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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| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
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| Ultrasensitive Mid-Infrared In Situ Spectrometer for Planetary Atmospheric Analysis, Phase II | Completed | — | Lasers | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Long Life, High Energy Silver/Zinc Batteries, Phase II | Completed | — | Decompression Sickness Mitigation | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Thermally Reflective Ceramic Coating for Harsh Environment Applications | Completed | 4 | Coatings | Stennis Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Software-Defined Ground Stations - Enhancing Multi-Mission Support, Phase I | Completed | — | Flight and Ground Systems | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Virtual Collaborative Training and Operations Simulation System, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Cryogenic Computed Tomography (Cryo CT) | Completed | 4 | Nondestructive Evaluation and Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Portable Gene Expression Array Reader for NASA Applications, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Environmentally Preferable Coatings For Structural Steel | Completed | 5 | Coatings | Kennedy Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Optimization of the GRAPE Polarimeter Design | Completed | 6 | Detectors and Focal Planes | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Enhancement of the Compact INMS for Cold Ion Drifts, Neutral Winds and Temperatures | Completed | 5 | Field and Particle Detectors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Tunable, High Power Fiber Optic Laser for Lidar Applications, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Superconducting Digital Multiplexers for Sensor Arrays, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| LOW-CURRENT SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS OPERATING AT UP TO 10K, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Trusting Non-Deterministic Autonomous Agents | Completed | 1 | Operational Trust Building | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Advanced inertial sensors for fundamental physics and gravitational wave astrophysics | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Pulsed Electrogasdynamic Thruster for Attitude Control and Orbit Maneuver, Phase II | Completed | — | Electrothermal Propulsion | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Next Generation Write Head for Commercial Holographic Data Storage, Phase I | Completed | — | Decompression Sickness Mitigation | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| A Velocity-Control Framework for Kinematically Redundant Manipulators, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Nonlinear Aerodynamic ROM-Structural ROM Methodology for Inflatable Aeroelasticity in Hypersonic Atmospheric Entry, Phase I | Completed | — | Aeroelasticity | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Production of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNT) by catalytic disproportionation of CO in a continuous fluidized bed system ? Phase II | Completed | — | Manufacturing Processes | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Distributed Fiber Optic Sensors for Space-Based Nuclear Reactors, Phase II | Completed | — | Other Advanced Concepts for Generating and Converting Power | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| CuInGaAlSe2 Solar Absorbers On Flexible High-Temperature Substrates, Phase I | Completed | — | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Quantum-Cascade-Laser-Seeded OPO for DIAL, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Low Intensity High Temperature (LIHT) Solar Cells for Venus Exploration Mission | Completed | 2 | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Multifunctional Erosion Resistant Icephobic Appliques for Rotorblades, Phase II | Completed | — | Engine Icing | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Spaceport and In-Space Cryogenic Fluids, Handling, and Storage, Phase I | Completed | — | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Johnson Space Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Ridge Waveguide Structures in Magnesium-Doped Lithium Niobate, Phase I | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Small Satellite Transporter (SST) | Completed | 1 | Solar Thermal Propulsion | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Hydrocarbon Gas Detection Sensors For Flight Research, Phase I | Completed | — | Decompression Sickness Mitigation | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Advanced Si Immersion Gratings with High Performance to the Short Wavelength Cutoff | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Test of Advanced Fine Water Mist Nozzles in a Representative Spacecraft Atmosphere, Phase I | Completed | — | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Advanced Multispectral Infrared Microimager (AMIM) for Planetary Surface Exploration | Completed | 4 | Environment Sensors | — | 2018-10-10 | — |
| A new system to quantify uncertainties in LEO satellite position determination due to space weather events | Completed | 2 | Space Weather Prediction | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| A 32x32 CTIA readout multiplexer for far IR detector arrays, Phase I | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Polarimetric and Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar ; a new way to quantify three-dimensional structure of Earth and planetary surfaces (Pol-InSAR) | Completed | 3 | Onboard Mapping and Data Analysis | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Cascaded Injection Locked Diode Laser Transmitter For Lidar Measurements, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Real-time Aeroelastic Measurement System (RAMS) for in-Flight Flutter Testing, Phase I | Completed | — | Measurement and Control | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Ultrahigh Energy Propulsion By Pulsed Magnetic Field Compression of Fissile Plas, Phase II | Completed | — | Static Energy Conversion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Laser Chemical Etching of Spectrometer Gratings, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Void Fraction Sensor for Packed-Bed Reactors in Microgravity, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Silicone Adhesives for High Temperature Inflatable Fabrics and Polymer Films, Phase I | Completed | — | Hardware-Enabling Secure Avionics | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Rich Media Engine for Collaborative Workspaces, Phase I | Completed | — | Reciprocating Internal Combustion | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| User Initiated Services (UIS) | Completed | 3 | Information Assurance | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Vector Inversion Power Conditioning for High Energy Propulsion Concepts, Phase I | Completed | — | Static Energy Conversion | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Deformable Mirror for Spaceflight | Completed | 2 | Mirror Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Enhancing the Capabilities of the Global Aerosol Monitoring Systems (GAMS) | Completed | 3 | Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Embedding Procedure Assistance into Mission Control Tools, Phase I | Completed | — | Fault Response | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Interfacing Design Code and Simulation Code for Biological Shielding, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Heat Pipe Solar Receiver for Oxygen Production of Lunar Regolith, Phase II | Completed | — | Heat Sources | Glenn Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
| Nanofabricated GC, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Ames Research Center | 2018-10-10 | — |
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