum Arc Thruster, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Magnetically Enhanced Vacuum Arc Thruster, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Hybrid lightweight X-ray optics for half arcsecond imaging | Completed | 3 | Mirror Systems | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Avionics Based Runway Incursion Prevention, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Heat Pipe Solar Receiver for Oxygen Production of Lunar Regolith, Phase I | Completed | — | Heat Sources | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Infrared Microscope Development for Instrument Component and Geological Sample Characterization | Completed | 5 | Sample Acquisition and Handling | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Autonomous Flocking and Cooperative Control of Multi-Vehicle Systems | Completed | 1 | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Vertical Interconnects for 3D CMOS Imager, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Carbon-Supported Amine Sorbent Monoliths for Carbon Dioxide Removal, Phase I | Completed | — | Atmosphere Revitalization | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Low Pressure Adsorbent for Recovery & Storage Vented Hydrogen, Phase I | Completed | — | Commodity Recovery | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Novel Real-Time Flight Envelope Monitoring System, Phase I | Completed | 3 | Navigation Sensors | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| High Efficiency, High Temperature Foam Core Heat Exchanger for Fission Surface Power Systems, Phase II | Completed | — | Heat Acquisition | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Innovative Tungsten Alloys for Advanced Propulsion Systems, Phase II | Completed | — | Electrothermal Propulsion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Wireless, Passive Encoded Saw Sensors and Communication Links - Phase II | Completed | — | Wireless Avionics Technologies | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Atmospheric circulation of brown dwarfs | Completed | — | Science Modeling | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Flight Testing of Wireless Networking for Nanosat Launch Vehicles, Phase I | Completed | — | Launch Vehicle Propellant | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Foamed Antenna Support for Very Large Apertures, Phase II | Completed | — | Innovative Antennas | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Photonic Phased Array Antenna, Phase I | Completed | — | Innovative Antennas | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Combining Discrete Element Modeling, Finite Element Analysis, and Experimental Calibrations for Modeling of Granular Material Systems, Phase I | Completed | — | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Optical Clock Technology for Coherent Optimetrics and Time Frequency Transfer | Completed | 2 | Optimetrics | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Acoustic Emission Sensor for Spacecraft Applications, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Enhanced Blackbody Sensors for the Quench Module Insert, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Motor Controller for Extreme Environments Based on SiGe, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Spaceport Compatible Optical Sensor Suite for Hazardous Gas Detection, Phase II | Completed | — | Electrothermal Propulsion | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| STO-2: Support for 4th Year Operations, Recovery, and Science (JPL co-I) | Completed | 7 | Architecture and Design of Software systems | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Strategic Materials for Far-IR, CMB, and VISIR Kinetic Inductance Detectors | Completed | 2 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Lunar Regolith Processing System (LRPS), Phase I | Completed | — | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| New High-Barrier Polymer Nanocomposite Food Packaging Enables 5-Year Shelf-Life, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Capillarity Driven Flow Of Propellant Liquids In Colloidal Satellite Thrusters, Phase II | Completed | — | Electrothermal Propulsion | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Severless Traveling Wave Tube for High Data Rate Space Communications, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Improving Interactivity and Interoperability in the Regional Climate Model Evaluation System (RCMES) | Completed | 6 | Intelligent Data Understanding | NASA Headquarters | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Inflatable Air Beam Standard Interface Connector | Completed | 2 | Docking and Berthing Mechanisms and Fixtures | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Direct Metal Technology for Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping, Phase I | Completed | — | Manufacturing Processes | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| VCHP Radiators for Lunar and Martian Environments, Phase I | Completed | — | Heat Transport | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Persistant Launch Range Surveillance, Phase I | Completed | — | Range Tracking, Surveillance, and Flight Safety Technologies | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Using XML for Workflow Management, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Miniature Guinier X-ray Diffraction Instrument for Planetary Exploration. | Completed | 3 | Environment Sensors | SETI Institute | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Conjugated Polymers as Lightweight, Efficient Photovoltaic Devices, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Low Temperature Regenerative Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Development of Large Area (100x100 mm) photon counting UV detectors | Completed | 4 | Detectors and Focal Planes | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Shock Layer Radiation | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Active Skin for Turbulent Drag Reduction, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| SiCf/SiC Composites w/ Variable Fiber Form for Monolithic SiC Optical Instrument, Phase I | Completed | — | Decompression Sickness Mitigation | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Rugged High-Vacuum System for a Spacecraft Mass Spectrometer, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| A Super Cooled, Non-toxic, Non-flammable Phase Change Material Thermal Pack for Portable Life Support Systems, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| GRACE-II Small Satellite Study | Completed | 2 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | NASA Headquarters | 2018-10-10 | — |
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