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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 76 of 424.

Title Status TRL Technology area Lead organization Last updated Potential ⓘ
GaN-based, low-voltage avalanche photodiodes for robust and compact UV imagers, Phase I Completed 3 Detectors and Focal Planes Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Implementation of Extreme STOL Capability in Cruise Efficient Aircraft, Phase II Completed — Advanced Atmospheric Flight Vehicles Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Time and Relative Distance Inertial Sensor, Phase I Completed — Navigation Sensors Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Processor for Real-Time Atmospheric Compensation in Long-Range Imaging, Phase I Completed — Range Tracking, Surveillance, and Flight Safety Technologies Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Durable Flexible Ultra Low Outgassing Thermal Control Coatings for NASA Science Missions, Phase I Completed 5 Heat Rejection and Storage Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Oxygen-Methane Thruster, Phase I Completed — Electrostatic Propulsion Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Reconfigurable RF filters, Phase I Completed 3 Space Radiation Analysis and Modeling Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Self Healing, High Temperature Cpmposite Components, Phase I Completed — Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
SAW passive wireless sensor-RFID tags with enhanced range, Phase I Completed 5 Test Instruments and Sensors Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
In-Space Cryogenic VOST Connect/Disconnect, Phase I Completed — In-Space Propellant Storage and Use Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Compact Optical Carbon Dioxide Monitor for EVA, Phase I Completed 4 Public Cloud Supercomputers Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Freeform Optics enabling CubeSat Missions Completed 3 Optical Components Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Advanced Technology Cloud Particle Probe for UAS, Phase II Completed — Field and Particle Detectors Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Structural Composites with Intrinsic Multifunctionality, Phase I Completed — Lightweight Structural Materials Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
MEMS-Enabled Smart Reconfigurable Antennas, Phase II Completed — Innovative Antennas Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High Specific Power Multiple-Cylinder Alpha Free-Piston Stirling Engine, Phase II Completed — Dynamic Energy Conversion Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Plug-and-Play Star Sensor for Rapid Spacecraft Integration, Phase II Completed — Attitude Estimation Sensors Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated Microchannel Reformer/Hydrogen Purifier for Fuel Cell Power Systems, Phase I Completed — Resource Processing for Production of Manufacturing, Construction, and Energy Storage Feedstock Materials Johnson Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Development of Novel, Optically-Based Instrumentation for Aircraft System Testing and Control, Phase I Completed — Navigation Sensors Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Hybrid Cooling Loop Technology for Robust High Heat Flux Cooling, Phase II Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
3D Microfabricated Low Loss Reconfigurable Components, Phase I Completed 3 Innovative RF Technologies Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Hydrophobic Polymers with Adherend Complexing Sidechains as Durable Aerospace Adhesives, Phase I Completed — Capture Mechanisms and Fixtures Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Aerogel Insulation to Support Cryogenic Technologies, Phase II Completed — Insulation and Interfaces Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Superhard Nanocrystalline Homometallic Stainless Steel on Steel for Seamless Coatings, Phase I Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Extremely Miniaturized, Turbomolecular Pump-Based Vacuum System, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Smart Multifunction Antenna for Lunar/Planetary Surface Network, Phase II Completed — Thermal Control Analysis Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Ultra-large Solar Sail Technology, Phase I Completed — Solar Sails Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
High Specific Power Multiple-Cylinder Free-Piston Alpha Stirling, Phase I Completed — Dynamic Energy Conversion Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated Wavefront Corrector, Phase II Completed — Mirror Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
High Efficiency Solar Furnace Core, Phase I Completed — Heat Sources Marshall Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
RAP Figuring slumped mirrors to remove mid-spatial frequency errors, Phase I Completed 4 Mirror Systems Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated Multidisciplinary Optimization Objects, Phase I Completed — Aeroelasticity Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Segmented MEMS Mirror Arrays, Phase II Completed — Mirror Systems Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
A System Level Tool for Translating Software to Reconfigurable Hardware, Phase I Completed — High-Performance Processors Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Highly Efficient, Compact, Wavelength Converters for Pulsed and CW Laser Sources Used in Lidar-Based Remote Sensing and Ranging Systems, Phase I Completed — Lasers Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Efficient, Multi-scale Radiation Transport Modeling, Phase I Completed 3 Space Radiation Analysis and Modeling Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Sci-Share: Social Networking Adapted for Distributed Scientific Collaboration, Phase I Completed — Adaptive Network Topology Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Semantic Mediation Tool for Risk Reduction, Phase I Completed — V&V of Thermal Management Systems Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Fast, Autonomous Chemical Interplanetary Mission Design via Hybrid Optimal Control Completed 2 Tools and Methodologies for Defining Mission Architectures and Mission Design Goddard Space Flight Center 2025-01-27 —
Low AC-loss MgB2 Superconductors for Turbo-electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems, Phase I Completed 3 Distribution and Transmission Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Three Dimensional Volumetric Terahertz Scanning for Aerospace Non Destructive Evaluation, Phase II Completed — Recycle, Reuse, and Repurpose Processes Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Intelligent Multi-Resolution 3D Modeling, Compression, Registration, Fusion and Recognition, Phase I Completed — Science Modeling Stennis Space Center 2025-01-27 —
High Temperature Capacitors for Venus Exploration, Phase II Completed — Distribution and Transmission Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Radiation Tolerant 802.16 Wireless Network, Phase I Completed 3 Sensing and Perception for Autonomous Systems Kennedy Space Center 2025-01-27 —
Integrated System Management and Reconfigurable Control, Phase I Completed — Fault Response Ames Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Magnesium Diboride Superconducting Stator Coils for Electric Propulsion Systems, Phase I Completed — Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors Glenn Research Center 2025-01-27 —
An Integrated Heavy Fuel Piston Engine Ducted Fan Propulsion Unit for Personal Air Vehicles, Phase II Completed — Hybrids Langley Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Novel Polymer Microfluidics Technology for In Situ Planetary Exploration, Phase II Completed 5 Sample Handling Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2025-01-27 —
Self-Assembled Nanostructured Health Monitoring Sensors, Phase I Completed — Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines Armstrong Flight Research Center 2025-01-27 —
Anti-Static, Field Emitting, Nanoparticle Coatings, Phase II Completed — Food Production, Processing, and Preservation Kennedy Space 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.