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NASA Technology Projects

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.

What's active and early-stage — where getting involved could matter →

21,052 projects harvested so far — page 30 of 422.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization
Development of HEROICs: High-Sensitivity, High-Dynamic Range Detector Systems for Ultraviolet Astronomy Completed 1 Detectors and Focal Planes —
Magnetically-coupled microcalorimeter arrays for x-ray astrophysics with sub-eV spectral resolution and large format capability Completed 1 Detectors and Focal Planes —
Optimization of CZT Detectors with Sub-mm Pixel Pitches Completed 1 Detectors and Focal Planes —
Emission Line Astronomy - Coronagraphic Tunable Narrow Band Imaging and Integral Field Spectroscopy. Completed 1 Detectors and Focal Planes —
Spectrometer On a Chip Completed 1 Detectors and Focal Planes —
Terahertz heterodyne spectral imager of planets and comets Completed 3 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves California Institute of Technology
Ionic Liquid Propellants for Micro-propulsion Completed 2 Electrostatic Propulsion University of Tennessee Space Institute
Demonstration of Pointing Stability to Enable Astrophysics with Rotating Synthetic Aperture Telescopes Completed 2 Optical Components Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Quantum-limited Amplifiers for Large Array Readout of Superconducting Detectors Completed 2 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors National Institute of Standards and Technology
Large format, high dynamic range UV detector using MCPs and Timepix4 readouts Completed 4 Detectors and Focal Planes —
Continuing Development of Bragg Reflector Optics and Gratings for Polarimetry Completed 2 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Development of sub-arcsecond x-ray telescope optics Completed 3 Observatories Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stacked Wafer-Bonded Gradient Index Silicon Optics with Integral Antireflection Treatment Completed 1 Materials California Institute of Technology
Advanced Filter Solutions for Multiband and Broadband Imaging Completed 3 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors California Institute of Technology
Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors for Exoplanet Spectroscopy in the Mid-Infrared: Phase 2 Completed 2 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors National Institute of Standards and Technology
AstroPix: Developing Silicon Pixel Detectors for Gamma-ray and Cosmic-ray Astrophysics Completed 4 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors Goddard Space Flight Center
Advanced SiPM readout for the AMEGO CsI Calorimeter Completed 4 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors Naval Research Laboratory
Microwave Multiplexing Readout Development Completed 3 Detectors and Focal Planes Stanford University
Highly multiplexed acoustic resonator detector arrays (Hi-MARs) for space applications Completed 2 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors California Institute of Technology
Detector development for high spectral resolution observations of diffuse hot gas Completed 3 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors University of Wisconsin-Madison
Stable, solar-blind ultraviolet III-nitride photocathode imagers with high quantum efficiency Completed 6 Detectors and Focal Planes California Institute of Technology
Integrated Silicon Micromachined SIS-Heterodyne Array Instrument at 557 GHz Completed 2 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors California Institute of Technology
Ultraviolet Imaging and Spectroscopic Instrumentation for Future NASA Astrophysics Missions Completed 4 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors —
Fast Timing ASIC for Germanium Strip Detectors Completed 4 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors Naval Research Laboratory
Sensitive Mid and Far-IR Kinetic Inductance Detector Arrays for Space Astronomy Completed 1 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors California Institute of Technology
Development of a CdZnTe Imaging Calorimeter for Gamma-ray Astronomy Completed 4 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors University of Maryland-College Park
Frequency-agile and high-power terahertz laser local oscillators Completed 2 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors University of Southern California
Advanced silicon diffractive optics for cross-dispersed spectroscopy Completed 4 Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves The University of Texas at Austin
Superconducting Nanowire Single-Photon Detectors for Exoplanet Spectroscopy in the Mid-Infrared Completed 2 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors National Institute of Standards and Technology
Precision Imaging Technique to Enable Time-Domain Far-IR Astrophysics Completed 2 Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence California Institute of Technology
Advanced on-chip, submm-wavelength spectrometers using superconducting detectors. Completed 2 Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors University of Chicago
Photon Counting NIR LmAPD Arrays for Ultra-low Background Space Observations Completed 3 Detectors and Focal Planes University of Hawaii Maui College
Fabrication and Testing of Novel Hybrid CMOS X-ray Detectors for Future Large-Area and High-Resolution X-ray Astronomy Missions Completed 4 Observatories Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Holographic designs for the next generation of ultraviolet spectrographs Completed 2 Detectors and Focal Planes —
Improving the Spectral Resolution of Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors for UVOIR Astrophysics Completed 4 Detectors and Focal Planes University of California-Santa Barbara
Hybrid Gas-Electric Propulsion Concept Completed 2 Hybrid Electric Systems Glenn Research Center
Low NOx Fuel-Flex Combustor Completed 2 Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies Glenn Research Center
Objective Detection, Evaluation and Countermeasures for In-flight Depression Completed 6 Behavioral Health and Performance National Space Biomedical Research Institute
Developing, Maintaining, and Restoring Team Cohesion Completed 6 Behavioral Health and Performance Johnson Space Center
Lunar EVA Dosimetry: Design of a Radiation Dosimeter for Astronauts During Lunar Extravehicular Activities Completed 5 Monitoring Technology Johnson Space Center
Blue Light for Enhancing Alertness in Space Missions Completed 5 Behavioral Health and Performance National Space Biomedical Research Institute
Mathematical Modeling of Circadian/Performance Countermeasures Completed 6 Prevention and Countermeasures Johnson Space Center
Noninvasive Biosensor Algorithms for Continuous Metabolic Rate Determination--SMS01302 Completed 6 Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring National Space Biomedical Research Institute
Modeling and Mitigating Spatial Disorientation in Low g Environments Completed 6 Informatics and Decision Support Systems National Space Biomedical Research Institute
Monitoring of Bone Loss Biomarkers in Human Sweat: A Non-Invasive, Time Efficient Means of Monitoring Bone Resorption Markers under Micro and Partial Gravity Loading Conditions Completed 6 Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis Johnson Space Center
Noninvasive Biosensor Algorithms for Continuous Metabolic Rate Determination Completed 6 Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring National Space Biomedical Research Institute
Automation Interface Design Development Completed 6 Human Factors Engineering Johnson Space Center
Ground-based Biomechanical Analyses of Resistance Exercise Using the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device Completed 6 Prevention and Countermeasures Johnson Space Center
A Scanning Confocal Acoustic Diagnostic System for Non-Invasively Assessing Bone Quality Completed 6 Long-Duration Health National Space Biomedical Research Institute
Rapid Measurements of Bone Loss Using Tracer-less Calcium isotope Analysis of Blood and Urine Completed 6 Long-Duration Health Johnson Space Center
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ℹ️ About this data
  • Sourced from NASA TechPort, NASA's public technology-project inventory. Harvested gradually into our own database — TechPort's API only returns one project's full detail per call, so ~21,000 projects take a while to cover.
  • TRL (Technology Readiness Level) is NASA's 1-9 scale for how mature a technology is: 1-3 is basic research/concept, 4-6 is lab/relevant-environment validation, 7-9 is flight-proven. Lower TRL generally means more room for outside research contribution; higher TRL means something closer to a finished, licensable technology.
  • "Active" vs "Completed" reflects TechPort's own project status, not funding availability — see the insights page for how to actually act on this.
💻 Show API usage example (cURL) 
curl -sS "https://devops.majbase.com/nasa-tech-projects/api?q=laser&status=Active&sort=trl&page=1"

Returns {"rows": [...], "total", "page", "pages"}, or {"error": "..."} if temporarily unavailable. All query params are optional.