NASA Technology Projects

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21,052 projects harvested so far — page 71 of 422.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Thick-Section PIP Derived CMC Components, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Marshall Space Flight Center
Decomposing Nitrous Oxide Thruster using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Project	Completed	2	Cold Gas	Goddard Space Flight Center
High Performance Wafer-Based Capillary Electrochromatography, Phase I	Completed	—	Launch Vehicle Propellant	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
On Orbit Immuno-Based, Label-Free, White Blood Cell Counting System with MicroElectroMechanical Sensor (MEMS) Technology (OILWBCS-MEMS), Phase I	Completed	3	Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells	Johnson Space Center
Monitoring Microbes in the Spacecraft Environment by Mass Spectrometry of Ribosomal RNA, Phase I	Completed	—	Remediation	Marshall Space Flight Center
Optimal Path Planning for Formation Flying Applications with Collision Avoidance, Phase I	Completed	—	GN&C Fault Management, Fault Tolerance, and Autonomy	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cost Effective Growth of High Temperature Piezoelectrics for Adaptive Flow Control Actuators, Phase I	Completed	—	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Glenn Research Center
Reconfigurable, Digital EVA Radio, Phase II	Completed	—	Informatics and Decision Support Systems	Johnson Space Center
Application of a Fused Carbon Nanomaterial Filter for Lunar Dust Abatement, Phase I	Completed	—	Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation	Johnson Space Center
UAV Flight Instrumentation for the In-Situ Measurement of Aerosol Optical Properties, Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Ames Research Center
Rule-Based Multidisciplinary Tool for Unsteady Reacting Real-Fluid Flows, Phase II	Completed	—	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Marshall Space Flight Center
Non-Destructive Detection and Separation of Radiation Damaged Cells in Miniaturized, Inexpensive Device, Phase II	Completed	—	Radiation Transport and Risk Modeling	Ames Research Center
Advanced 3D Human Simulation Components with Thermal/Haptic Feedback and Tissue Deformation, Phase II	Completed	—	Informatics and Decision Support Systems	Johnson Space Center
Multi-Disciplinary Multi-Fidelity Design Environment, Phase II	Completed	—	Tools and Methodologies for Vehicle and Concept Definition Activities	Langley Research Center
A Nanoparticulate Photocatalytic Filter for Removal of Trace Contaminant Gases, Phase II	Completed	—	Atmosphere Revitalization	Johnson Space Center
128x128 Ultra-High Density Optical Interconnect, Phase II	Completed	—	Measurement and Control	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Low-Cost Fabrication of an Integrated, Self-Sufficient MEMS Skin, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Langley Research Center
Fuel/Oxidizer Injector Modeling in Sub- and Super-Critical Regimes for Deep Throttling Cryogenic Engines, Phase I	Completed	—	Cryogenic Analysis, Safety, and Properties	Marshall Space Flight Center
Variable Emissivity Electrochromics Using Ionic Electrolytes and Low Solar Absorptance Coatings, Phase I	Completed	—	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Goddard Space Flight Center
Plume Diagnostics for Combustion Stability, Phase I	Completed	—	Cryogenic Analysis, Safety, and Properties	Stennis Space Center
TEPC Microdosimeter for LEO and Beyond, Phase I	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Ames Research Center
Practical Multi-Disciplinary Analysis Tools for Combustion Devices, Phase II	Completed	—	Collaborative Science and Engineering	Marshall Space Flight Center
Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Actuator for Instrument Applications	Completed	1	Smart Materials	Goddard Space Flight Center
Reflight of the Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory: STO-2, University of Maryland Co-I	Completed	—	Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves	—
Real Time Monitoring and Test Vector Generation for Improved Flight Safety, Phase II	Completed	—	Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery	Langley Research Center
Highly-Integrated, Reconfigurable, Large-Area, Flexible Radar Antenna Arrays, Phase I	Completed	—	Innovative Antennas	Glenn Research Center
Quantum Dot Spectrum Converters for Enhanced High Efficiency Photovoltaics, Phase I	Completed	—	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Glenn Research Center
Hyperspectral Polarimeter for Monitoring Balloon Strain, Phase I	Completed	—	TPS Instrumentation	Goddard Space Flight Center
Milliwatt Radioisotope Stirling Convertor, Phase I	Completed	—	Dynamic Energy Conversion	Glenn Research Center
Hypersonic Control Modeling and Simulation Tool for Lifting Towed Ballutes, Phase I	Completed	—	Hypersonic Decelerators	Langley Research Center
Thermally Resistant Catalytic System for Monopropellant Ignition, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Glenn Research Center
Range-Based Auto-Focus, Phase I	Completed	—	Reliability and Sustainment	Kennedy Space Center
Space-Qualifiable 1064 nm Fiber Based Transmitter for Long Range Optical Communications, Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Fundamental Hyperelastic Material Study	Completed	3	Flexible Material Systems	Armstrong Flight Research Center
MMIC Cavity Oscillator at 50 and 94 GHz (2007040), Phase II	Completed	—	Innovative RF Technologies	Goddard Space Flight Center
Fully Integral, Flexible Composite Driveshaft, Phase II	Completed	—	Recycle, Reuse, and Repurpose Processes	Glenn Research Center
Long-Life, Oil-Free Polymeric, Multi-Roller Traction Drives for Planetary Vehicle Surface Exploration, Phase I	Completed	—	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Glenn Research Center
Micro-Sampling Probe and Programmable Thermal Desorption/Pyrolysis Inlet System, Phase II	Completed	—	Measurement and Control	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
LOX Olefin Rocket Propulsion for Deep Space, Phase I	Completed	—	Static Energy Conversion	Marshall Space Flight Center
Unmanned Aerial System and Spaceflight Microwave Radiometers’ Radio-Frequency Interference Direct Detection and Science Data Recovery Based on the Hilbert-Huang Transform for Two Dimensions	Completed	6	Spectrum Efficiency	Goddard Space Flight Center
Power System Electronics (PSE) Development for SmallSat Technology	Completed	2	Electronics	Goddard Space Flight Center
Non-Lubricated Diamond-Coated Bearings Reinforced by Carbon Fibers to Work in Lunar Dust, Phase II	Completed	—	Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation	Glenn Research Center
Miniaturized, Multi-Analyte Sensor Array for the Automated Monitoring of Major Atmospheric Constituents in Spacecraft Environment, Phase I	Completed	—	Commodity Recovery	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
High Performance Wafer-Based Capillary Electrochromatography, Phase II	Completed	—	Launch Vehicle Propellant	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Autonomous, Cryogenic Leak Detector for Improving Launch Site Operations, Phase I	Completed	—	Launch Vehicle Propellant	Kennedy Space Center
Simulating Emerging Space Industries with Agent-Based Modeling, Phase I	Completed	—	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Marshall Space Flight Center
Risk Analysis Using Modeling and Simulation of Organizational Structure and Behavior, Phase I	Completed	—	Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis	Langley Research Center
A High Fidelity Computational Tool for Modeling Thermal Vent Systems in Cryogenic Tanks, Phase I	Completed	—	In-Space Propellant Storage and Use	Glenn Research Center
A Low Cost, Electronically Scanned Array (ESA) Antenna Technology for Aviation Hazard Detection and Avoidance, Phase I	Completed	—	Innovative Antennas	Langley Research Center
Multifunctional Polymers Incorporating High-Z Neutron-Capture Nanoparticles, Phase I	Completed	—	Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts	Langley Research 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.

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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.