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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16,634 projects harvested so far — page 9 of 333.

Title	Status	TRL	Technology area	Lead organization
Shared Aperture Diffractive Optical Elements for LIDAR Reception, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Goddard Space Flight Center
Rule-Based Multidisciplinary Tool for Unsteady Reacting Real-Fluid Flows, Phase I	Completed	—	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Marshall Space Flight Center
Modeling, Testing and Deploying a Multifunctional Radiation Shielding / Hydrogen Storage Unit, Phase II	Completed	—	Protection Systems	Langley Research Center
Single Event Latchup Mitigation in Commercial Microelectronics, Phase II	Completed	—	Static Energy Conversion	Goddard Space Flight Center
Miniature High Force, Long Stroke Linear Shape Memory Alloy Actuators, Phase I	Completed	—	Smart Materials	Glenn Research Center
A Gimbal-Stabilized Compact Hyperspectral Imaging System, Phase I	Completed	—	Lasers	Goddard Space Flight Center
Tank Bladders for Advanced Monopropellants, Phase I	Completed	—	Thermal Protection Materials	Goddard Space Flight Center
Solving Fundamental Technical Challenges toward a Space-qualified Miniature Absolute Scalar Magnetometer	Completed	2	Field and Particle Detectors	—
In-Space Distributed Fiber Optic Hydrogen Leak Sensor, Phase II	Completed	—	Launch Vehicle Propellant	Kennedy Space Center
Sulfur-Tolerant Autothermal Reforming Catalysts for Aviation Fuel, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells	Glenn Research Center
Microphone Array Signal Processing and Active Noise Control for the In-Helmet Speech Communication, Phase I	Completed	8	Informatics and Decision Support Systems	Glenn Research Center
Multi-Use Coating for Abrasion Prevention, Wear Protection, and Lunar Dust Removal, Phase II	Completed	4	Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation	Glenn Research Center
Carbon Monoxide Silicate Reduction System, Phase I	Completed	—	Logistics Management	Johnson Space Center
In-Space Distributed Fiber Optic Hydrogen Leak Sensor, Phase I	Completed	—	Launch Vehicle Propellant	Glenn Research Center
Hyperspectral Imager - Tracker, Phase I	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	Kennedy Space Center
Multi-Grid Rotating Modulation Collimators, Phase II	Completed	—	Innovative Signal Modulations	Goddard Space Flight Center
Nonintrusive Optical Thermometers for Real-Time Control of Fabrication Processes, Phase II	Completed	7	Mirror Systems	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Ten Megawatt RF Plasma Thruster, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Marshall Space Flight Center
Robust 3-D algorithm for Flare Planning and Guidance for Impaired Aircraft, Phase I	Completed	4	Guidance Algorithms	Ames Research Center
ASCENDS Lidar: Acceleration and demonstrations of key space lidar technologies	Completed	4	Lasers	NASA Headquarters
Multi Point Velocity, Density and Temperature Measurements using LITA, Phase I	Completed	—	Heat Rejection and Storage	Langley Research Center
V-Band Wireless Surface Networks, Phase I	Completed	—	Information Assurance	Glenn Research Center
DWNT/Hydrogenated Fullerene Reinforced Polyethylene for Radiation Shielding Applications, Phase II	Completed	—	Propulsion, Exhaust, and Propellant Management	Johnson Space Center
Highly Adaptive Primary Mirror Having Embedded Actuators, Sensors, and Neural Control, Phase I	Completed	—	Mirror Systems	Goddard Space Flight Center
Novel Lightweight Magnets for Space Applications, Phase II	Completed	4	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Goddard Space Flight Center
Multi-agent Prognostics Health and Usage Monitoring (Multi-PHUM), Phase I	Completed	—	Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis	Ames Research Center
Comfortable and Durable Clothing Ensemble with Flame-Resistant Properties, Phase I	Completed	2	Protective Clothing and Breathing Apparatuses	Johnson Space Center
Silicon Carbide Lightweight Optics With Hybrid Skins for Large Cryo Telescopes, Phase I	Completed	—	Measurement and Control	Marshall Space Flight Center
Multicore rad hard processing in space, Phase I	Completed	3	Small-Body and Microgravity Mobility	Goddard Space Flight Center
Parametric Amplifiers for Readout of Low-Temperature Detectors	Completed	2	Electronics	Goddard Space Flight Center
Phase I Advanced Battery Materials For Rechargeable Advanced Space-Rated Li-Ion Batteries, Phase I	Completed	3	Electrochemical Storage: Batteries	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Exploring the Connection Between Galactic Magnetic Fields and Star Formation with the Balloon-borne Large Aperture Submillimeter Telescope - BLAST	Completed	—	Detectors and Focal Planes	—
Novel Non-Intrusive Vibration Monitoring System for Turbopumps, Phase II	Completed	—	Fault Diagnosis and Prognosis	Marshall Space Flight Center
High Performance, Microfabricated Converters for Deep Space Probes, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Glenn Research Center
Radar Characterization of the Interplanetary Meteoroid Environment, Phase I	Completed	—	Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL	Marshall Space Flight Center
Control Valve for Miniature Xenon Ion Thruster, Phase I	Completed	—	Ground and Surface Logistics	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
A Compact, Light-weight, Reliable and Highly Efficient Heat Pump for Space Applications, Phase II	Completed	—	Portable Life Support System	Johnson Space Center
Magnetic Sail, Phase I	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Marshall Space Flight Center
High Efficiency Three Phase Resonant Conversion for Standardized Architecture Power System Applications, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrical Power Conversion and Regulation	Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Reflexive Aero Structures for Enhanced Survivability, Phase II	Completed	—	Reliability and Sustainment	Langley Research Center
Lightweight Design of an HTS Coil for the VASIMR Experiment, Phase II	Completed	3	Thermal Conditioning for Sensors, Instruments, Samples, and High-Efficiency Electric Motors	Johnson Space Center
Computational Appliance for Rapid Prediction of Aircraft Trajectories, Phase II	Completed	7	Trajectory Design and Analysis	Ames Research Center
Development of a Selectable Output Ultraviolet Laser System Project (SOUL)	Completed	1	Lasers	Goddard Space Flight Center
Nanostructured InGaP Solar Cells, Phase I	Completed	—	Photovoltaic Electrical Power	Glenn Research Center
Vacuum Compatible Percussive Dynamic Cone Penetrometer, Phase I	Completed	4	Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation	Glenn Research Center
Advanced radiometer for cloud liquid water and aircraft icing detection, Phase I	Completed	—	Engine Icing	Glenn Research Center
Energetic Materials For Advanced Volume Limited Propulsion Systems Applications, Phase I	Completed	—	Electrothermal Propulsion	Glenn Research Center
Semantic Language and Tools for Reporting Human Factors Incidents, Phase I	Completed	3	Intelligent Data Understanding	Johnson Space Center
A Compact, Low-Power Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer, Phase II	Completed	—	Food Production, Processing, and Preservation	Kennedy Space Center
Innovative CO2 Analyzer Technology for the Eddy Covariance Flux Monitor, Phase II	Completed	—	Small-Body and Microgravity Mobility	Ames 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.