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 242 of 422.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentient Science - A Multiscale Modeling Suite for Process and Microstructure Prediction in Metal Additive Manufacturing | Completed | 7 | Computational Materials | Sentient Science |
| Highly Parallel, Fast Memory Access for RISC-V Many-Core Processors | Completed | 5 | High-Performance Processors | Lewiz Communications, Inc. |
| Superconducting Coils for Small Nuclear Fusion Rocket Engines | Completed | 3 | Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | Princeton Satellite Systems |
| Sensor Fusion and Algorithms for Mapping at Low Altitude Above Rugged Terrain | Completed | 5 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Black Swift Technologies, LLC |
| Spacecraft On-orbit Advanced Refueling and Storage | Completed | 6 | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | VALOR ROBOTICS, LLC |
| Inexpensive Compact Sensor for In Situ Sulfur Dioxide Measurement in Volcanic Gas Plumes | Completed | 4 | Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment | Vista Photonics, Inc. |
| Photonic IC Spectrometer for Spacecraft | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Nanohmics, Inc. |
| Ultra-narrow Linewidth Lasers for Deployed Quantum Timing Applications | Completed | 3 | Lasers | Vescent Photonics, Inc. |
| Multifunctional Environmental Digital Scanning Electron Microprobe (MEDSEM) | Completed | 6 | Lasers | ChromoLogic, LLC |
| Second- Sage Biological Wastewater Processor | Completed | 4 | Water Recovery and Management | Pancopia, Inc. |
| Small Body Regolith Extraction System | Completed | 3 | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Grainflow Dynamics, Inc. |
| Non-Thermal Sanitation By Atmospheric Pressure Plasma | Completed | 6 | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | ORBITEC |
| MarsOasis - An Efficient Autonomously Controlled Martian Crop Production System | Completed | 5 | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Space Lab Technologies, LLC |
| Multi-Robot Systems for Subsurface Planetary Exploration | Completed | 3 | Collaborative Mobility | Astrobotic Technology, Inc. |
| Compact Kinetic Mechanisms for Petroleum-Derived and Alternative Aviation Fuels | Completed | 4 | Software Analysis and Design Tools | Spectral Energies, LLC |
| High Resolution, High Sensitivity LIDAR for Robotic Space Operation Support | Completed | 4 | State Estimation | Irvine Sensors Corporation |
| Differential Terahertz Imaging Methods for Enhanced Detection of Subsurface Features, Flaws, and Damage | Completed | 4 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Picometrix, LLC |
| Precollimator Manufacturing for X-ray Telescopes | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Mindrum Precision, Inc. |
| Mixed-Phase Ice Crystal and Droplet Characterization and Thermometry | Completed | 4 | Engine Icing | Artium Technologies |
| Scalable and Distributed Inertial Navigation Systems | Completed | 4 | Navigation Sensors | CU Aerospace, LLC |
| Robust Prediction of High Lift Using Surface Vorticity | Completed | 6 | Aerodynamics | Research in Flight |
| Ultra-Low Noise Inertial Sensor Operating at Exceptional Point | Completed | 3 | Navigation Sensors | Intelligent Fiber Optic Systems Corporation |
| Polymer Derived Rare Earth Silicate Nanocomposite Protective Coatings for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Systems | Completed | 5 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Nanosonic, Inc. |
| Abrasion Resistant and Flame-Resistant Textile Materials for Lunar Environments | Completed | 5 | Destination Resource Exploration | Nanosonic, Inc. |
| Physics-based Models for Aeroservoelasticity Prediction and Control | Completed | 4 | Frameworks, Languages, Tools, and Standards | Clear Science Corporation |
| High Energy Long Life Betavoltaic Battery | Completed | 4 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | MicroLink Devices, Inc. |
| Weather Integrated Network Design Software | Completed | 4 | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Intellisense Systems, Inc. |
| Precision Global Navigation Satellite System Relative Navigation & Timekeeping for Miniaturized Distributed Space Systems | Completed | 6 | Onboard Navigation Algorithms | Stanford University |
| High Aspect Ratio Cylindrical Parabolic Antenna for Microsats | Completed | 6 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Tendeg, LLC |
| Sampling the Venusian Atmosphere Using a Solar Power Paraglider | Completed | 3 | Above-Surface Mobility | Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. |
| Metal Digital Direct Manufacturing (MDDM) for Close-Out of Combustion Chambers and Nozzle Fabrications | Completed | 4 | Manufacturing Processes | Keystone Synergistic Enterprises, Inc. |
| Safe, High Energy Batteries for Space Suits | Completed | 4 | Pressure Garment | Nohms Technologies |
| Large-Area, Multi-Junction, Epitaxial Lift-Off Solar Cells with Backside Contacts | Completed | 6 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | MicroLink Devices, Inc. |
| High Pressure EVA Glove (HPEG) | Completed | 5 | Pressure Garment | Final Frontier Design |
| Time-Synchronized X-Ray Compton Tomography | Completed | 4 | Nondestructive Evaluation and Sensors | Albireo Technologies LLC |
| 3D Printed Composite-Z and Graded-Z Radiation Shields (CoGZ-Rad) | Completed | 4 | Protection Systems | Tethers Unlimited Inc |
| Advanced Long-Range Video Capabilities Using Speckle Imaging Techniques | Completed | 6 | V&V of Ground, Test, and Surface Systems | EM Photonics, Inc. |
| Resistance Welding of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites for Repurposable Applications | Completed | 4 | Lightweight Structural Materials | Vista Engineering and Consulting, LLC |
| The Automated X-Link for Orbital Networking (AXON) Connector | Completed | 3 | Microgravity Construction and Assembly | Tethers Unlimited Inc |
| A Cubesat Hyperspectral Imager | Completed | 5 | Detectors and Focal Planes | Nanohmics, Inc. |
| Tubular Truss Additive Manufacturing | Completed | 4 | Manufacturing Processes | Opterus Research and Development, Inc. |
| Using Autonomous Outposts as Data Relays to Support Distributed Spacecraft | Completed | 3 | Dexterous Manipulation | Nanoracks, LLC |
| Space-Qualifiable High Reliability Frequency-Stabilized CW Laser Source | Completed | — | Lasers | Fibertek, Inc. |
| GaAs Schottky Diode Technology for Terahertz Harmonic Mixers | Completed | 4 | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Virginia Diodes, Inc. |
| Controlled Stagnation Radiator | Completed | 4 | Heat Rejection and Storage | Paragon Space Development Corporation |
| Flexible Gas Barrier to Reduce Hot Gas Ingress at Surface of Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator | Completed | 3 | Hypersonic Decelerators | Miller Scientific, Inc. |
| Radiation-Hardened I/O Expansion Chip | Completed | 3 | Quantum Communications | Silicon Space Technology Corporation |
| ATHENA - Appraisal of Task Health and Effort through Non-Intrusive Assessments | Completed | 4 | Human Factors Engineering | SIFT, LLC |
| TopFuel Integrated Lunar Transfer Stage | Completed | 6 | Hybrids | Exquadrum, Inc. |
| Thirty Millijoule Single Frequency 2 Micron Fiber Lasers for Coherent Wind Lidar | Completed | 4 | Lasers | AdValue Photonics, Inc. |
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