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 57 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficient Tm-Fiber-Pumped Ho:YLF Laser System for Coherent LIDAR Applications, Phase II | Completed | — | Lasers | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Wireless System for Continuous Cardiopulmonary Monitoring in a Space Environment, Phase I | Completed | — | Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Nanomechanical Water Purification Device, Phase II | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Integration of an Advanced Cryogenic Electric Propulsion System (ACEPS) to Aerodynamically Efficient Subsonic Transport Aircraft, Phase I | Completed | — | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Morphing Control Surface for Improved Efficiency and Maneuverability, Phase I | Completed | 3 | Aeroelasticity | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Aerogel Insulation for the Thermal Protection of Venus Spacecraft, Phase II | Completed | — | Insulation and Interfaces | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Cable-Free Sensor-Bus for Large Area Composites, Phase I | Completed | — | Reliability and Sustainment | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Mars Gashopper Airplane, Phase I | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Ultrasonic Derivative Measurements of Bone Strain During Exercise, Phase I | Completed | — | Reliability, Life Assessment, and Health Monitoring | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Intelligent Agents for Scheduling Space Communications, Phase I | Completed | 3 | Onboard Navigation Algorithms | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Versatile and Extensible, Continuous-Thrust Trajectory Optimization Tool, Phase I | Completed | — | Solar Sails | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Airborne Wide Area Imager for Wildfire Mapping and Detection, Phase II | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Sprayable Thermal Insulation for Cryogenic Tanks, Phase I | Completed | — | Ground Testing and Operations | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Integrated Fiber Optic Sensor and Modeling System, Phase I | Completed | — | Instrumentation and Health Monitoring for EDL | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Low Permeation Envelope Material Development for Titan Aerobot, Phase II | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Materials | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Compact Water Electrolyzer for Low-Gravity Environments, Phase II | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Identification and Reduction of Turbomachinery Noise, Phase I | Completed | — | Aeroacoustics | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Bandwidth Controllable Tunable Filter for Hyper-/Multi-Spectral Imager, Phase I | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Compact Monitor for Airborne Carbon Dioxide Measurements, Phase I | Completed | — | Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Efficiency Refrigeration Process, Phase I | Completed | — | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Automated Rendezvous and Docking Infrastructure to Support Commercial Space Development, Phase I | Completed | — | Rendezvous, Proximity Operations, and Capture Flight and Ground Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Sensitivity-Based Simulation Software for Optimization of Turbine Blade Cooling Strategies, Phase I | Completed | — | Aeroelasticity | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Dual Polarization Multi-Frequency Antenna Array, Phase II | Completed | — | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Elemental and Chemical State Analysis, XPS, for In-Situ Materials Analysis on Mars, Phase II | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Wireless, Passive Encoded Saw Sensors and Communication Links, Phase I | Completed | — | Reliability and Sustainment | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Compact High Sensitive Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Instrument, Phase I | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Automated Feature Extraction from Hyperspectral Imagery, Phase I | Completed | — | Recycle, Reuse, and Repurpose Processes | Stennis Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced Modeling Concepts for Conceptual Design, Phase I | Completed | — | Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Optimization of Human Microbial Ecology | Completed | — | Remediation | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Tissue-Equivalent Radiation Dosimeter-On-A-Chip, Phase I | Completed | — | High-Performance Memories | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| X-Ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Instrument for Mineralogical Analysis at the Lunar Surface, Phase II | Completed | — | Atomic and Molecular Species Assessment | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Stochastic Optimization of Aeroelastic Response (SOAR), Phase II | Completed | — | Aeroelasticity | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Mode Transition Variable Geometry for High Speed Inlets for Hypersonic Aircraft, Phase I | Completed | — | Turbine-Based Jet Engines | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Onboard Space Autonomy Through Integration of Health Management and Control Reconfiguration, Phase I | Completed | — | Fault Response | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Simulation-Based Lunar Telerobotics Design, Acquisition and Training Platform for Virtual Exploration, Phase II | Completed | — | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Decentralized Nonlinear Controller Based SiC Parallel DC-DC Converter, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Integrated Variable-Fidelity Tool Set For Modeling and Simulation of Aeroservothermoelasticity -Propulsion (ASTE-P) Effects For Aerospace Vehicles Ranging From Subsonic to Hypersonic Flight, Phase I | Completed | — | Flight Performance and Analysis | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A High Cross-Pol Isolation Multi-Frequency Antenna for Cloud and Precipitation Research, Phase I | Completed | — | Innovative Antennas | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Extremelly High Bandwidth Rad Hard Data Acquisition System, Phase I | Completed | — | Data Acquisition Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Non-Lubricated Diamond-Coated Bearings Reinforced by Carbon Fibers to Work in Lunar Dust, Phase I | Completed | — | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Temperature Smart Structures for Engine Noise Reduction and Performance Enhancement, Phase I | Completed | — | Integrated Systems and Ancillary Technologies | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| 3D Warping Actuation Driven Dynamic Camber Control Concept for Helicopter Rotor Blades, Phase I | Completed | — | Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Expanded Operational Temperature Range for Space Rated Li-Ion Batteries, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced Acoustic Blankets for Improved Aircraft Interior Noise Reduction, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| ESPA Based Secondary Payload Orbit Maneuvering System, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrostatic Propulsion | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| On-Orbit Health Monitoring and Repair Assessment of Thermal Protection Systems, Phase II | Completed | — | TPS Instrumentation | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Compact, High Accuracy CO2 Monitor, Phase II | Completed | — | V&V of Software systems | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Rapid Estimation of Aircraft Performance Models using Differential Vortex Panel Method and Extended Kalman Filter, Phase II | Completed | — | Aeroelasticity | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| An Advanced Rapid Cycling CO2 and H2O Control System for PLSS, Phase I | Completed | — | Atmosphere Revitalization | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| System and Component Software Specification, Run-time Verification and Automatic Test Generation, Phase II | Completed | — | Robot Software | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
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