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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.

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21,172 projects harvested so far — page 51 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Thermophysical property characterization of aerospace alloys for modeling In-Space Manufacturing processes (Appendix I: Modeling of Manufacturing Processes in Micro and Reduced Gravity Environments) Completed — Manufacturing Processes Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 2024-10-23 —
Appendix G: (NASA ARMD Electric Aircraft Batteries & Crash Safety): Composite Materials Mechanical Property Characterization for LS-DYNA MAT213 Model Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Batteries Iowa State University 2024-10-23 —
Active Wing Shaping Control for Morphing Aircraft Completed — Aeroelasticity Wichita State University 2024-10-23 —
Novel Quantum Materials as Laboratories for Fundamental Physics in Microgravity Completed — Quantum Communications University of Vermont 2024-10-23 —
Augmenting Physics-Based Design and Multi-Physics Based Manufacturing with Data Driven Models to Manufacture Advanced Composites Structures with Automated Fiber Placement Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials College of Charleston 2024-10-23 —
NASA EPSCoR: Development of Nanoporous Adsorbents for Aqueous Phase Separations in Life Support Systems Completed — Water Recovery and Management University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 2024-10-23 —
Advanced Bioelectrochemical Module (BEM) for Waste-to-Electricity Generation during Long-term Space Exploration Completed — Water Recovery and Management South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2024-10-23 —
The Hawaii NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development Program: Year 4 Extension Completed — Lasers University of Hawaii 2024-10-23 —
High Density Electronic Packaging for Venus Mission Completed — Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2024-10-23 —
Arkansas NASA EPSCoR - High Speed Electronic Devices Using SiGe on Sapphire Technology for Advanced NASA Space Communications Completed — Optimetrics University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2024-10-23 —
Hack the land out of them: Obtaining land cover classifications from GLOBE Observer photographs (for Appendix F). Completed — Intelligent Data Understanding New Mexico State University-Main Campus 2024-10-23 —
Multi-Purpose Research Station in North Dakota in Support of NASA´s Future Human Missions to Mars Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables University of North Dakota 2024-10-23 —
Stability and Distribution of Methane Clathrate Hydrates on the Surface of Mars Completed — Lasers University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2024-10-23 —
NASA Kentucky EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development (RID) 2019-2021 Completed — Collaborative Science and Engineering University of Kentucky Research Foundation 2024-10-23 —
Minimizing the food outbreaks in space: Understanding innate plant defense response in leafy greens under zero gravity conditions Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation University of Delaware 2024-10-23 —
Iowa NASA EPSCoR Economic Development (INEED) Completed — Lasers Iowa State University 2024-10-23 —
Advanced Soft-Magnetic Materials for Electrified Propulsion Systems Completed — Hybrid Electric Systems South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 2024-10-23 —
Development of a Space-Deployable Dual-Mode LiDAR for Planetary Seismology Completed — Lasers Brown University 2024-10-23 —
Renewal of Rock, H2O, and H2: Energy from Water-rock Interactions on Mars Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Nevada System of Higher Education 2024-10-23 —
Appendix E: KSC Exploration Systems and Development: Moon to Mars - Gas Separation Processes for High Purity Methane Production Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Wichita State University 2024-10-23 —
NASA EPSCoR: Design of Novel Polymeric Membranes and Responsive Molecules for CO2 Removal and Water Reclamation in Future Long-Term Missions: A Computational and Experimental Approach Completed — Atmosphere Revitalization University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 2024-10-23 —
Research Infrastructure Development (RID) in West Virginia: A Proposal to NASA Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Completed — Lasers West Virginia University Research Corporation 2024-10-23 —
Alaska's NASA EPSCoR Program 2015-2018 4th Year Extension Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion University of Alaska Fairbanks 2024-10-23 —
Appendix D: Biomimicry of the Growth of a Desert Plant as an Approach for Extractions of Phosphorus and Minerals from Martian Regolith Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Nevada System of Higher Education 2024-10-23 —
Lattice Boltzmann Modeling of Capillary Driven Boiling Flows on Micro-Structured Surfaces Completed — Heat Acquisition New Mexico State University-Grants 2024-10-23 —
Research Infrastructure Development (RID) in West Virginia: A Proposal to NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Completed — Lasers West Virginia University Research Corporation 2024-10-23 —
Development and Characterization of a New Hybrid Polymer-Nanoparticle Composite Coating for Corrosion Protection in Aerospace Applications Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials University of Alaska Fairbanks 2024-10-23 —
3D Printable Soft Actuators with embedded Smart Sensors for Extraterrestrial Applications Completed — Flexible Material Systems West Virginia University Research Corporation 2024-10-23 —
Appendix EIII: Optimizing the bioconversion and recycling of inedible plant waste using mixed microbial cultures for long-term human habitation in space Completed — Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors Montana State University - Bozeman 2024-10-23 —
NASA Nebraska EPSCoR RID Program FY 2019-2021 Augmentation Completed — Lasers University of Nebraska at Omaha 2024-10-23 —
Artificially Intelligent Manufacturing of Flexible Electronics Completed — Manufacturing Processes University of Wyoming 2024-10-23 —
Vermont NASA EPSCoR RID Phase V Extension Completed — Lasers University of Vermont 2024-10-23 —
Montana NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development Year 4 Extension Completed — Collaborative Science and Engineering Montana State University - Bozeman 2024-10-23 —
ALABAMA NASA EPSCoR RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FY15 EXTENSION Completed — Lasers — 2024-10-23 —
Response of Coupled Magnetosphere-Ionosphere-Thermosphere (MIT) System to Changing Levels of Geomagnetic Activity Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes University of Alaska Fairbanks 2024-10-23 —
Nevada NASA EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development; Augmentation Completed — Collaborative Science and Engineering Nevada System of Higher Education 2024-10-23 —
Large Volume Crystal Growth of Superoxide Dismutase Complexes in Microgravity for Neutron Diffraction Studies Completed — Distributed Aperture University of Nebraska at Omaha 2024-10-23 —
Femtosecond Laser Functionalized Surfaces for Cryogenic Fluid Management Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion University of Nebraska at Omaha 2024-10-23 —
Appendix F (CISTO): Fault Diagnosis for Safety-Critical Autonomous Systems using Reinforcement Learning Completed — Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis West Virginia University Research Corporation 2024-10-23 —
Multi-cohort, Pathway-level Analysis of Spaceflight Disorders Completed — Collaborative Science and Engineering Nevada System of Higher Education 2024-10-23 —
Appendix B. Renewal of Life on Mars Algae Cultivation for Long-term Food and Oxygen Production Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Nevada System of Higher Education 2024-10-23 —
NASA Oklahoma EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Development Completed — Collaborative Science and Engineering Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City 2024-10-23 —
IDEAS: LA: IDaho Exploration And Science Lunar Analog Completed — Destination Resource Exploration University of Idaho 2024-10-23 —
The Hawaii EPSCoR RID 2020 Augmentation Completed — Lasers University of Hawaii at Manoa 2024-10-23 —
Growth of Large, Perfect Protein Crystals for Neutron Crystallography Completed — Destination Resource Exploration University of Nebraska at Omaha 2024-10-23 —
Multilayer Thin Film Coating for Sensor Platform in Extreme Environments Completed — Mirror Systems University of North Dakota 2024-10-23 —
Conceptual Design and Analysis of Aerobot for Long-Endurance Mission on Venus (for appendix A) Completed — Modeling and Simulation for Flight New Mexico State University-Main Campus 2024-10-23 —
NASA EPSCoR Rapid Response Research: Graph-based Network Analysis of Microgravity Regulated Gene Expression in Arabidopsis Thaliana Completed — Medical Diagnosis and Prognosis University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras 2024-10-23 —
Nanotechnological Approach for Improving Plant Stress Tolerance Sustainable Crops for Advanced Life Support in Mars Exploration Completed — Portable Life Support System University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2024-10-23 —
Modeling of High-Speed Transitional and Turbulent Flows over Ablative Surfaces Completed — Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL University of Kentucky 2024-10-23 —
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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.
  • Contribution potential is our estimate, not NASA data: an Active project at a low TRL has more room for outside research involvement than a flight-proven one. High = Active + TRL 1-3, Medium = Active + TRL 4-6, Low = Active + TRL 7-9. "Active" does not mean NASA is seeking external contributors or that funding exists — treat this purely as a shortlisting aid.
  • Last updated is TechPort's own lastUpdated date for the project. "Recently harvested" instead sorts by when we pulled the record into our database, which clusters within the initial harvest window and is far less meaningful — prefer "Recently updated (NASA)".
💻 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.