Spiders might soon give you goosebumps in a good way. Strands of spider silk have been used to make violin strings that have a unique and thrilling sound, thanks perhaps to the way the strands deform ...

Spider silk is turning out to be a remarkably versatile material. Aside from having a higher heat conductivity than any other organic matter and proteins for inserting genes into cells, strings from a ...

Watch how the violin and string instruments make varieties of sound and music. Professor Richard Church, conductor of the University of Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, introduces the violin and other ...

The sound of bluegrass music filled the air Saturday during the Fiddle Fest and Southeastern Fiddle Championship at Shelton State Community College. The festival featured arts, crafts, food vendors, a ...

When you think of bird songs, you probably think of songs that come from their mouths. But hummingbirds have a whole different kind of music—one that comes from their feathers. As they fly, they ...

Sympathetic Strings: Stories of the Hardanger Fiddle e xplores the Scandinavian American history and culture surrounding the Hardanger fiddle as it is practiced in the Upper Midwest. The documentary ...

A Japanese researcher has used thousands of strands of spider silk to spin a set of violin strings. The strings are said to have a "soft and profound timbre" relative to traditional gut or steel ...