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 74 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermally Resistant Catalytic System for Monopropellant Ignition, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Range-Based Auto-Focus, Phase I | Completed | — | Reliability and Sustainment | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Space-Qualifiable 1064 nm Fiber Based Transmitter for Long Range Optical Communications, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Fundamental Hyperelastic Material Study | Completed | 3 | Flexible Material Systems | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| MMIC Cavity Oscillator at 50 and 94 GHz (2007040), Phase II | Completed | — | Innovative RF Technologies | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Fully Integral, Flexible Composite Driveshaft, Phase II | Completed | — | Recycle, Reuse, and Repurpose Processes | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| 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 | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Micro-Sampling Probe and Programmable Thermal Desorption/Pyrolysis Inlet System, Phase II | Completed | — | Measurement and Control | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| LOX Olefin Rocket Propulsion for Deep Space, Phase I | Completed | — | Static Energy Conversion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| 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 | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Power System Electronics (PSE) Development for SmallSat Technology | Completed | 2 | Electronics | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| 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 | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Miniaturized, Multi-Analyte Sensor Array for the Automated Monitoring of Major Atmospheric Constituents in Spacecraft Environment, Phase I | Completed | — | Commodity Recovery | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Performance Wafer-Based Capillary Electrochromatography, Phase II | Completed | — | Launch Vehicle Propellant | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Autonomous, Cryogenic Leak Detector for Improving Launch Site Operations, Phase I | Completed | — | Launch Vehicle Propellant | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Simulating Emerging Space Industries with Agent-Based Modeling, Phase I | Completed | — | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Risk Analysis Using Modeling and Simulation of Organizational Structure and Behavior, Phase I | Completed | — | Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| 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 | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Low Cost, Electronically Scanned Array (ESA) Antenna Technology for Aviation Hazard Detection and Avoidance, Phase I | Completed | — | Innovative Antennas | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Multifunctional Polymers Incorporating High-Z Neutron-Capture Nanoparticles, Phase I | Completed | — | Innovative and Multifunctional Concepts | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Gelled Propellants for Reduced Temperature Operation, Phase I | Completed | — | Gels | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Performance Flow Analysis and Control Tools for Aerial Vehicles, Phase I | Completed | — | Propulsion Flowpath and Interactions | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Efficiency Quantum Dot III-V Multijunction Solar Cell for Space Power, Phase I | Completed | — | Architecture and Design of Autonomous Systems | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Online Real-Time Tribology Failure Detection System, Phase II | Completed | — | Operational Assurance | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Efficient Tm-Fiber-Pumped Ho:YLF Laser System for Coherent LIDAR Applications, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| BOUNDARY LAYER PUMPED PROPULSION, Phase II | Completed | — | Electrothermal Propulsion | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Hybrid Finite Element Analysis for Rotorcraft Interior Noise Simulations, Phase II | Completed | 6 | Aeroacoustics | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Passive Wireless Hydrogen Sensors Using Orthogonal Frequency Coded Acoustic Wave Devices, Phase I | Completed | — | Test Instruments and Sensors | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Wideband Radio Frequency Interference Detection for Microwave Radiometer Subsystem | Completed | 4 | Detectors and Focal Planes | NASA Headquarters | 2025-01-27 | — |
| An Improved Solar Panel for Micro and Nano-satellites, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Miniature Extreme Environment Powder Delivery System (M-PoDS), Phase I | Completed | — | Sample Acquisition and Handling | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Stable, Extreme Temperature, High Radiation, Compact. Low Power Clock Oscillator for Space, Geothermal, Down-Hole & other High Reliability Applications, Phase II | Completed | — | High-Performance Field-Programmable Gate Arrays | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Efficient and Accurate Computational Framework for Injector Design and Analysis, Phase I | Completed | — | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Gravity Independent Compressor, Phase I | Completed | — | Transformative Health and Performance Concepts | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Software Defined Multiband EVA Radio, Phase II | Completed | — | Informatics and Decision Support Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Cytometer on a Chip, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Longwave Imaging for Astronomical Applications, Phase I | Completed | 3 | Optical Components | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Workflow Based Software Development Environment, Phase I | Completed | — | Human-System Performance Modeling | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Brushless DC Motor and Resolver for Venusian Environment, Phase II | Completed | — | Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Order Wavelet-Based Multiresolution Technology for Airframe Noise Prediction, Phase I | Completed | — | Aeroacoustics | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Novel High Temperature Magnetic Bearings for Space Vehicle Systems, Phase II | Completed | — | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Moisture-resistant TPS Materials, Phase I | Completed | — | Insulation and Interfaces | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Pilot-Scale Oxidation Catalysts, Phase I | Completed | — | Atmosphere Revitalization | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Aircraft Control Augmentation and Health Monitoring Using FADS Technology, Phase I | Completed | — | Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Extreme Temperature Motor and Drill System, Phase II | Completed | — | Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| SEU/SEL Resistant Ultra-Low Power Asynchronous Processor Design for Low-Temperature Applications, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened ASIC Technologies | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Handheld FRET-Aptamer Sensor for Bone Markers, Phase I | Completed | — | Reliability, Life Assessment, and Health Monitoring | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Handheld Microfluidic Blood Ananlyzer, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened ASIC Technologies | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Low Power, Self Calibrated Vector Magnetometer, Phase I | Completed | — | Field and Particle Detectors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Autonomous Collaborative Agents for Onboard Multi-Sensor Re-Targeting, Phase II | Completed | — | Architectures and Infrastructure | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
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)".curl -sS "https://devops.majbase.com/nasa-tech-projects/api?q=laser&status=Active&sort=trl&page=1"
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