Asia Week New York, taking place this year from March 13 through 21 throughout Manhattan, has long been considered one of the year’s premier collecting events. Given its vast scope—the arts of China, India, Southeast Asia, Japan, Korea, and the Himalayas—it is unsurprising that it has continued to grow. Museums, dealers, and auction houses all participate, and the latter often marshal truly head-turning art and antiques lots for the March event.

In addition to offering seven sales of items from the late U.S…

Researchers Pinpoint Protein Crucial For Development Of Biological Rhythms In Mice

Johns Hopkins researchers report that they have identified a protein essential to the formation of the tiny brain region in mice that coordinates sleep-wake cycles and other so-called circadian rhythms.

By disabling the gene for that key protein in test animals, the scientists were able to home in on the mechanism by which that brain region, known as the suprachiasmatic nucleus or SCN, becomes the body’s master c…

Silver Wind, the latest boat from Italy’s ISA Yachts, is the first in the world to use water-jet propulsion driven by a hybrid diesel-electric system. When powered by its two marine diesel engines, the yacht can reach a top speed of 32 knots and cruise at 26 knots; when its water jets are driven exclusively by the two electric motors, it is able to cruise at 8. Not only does this system reduce fuel consumption, it also helps reduce maintenance costs by allowing the engines and generators to operate for fewer t…

Silver Wind, the latest boat from Italy’s ISA Yachts, is the first in the world to use water-jet propulsion driven by a hybrid diesel-electric system. When powered by its two marine diesel engines, the yacht can reach a top speed of 32 knots and cruise at 26 knots; when its water jets are driven exclusively by the two electric motors, it is able to cruise at 8. Not only does this system reduce fuel consumption, it also helps reduce maintenance costs by allowing the engines and generators to operate for fewer t…

Researchers Pinpoint Protein Crucial For Development Of Biological Rhythms In Mice

Johns Hopkins researchers report that they have identified a protein essential to the formation of the tiny brain region in mice that coordinates sleep-wake cycles and other so-called circadian rhythms.

By disabling the gene for that key protein in test animals, the scientists were able to home in on the mechanism by which that brain region, known as the suprachiasmatic nucleus or SCN, becomes the body’s master c…

Outside of the audiophile world, most consumers are not aware of dedicated headphone amplifiers, which take the experience of personal listening to a whole new sonic level. In recent years, many of the leading audio-product manufacturers have pulled out all the stops and released cost-is-no-object examples that deliver higher levels of musical fidelity for headphones than ever before. As more and more listeners begin gravitating toward high-resolution music files as their preferred media, these ded…

Known for creating some of the world’s slimmest complications, Piaget has once again worked its miniaturizing magic—this time creating the world’s thinnest chronograph. The Piaget Altiplano Chronograph is equipped with the company’s new 883P caliber, which is an astounding 4.65 mm thick and is housed in a case just 8.24 mm thick.

The watch’s chronograph function is of the flyback variety, meaning that unlike a traditional chronograph—which requires three presses to stop, reset, and then restart the mechanis…

Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a technique that can predict — with 95 percent accuracy — which stroke victims will benefit from intravenous, clot-busting drugs and which will suffer dangerous and potentially lethal bleeding in the brain.

Reporting online May 15 in the journal Stroke, the Johns Hopkins team says these predictions were made possible by applying a new method they developed that uses standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to measures damage to the blood-brain ba…

After nearly a century, Manhattan’s Knickerbocker hotel is open.

Why Go: When the ball drops in Times Square for New Year’s, the corner banquette at the Knickerbocker’s rooftop St. Cloud bar is one of the best seats in New York City. From 15 stories high, the spot looks across the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway for an unobstructed view of the Waterford Crystal ball. The hotel originally opened the year before New York City’s first Times Square ball drop, in 1906. Back then, the Knickerbocker had 5…

After nearly a century, Manhattan’s Knickerbocker hotel is open.

Why Go: When the ball drops in Times Square for New Year’s, the corner banquette at the Knickerbocker’s rooftop St. Cloud bar is one of the best seats in New York City. From 15 stories high, the spot looks across the intersection of 42nd Street and Broadway for an unobstructed view of the Waterford Crystal ball. The hotel originally opened the year before New York City’s first Times Square ball drop, in 1906. Back then, the Knickerbocker had 5…