Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald – Mary Jo and Chuck Mathias, at right, are awarded into the Circle of Leaders under the umbrella of the Louise E. Murphy Center for Volunteerism during Project Self-Sufficiency’s Mosaic Awards dinner on Thursday, February 16, 2017, in Newton. Photo by Daniel Freel/New Jersey Herald – Jim Hoffman and members of the Newton High School robotics team Liam Oakes, center, and Katie Nelson, right, are recognized for the assistance in the Season of Hop Toy Drive by helping assemble toys during Project Self-Sufficiency’s Mosaic Awards dinner on Thursday, February 16, 2017, in Newton.
Day: February 17, 2017
Castle Creek Arbitrage LLC Cuts Position in Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc
Castle Creek Arbitrage LLC cut its position in shares of Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc by 50.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 12,500 shares of the sporting goods retailer’s stock after selling 12,500 shares during the period.
Artist Creates Cherry-Scented Vanta…
Well, a cherry-scented pigment that’s described as “the world’s mattest, flattest, blackest art material,” is the new black. In March 2016 artist Anish Kapoor secured the exclusive artistic rights to Vantablack, which was originally created by Surrey Nanosystems for use on military and astronomy equipment.
Nanotech Firm Develops Coatings for Metals
A New Jersey-based nanotechnology company is in the process of receiving full patents on two new coating developments that it says could be of use to those who paint bridges and other metal structures. In a Feb. 8 press release , the Somerset-based NEI Corp. said it received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, an important step in the process to full patent protection.