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 95 of 424.
| Title | Status | TRL | Technology area | Lead organization | Last updated | Potential ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetohydrodynamic-based Laboratories on a Chip for Analysis of Biomolecules, Phase I | Completed | — | Sample Handling | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| ZnO UV Detectors, Phase II | Completed | — | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Reactive In-flight Multisensor Security System (RIMSS), Phase II | Completed | — | Range Tracking, Surveillance, and Flight Safety Technologies | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Expanded Operational Temperature Range for Space Rated Li-Ion Batteries, Phase II | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Avionics Based Runway Incursion Prevention, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Very-High Efficiency, High Power Laser Diodes, Phase I | Completed | — | Lasers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Magnetometer for Calibrating Jovian Fields, Phase I | Completed | — | Field and Particle Detectors | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Development of a 3D Flash LADAR Video Camera for Entry, Decent and Landing, Phase I | Completed | — | Relative Navigation Sensors | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Compact Water Electrolyzer for Low-Gravity Environments, Phase I | Completed | — | Warm Gas | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Nanostructured electrodes for Solar Power Generation, Phase I | Completed | — | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Cost-Effective Powder Metallurgy TiAl-Based Components For Aerospace Use, Phase I | Completed | — | Smart Materials | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Ultra-Lightweight High Efficiency Nanostructured Materials and Coatings for Deep Space Mission Environments, Phase II | Completed | — | In-Space Propellant Storage and Use | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Performance Dual Band Photodetector Arrays for MWIR/LWIR Imaging, Phase II | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Data Filtering and Assimilation of Satellite Derived Aerosol Optical Depth, Phase I | Completed | — | Science, Engineering, and Mission Data Life Cycle | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Lunar Sulfur Capture System, Phase I | Completed | — | Resource Acquisition, Isolation, and Preparation | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| In Situ Manufacturing of Plastics and Composites to Support H&R Exploration, Phase II | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Manufacturing, Construction, and Energy Storage Feedstock Materials | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Low-Power, Lightweight Cloud Water Content Sensor, Phase II | Completed | — | Public Cloud Supercomputers | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Retroreflector Array for Test Environments (RATE), Phase I | Completed | — | Test Instruments and Sensors | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| New Analysis and Theory of Deployable Folded Structures, Phase I | Completed | — | Deployables, Docking, and Interfaces | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Acoustic Igniter, Phase I | Completed | — | Resource Processing for Production of Mission Consumables | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Grazing Optical Polishing: a Fast and Efficient Technique for Making Lightweight Sub-Arc-Second X-ray Mirrors | Completed | — | Mirror Systems | — | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Organized Hole Conducting Polymer/Nanoparticle Composite Solar Cell Fiber, Phase I | Completed | — | Photovoltaic Electrical Power | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Numerical Simulation of Rocket Exhaust Interaction with Lunar Soil, Phase I | Completed | — | Integrated Modeling and Simulation for EDL | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Data Fusion to Estimate Vortex Location for Drag Reduction in Formation Flight | Completed | 3 | Aerodynamics | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced Thin Film PV UltraFlex Solar Array System, Phase II | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Stream Processing Engine Approach to Earth Science Data Processing, Phase I | Completed | — | High-Performance Processors | Stennis Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Real Time Monitoring and Test Vector Generation for Improved Flight Safety, Phase I | Completed | — | Fire Detection, Suppression, and Recovery | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Brine Dewatering Using Ultrasonic Nebulization, Phase I | Completed | 4 | Water Recovery and Management | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Software for Application of HHT Technologies to Time Series Analysis, Phase I | Completed | — | Innovative Signal Modulations | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Upper and Lower Bounds in Finite Element Analysis of Aerospace Structures, Phase II | Completed | — | Food Production, Processing, and Preservation | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Titanium Heat Pipe Thermal Plane, Phase I | Completed | — | Heat Transport | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Multi-Use Coating for Abrasion Prevention, Wear Protection, and Lunar Dust Removal, Phase I | Completed | — | Particulate Contamination Prevention and Mitigation | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Advanced Product Water Removal and Management (APWR) Fuel Cell System, Phase I | Completed | — | Electrochemical Storage: Fuel Cells | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Future NAS Flight Demand Generation Tool, Phase I | Completed | — | Traffic Management Concepts | Ames Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Miniaturized and Robust FTS Sensor, Phase II | Completed | — | Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Integrated Structural Health Management, Phase I | Completed | — | Reliability and Sustainment | Glenn Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Aeorgel Insulation for Integrated Cryotanks and TPS, Phase II | Completed | — | Insulation and Interfaces | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Nanocomposite Thermolectric Materials by High Pressure Powder Consolidation Manufacturing, Phase I | Completed | — | Below-Surface Mobility | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Augmentation of Virtual Space Physics Observatory Services to Expand Data Access Capabilities, Phase I | Completed | — | Intelligent Data Understanding | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Market-Based Mechanisms for Efficient Allocation of NAS Resources, Phase I | Completed | — | Traffic Management Concepts | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| GVT-Based Ground Flutter Test without Wind Tunnel, Phase I | Completed | — | Aeroelasticity | Armstrong Flight Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Control Suite and Teleoperator Interface for Whole-Body Mobile Manipulators, Phase I | Completed | — | Execution and Control | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Panoramic Stereoscopic Video System for Remote-Controlled Robotic Space Operations, Phase I | Completed | — | Large Apertures | Johnson Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Alternative Nonvolatile Residue Analysis with Contaminant Identification | Completed | 3 | Tools and Methodologies for Performing Systems Analysis | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| High Temperature Acoustic Noise Reduction Materials, Phase I | Completed | — | Natural- and Induced-Environment Characterization and Mitigation | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Superconducting Thin-Film Interconnects for Cryogenic Photon Detector Arrays, Phase II | Completed | — | Detectors and Focal Planes | Goddard Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Nanostructured Fiber Optic Cantilever Arrays and Hybrid MEMS Sensors for Chemical and Biological Detection, Phase II | Completed | — | Air, Water, Microbial, and Acoustic Sensors | Marshall Space Flight Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Hybrid Cooling Loop Technology for Robust High Heat Flux Cooling, Phase I | Completed | — | Heat Acquisition | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | 2025-01-27 | — |
| Measurement and Assessment of Flow Quality in Wind Tunnels, Phase II | Completed | — | Aerodynamics | Langley Research Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
| A Discrete Event Simulation Model for Spaceport Operations (SPACESIM), Phase II | Completed | — | Electrothermal Propulsion | Kennedy Space Center | 2025-01-27 | — |
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