Posts Categorized: Science

GeoOptics Announces the Launch of GeoPRO

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GeoOptics, Inc. (GeoOptics) announced today the launch of an original radio occultation data processing system called the GeoOptics Processor for Radio Occultation (GeoPRO) that provide even more accurate and timely weather data from its CICERO constellation of radio occultation (RO) satellites. CICERO nanosatellites are designed to create the most detailed picture ever assembled of the… Read more »

GeoOptics Celebrates Two Years of On-orbit Operations

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On January 11, 2018, GeoOptics launched the first of its operational CICERO satellites for atmospheric radio occultation (RO). RO is a potent technique for sensing the atmosphere for improved weather forecasting accuracy, first proposed by GeoOptics founder and CTO Tom Yunck more than 30 years ago. The technique works by precisely observing the signals of… Read more »

Canoa Inc. Acquires Privately-Held ProSolus Inc., Accelerating Transdermal Patch Drug Delivery Product Development

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Canoa Inc. (“Canoa”), a Delaware corporation with a focus on healthcare and pharmaceuticals, has acquired ProSolus® Inc. (“ProSolus”), from Mission Pharmacal® Company, in an all-cash transaction.  ProSolus is a private pharmaceutical company with an expertise in transdermal drug delivery systems. “This transaction will create one of the leading pure-play transdermal pharmaceutical companies in the United… Read more »

Xin Tang Announces that A Fluid gripper is adhesive and loss-free: Gripper surface is inspired by tarsi of aquatic insects that can handle a wide range of fluids just like soft solids.

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Manipulation techniques are the key for the material process, parts assembly, spanning a wide range of industries. Intelligent robots armed with either rigid or soft hands are developed to handle various types of solid objects, such as heavy cargos or delicate electronics. However, convenient handling of fluids is still a cumbersome task despite their omnipresence…. Read more »