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 87 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Flow Diagnostics System for Complex Flows, Phase I | Completed | — | Measurement and Control | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| SELENE - Self-Forming Extensible Lunar EVA Network, Phase II | Completed | — | Information Assurance | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Improved Laser performance through Planar Waveguide Technology Development | Completed | 2 | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A High Performance Cathode Heater for Hall Thrusters, Phase II | Completed | — | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High-Fidelity Lunar Dust Simulant, Phase I | Completed | — | Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Decision Support Tool and Simulation Testbed for Airborne Spacing and Merging in Super Dense Operations, Phase I | Completed | — | Traffic Management Concepts | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Finite Element based Fracture Mechanics using Multidisciplinary Approach, Phase I | Completed | — | Radiation-Hardened Extreme-Environment Components and Implementations | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High-Power, Single-Frequency UV Laser Transmitter, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Integrated Cognitive Assessment: Combining Measurement, System, and Mission, Phase II | Completed | — | Cognitive Networking | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Remote Data Exploration with the Interactive Data Language, Phase II | Completed | — | — | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Battery separator membrane having a selectable thermal shut-down temperature, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Batteries | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| AggieSat: Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking Technology Demonstrator, Phase I | Completed | 7 | Attitude Estimation Sensors | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Methods for Assessing the Stability and Robustness of Distributed ATM Systems, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Actively Cooled Silicon Lightweight Mirrors for Far Infrared and Submillimeter Optical Systems, Phase II | Completed | — | Mirror Systems | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Miniature Non-Intrusive Multi-Parameter Oronasal Respiratory Health Monitor, Phase I | Completed | — | Contactless and Wearable Human Health and Performance Monitoring | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Integration of DST's for non-conflicting end-to-end flight scheduling, Phase II | Completed | — | Decompression Sickness Mitigation | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Physics-Based Pneumatic Hammer Instability Model, Phase II | Completed | — | Computational Materials | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Gradient Interphase, 3-D Fiber Architecture CMC's, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Protection Materials | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A 3-D Miniature LIDAR System for Mobile Robot Navigation, Phase II | Completed | — | Sensing for Robotic Systems | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Catalyst for Selective Oxidation of Ammonia to Nitrogen and Water, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Virtual Telescope Alignment System | Completed | 5 | Observatories | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Biodegradable Nanocomposites for Advanced Packaging, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Micromachined Piezoelectric Actuators for Cryogenic Adaptive Optics, Phase I | Completed | — | Mirror Systems | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| FGM HfC/Sic Composites for RlV Leading Edge Applications, Phase I | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Development of Formation Flying Sensors | Completed | 4 | Distributed Aperture | — | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Integrated PEMFC Flow Field Design Concept for Gravity Independent Passive Water Removal, Phase II | Completed | — | Distribution and Transmission | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Development of a Multipurpose Extruder/Press Food Processing System, Phase I | Completed | — | Test, Tools, and Methods | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Magnetic Refrigerator for Cooling at 2 K, Phase I | Completed | — | Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| InN-Based Quantum Dot Solar Cells, Phase II | Completed | — | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Resolving Power Volume Diffractive Gratings for 400-2700 nm Spectral Range, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Reflight of the Stratospheric TeraHertz Observatory: STO-2 | Completed | — | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | — | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced On Board Inert Gas Generation System (OBBIGS), Phase II | Completed | — | Engine Icing | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Novel Non-Intrusive Vibration Monitoring System for Turbopumps, Phase I | Completed | — | Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Thermal Conductivity Functionally Graded Heat Sinks for High Power Packaging, Phase I | Completed | — | Materials for Electrical Power Generation, Energy Storage, Power Distribution, and Electrical Machines | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Volume, Low-Cost Production Process for High-grade Silicon Carbide Optics, Phase II | Completed | — | Electronics and Optics Manufacturing Processes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Compact, Wavelength Stabilized Seed Source for Multi-Wavelength Lidar Applications, Phase II | Completed | — | Lasers | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Optical Navigation System, Phase II | Completed | — | Navigation Sensors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Ultra High-Density Deformable Mirror for Large Telescopes, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Energy Efficient Cryogenic Transfer Line with Magnetic Suspension, Phase I | Completed | — | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A New Methodology for Calculating Launch Vehicle Ascent Loads, Phase I | Completed | — | Launch Vehicle Propellant | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Biomarker Detection using PS2-Thioaptamers, Phase I | Completed | — | Launch Vehicle Propellant | — | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Propulsion Design with Freeform Fabrication, Phase I | Completed | — | Solar Thermal Propulsion | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Silicon Germanium Alloy Photovoltaics for 1.06 Micron Wireless Power Transmission, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Lab-on-a-chip astrobiology analyzer, Phase I | Completed | — | Sample Acquisition and Handling | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High-Conductance Thermal Interfaces Based on Carbon Nanotubes, Phase II | Completed | — | Heat Rejection and Storage | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Magneto-Thermography and Hybrid Methods for Composite Life Management, Phase I | Completed | — | Electromagnetic Wave–Based Sensors | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Transmission Ultrasound Camera for Imaging of Extravascular Gas In Vivo, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Extreme Environment High Temperature Communication Systems, Phase I | Completed | — | Extreme Environments Related to Critical System Health Management | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Efficient High Power 2 micron Tm3+-Doped Fiber Laser, Phase II | Completed | — | Lasers | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Revolutionary Performance For Ultra Low Reynolds Number Vehicles, Phase II | Completed | — | Turbine-Based Combined Cycle | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
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