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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 60 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
Multifunctional Nanostructured/Microporous Materials, Phase II Completed — Electrothermal Propulsion Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
In-Situ Resources Utilization for Organic Chemicals Production, Phase I Completed — Atmosphere Revitalization Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
A 3-D Miniature LIDAR System for Mobile Robot Navigation, Phase I Completed — Sensing for Robotic Systems Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Empowering Cloud Resolving Models Through GPU and Asynchronous IO Completed 4 Exascale Supercomputer File System NASA Headquarters 2025-01-27 —
Sonic Boom Vibro-Acoustic Simulations using Multiple Point Sources, Phase I Completed 6 Aeroacoustics Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Novel Solar Cell Nanotechnology for Improved Efficiency and Radiation Hardness, Phase I Completed — Space Radiation Analysis and Modeling Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Sealed Cylindrical Silver/Zinc Batteries, Phase I Completed — Mechanism-Life-Extension Systems Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
An Inferential System for Determination of Candidate Crash Sites for Search and Rescue Operations, Phase I Completed — Traffic Management Concepts Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Modular, Plug and Play, Distributed Avionics, Phase II Completed — Radiation-Hardened ASIC Technologies Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Nanostructured Catalytic Reactors for Air Purification, Phase II Completed — Remediation Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Real Time, Non-intrusive Detection of Liquid Nitrogen in Liquid Oxygen (LOX) at High Pressure and High Flow, Phase II Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Reconfigurable L-band Radar Transceiver using Digital Signal Synthesis, Phase I Completed — Sensing and Perception for Autonomous Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Rapid Damage-Free Shaping of Lightweight SiC Using Reactive Atom Plasma (RAP) Processing, Phase I Completed — Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
400 Wh/kg Secondary Battery, Phase I Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Batteries Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Micro-Slit Collimators for X-ray/Gamma-ray Imaging, Phase II Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Polarimeter on a Chip: Antenna-Coupled Microbolometers and Polarimeters for Submillimeterwave and Millimeterwave Focal Planes, Phase I Completed — Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
High Test Peroxide High Sealing Conical Seal, Phase I Completed — Impact, Damage, and Radiation-Resistant Systems Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
X-Ray Pulsar Based Navigation and Time Determination, Phase I Completed — Revolutionary PNT Technologies Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Active MMIC Modulators for High Data Rate Spacecraft Transponders, Phase II Completed — Innovative Signal Modulations Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Sensitivity Analysis and Error Control for Computational Aeroelasticity, Phase I Completed — Aeroelasticity Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Efficient and Compact Semiconductor Laser Transmitter Modules, Phase I Completed — Lasers Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
MPED: An ISRU Bucket Ladder Excavator Demonstrator System, Phase I Completed — Ground Analogs for Space and Surface Systems Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Upset Prevention and Recovery for Unimpaired and Impaired Aircraft, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Brushless DC Motor and Resolver for Venusian Environment, Phase I Completed — Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Nanomaterials Enabled High Energy and Power Density Li-ion Batteries, Phase I Completed — Electrochemical Storage: Batteries Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Data Analysis Algorithm Suitable for Structural Health Monitoring Based on Dust Network, Phase II Completed — Reliability and Sustainment Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Multifunctional B/C Fiber Composites for Radiation Shielding, Phase I Completed — Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Rapid Robot Design Validation, Phase I Completed — V&V of Software systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Mechanically Flexible Active Silicon Chips and Systems, Phase I Completed — Electronic Packaging and Implementations Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Cavity-Enhanced Gas Analyzer for In-Situ Sampling of Biogenic Gases and Their Isotopes, Phase I Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Electrochemical Reactor for Producing Oxygen From Carbon Dioxide, Phase II Completed — Atmosphere Revitalization Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Precise automatic image coregistration tools to enable pixel-level change detection, Phase I Completed — Behavioral Health and Performance Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Venus Lander Experiment Vessel, Phase I Completed — Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Arc Suppression Coatings, Phase I Completed — Electromagnetic Tethers Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
A 64x64 Low Noise Cryogenic Readout Multiplexer for Far IR Focal-Plane Arrays, Phase I Completed 2 Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Wireless Magnetic Sensor with Orthogonal Frequency Coding, Phase I Completed — Test Instruments and Sensors Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Distributed Formation State Estimation Algorithms Under Resource and Multi-Tasking Constraints, Phase I Completed — State Estimation and Monitoring Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
GVT-Based Ground Flutter Test without Wind Tunnel, Phase II Completed — Tests, Tools, and Methods Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Spacecraft Power Monitor, Phase I Completed — Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Seamless Mode Switching for Shared Control of Semiautonomous Vehicles, Phase I Completed — Verification and Validation of Autonomous Systems Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Regenerated Barrel Cam Engine for General Aviation Aircraft Propulsion, Phase I Completed — Reciprocating Internal Combustion Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
INTEGRAL RADIATORS FOR NEXT GENERATION THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS, Phase I Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Metal Vaccro, Phase I Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Single Crystal Piezomotor for Large Stroke, High Precision and Cryogenic Actuations, Phase I Completed — Cryogenic Propulsion Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
High Energy Density Capacitors, Phase I Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
MMIC for High-Efficiency Ka-BAnd GaN Power Amplifiers (2007043), Phase I Completed — Power Efficiency Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Modular Spray-Cooled Assemblies for High Heat Fluxes, Phase II Completed — Heat Rejection and Storage Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Self Healing Ultrahydrophobic Coatings for Corrosion Protection, Phase II Completed — Coatings Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Silicon-Carbide (SIC) Multichip Power Modules (MCPMS) For Power Building Block Applications, Phase I Completed — Operational Assurance Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
600 Volt Stretched Lens Array for Solar Electric Propulsion, Phase I Completed — Photovoltaic Electrical Power Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
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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.