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 29 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optical switches for secure quantum encryption data transmission network, Phase I | Completed | — | Quantum Communications | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Novel Cryogenic Actuator Development | Completed | 6 | Mechanism-Life-Extension Systems | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Void Fraction Sensor for Packed-Bed Reactors in Microgravity, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Life Prediction for FRP composites with Data Fusion & Machine Learning | Completed | 1 | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| High Efficiency MEMS Based Cryocooler, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Broad Application of a Reconfigurable Motor Controller, Phase I | Completed | — | Sensing and Perception for Autonomous Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Drag &Drop, Multiphysics & Neural Net-based Lab-on-Chip Optimization Software, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Control Analysis | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Novel Titanium-based Lattice Block Structures, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Powering Satellites Using a 2 Micron Crystal Fiber Laser, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Octet, Phase I | Completed | — | Intelligent Data Understanding | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Environmental Control Subsystems for Hyperbaric Chambers, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Real-time GPS Signal Simulator | Completed | — | Intelligent Data Understanding | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Cassette Based Robotic Multiple Cell Culture System, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Thermochemical Energy Conversion Engine for Electricity Generation, Phase I | Completed | — | Decompression Sickness Mitigation | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| SWaP Reduction for Lost-Cost Star Tracker | Completed | 5 | Attitude Estimation Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Compact, Ultrasensitive Formaldehyde Monitor, Phase II | Completed | 3 | Monitoring Technology | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| 3D Antenna Array and GPS Receiver for Combined Navigation/Attitude Determination, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Lightweight Active Nanolaminate Mirror with Wireless Shape Control, Phase I | Completed | — | Mirror Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Lightweight radiation shielding materials with carbon nanotube reinforcements, Phase II | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| High power density metal junction thermoelectric (TE) power generators | Completed | 1 | Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Ultra-small, low-cost Earth horizon sensor, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Novel Biodegradable Food Packaging Material, Phase I | Completed | — | Lightweight Structural Materials | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| OpenSAT, An Open Source Based Satellite Design Data Architecture with API Design and Management Plugins, Phase I | Completed | — | Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Lightweight Cryogenic Radiator, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| SensorLine: A Distributed Sensor System for Planetary Exploration, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Mars 2024 Pathfinder Mission Integrated Field Test | Completed | 5 | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Miniature Intelligent Sensor Electronics, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Stennis Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Optical Nutrients Monitor for Bioreactor Applications in Zero Gravity, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| High-Temperature Aeropropulsion Sensors Using Sapphire Microoptomechanical Systems, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| A Balloon-Borne, Advanced Scintillator Compton Telescope with Silicon Photomultiplier Readout | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Exploiting Unusual Characteristics of Photonic Crystals for Novel Optical Device, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Novel Technology for Radiation Protection | Completed | 2 | Radiation Mitigation and Biological Countermeasures | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Advanced Polymer Materials to Support NASA Technology Needs | Completed | 3 | Manufacturing Processes | The University of Alabama | 2019-03-18 | — |
| Novel High Power-to-Weight Ratio Solar Cell on Flexible Polyimide Substrates For Space Power Applications | Completed | 1 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Iowa State University | 2019-03-18 | — |
| Study on Development of New Detector Technology for Solar-Neutrino Spacecraft | Completed | 1 | Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management | Wichita State University | 2019-03-18 | — |
| Exploration for space applications of Write Once, Read Forever (WORF) gamma-ray impervious data storage media | Completed | 1 | Data Acquisition Systems | Creative Technology, LLC | 2019-03-18 | — |
| Propulsion Systems Technology Advancement Using Ultra-Fine Metal Lattice Structure | Completed | 1 | Lightweight Structural Materials | EOS North America | 2019-03-18 | — |
| Engineering robust Friction Stir Welds by using Digital Manufacturing Technologies | Completed | 1 | End-to-End Modeling and Simulation of GN&C Systems | University of Alabama in Huntsville | 2019-03-18 | — |
| Enabling the Digital Twin for Additively-Manufactured Metallic Parts via Defect-Sensitive Mechanical Models | Completed | 1 | Computational Materials | Auburn University | 2019-03-18 | — |
| CFD Modeling of the Self-Reacting Friction Stir Welding (SR- FSW) Process: Correlating Thermal, Mechanical, and Viscoplastic Flow Phenomena with Weld Quality and Hardness | Completed | 1 | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | CFD Research Corporation | 2019-03-18 | — |
| Development of a low cost, low pressure, light weight, MON/MMH Bi-propellant 100 lbf-class engine with 300 seconds Isp | Completed | 1 | Cryogenic Propulsion | Frontier Aerospace Corporation | 2019-03-18 | — |
| Design, analyze and verify the performance of a 5N Water-Electrolysis Small-SAT Propulsion System | Completed | 1 | Electromagnetic Propulsion | Cornell University | 2019-03-19 | — |
| Video Compression and Camera Control | Completed | 3 | Relative Navigation Sensors | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2019-03-19 | — |
| High Power, Compact Heat Exchangers | Completed | 3 | Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2019-03-19 | — |
| Design and Preparatory Fabrication Effort for a High-resolution Glass Substrate X-ray Optic | Completed | 3 | Mirror Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2019-03-19 | — |
| Additive Manufacturing for 1N and 5N green propellant thrusters | Completed | 1 | Electrostatic Propulsion | The University of Texas at El Paso | 2019-03-19 | — |
| Piezoelectric Strainmeter for the Seismic Investigation of Planets Principal Investigator | Completed | 1 | Small-Body and Microgravity Mobility | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2019-03-19 | — |
| Carbon Nanotube Composite SHM Sensor using Additive Manufacturing | Completed | 1 | Reliability and Sustainment | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2019-03-19 | — |
| Ionic Polyimides: New High-Performance Polymers for Additive Manufacturing | Completed | 1 | Lightweight Structural Materials | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2019-03-19 | — |
| Print-Assisted Photovoltaic Assembly (PAPA) | Completed | 1 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2019-03-19 | — |
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