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A saltwater synthesizer, a spinning henge of fiddles, and a triangle that captures electromagnetic radiation are competing for $10,000 in Georgia Tech's annual instrument invention competition. The 28-year-old contest has launched companies like Teenage Engineering and celebrates the wildest ideas in musical innovation.
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A stunning new exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art reveals how cultures worldwide have shaped musical instruments to mirror the human form for thousands of years. From ancient Egyptian hand-shaped clappers to Prince's iconic guitar, the show celebrates music as fundamental to human identity.
Musicians from across the globe are gathering in Toronto to celebrate the hammered dulcimer, an ancient percussion instrument that connects cultures from China to Appalachia. The first-ever Hammered festival brings together distant cousins of the instrument family for a cross-cultural musical conversation.
Researchers are using CT scans and 3D printing to create playable replicas of ancient instruments, some dating back 3,500 years. Now these museum treasures can finally be heard again.
Master craftsmen across Central Asia are bringing centuries-old instruments back to life, combining historical research with traditional techniques. Young musicians and makers are learning the crafts, keeping musical traditions alive for future generations.
A new NASA instrument has passed all its tests and is ready to continue a 50-year mission tracking the energy that powers all life on Earth. Libera will launch in 2027 to help scientists forecast weather, plan agriculture, and protect our planet.
The University of Arizona will build two of three instruments for Lazuli, a new space telescope launching in 2029 that can detect planets a billion times dimmer than the stars they orbit. The project brings cutting-edge planet-hunting technology to space in record time.
MIT engineers built a computer simulation that captures the physics of how violins create sound, giving craftspeople a new way to test designs before building. The digital tool could help luthiers experiment with different materials and shapes without wasting time or wood.
The spacecraft built to last five years is still going strong nearly 50 years later, and NASA just made a tough call to keep it exploring even longer. Engineers shut down one science tool to squeeze extra life from humanity's most distant messenger.
A ghatam player discovered her traditional Indian percussion instrument became her lifeline through COVID recovery. Her new book celebrates how an ancient clay pot transformed her body, mind, and music.
In Pilibhit, India, Mohammad Shafiq crafts bamboo flutes the same way his grandfather did, creating instruments that sing across continents. His family's 75-year tradition proves that ancient crafts can thrive in modern markets.
A music-loving college student discovered that hickory wood could replace rare, expensive rosewood in marimbas, potentially making the beloved percussion instrument accessible to schools and students everywhere. His research could drop prices from up to $25,000 to a fraction of the cost.
A guitar maker has solved one of the most tedious problems in music: changing fret height now takes seconds instead of hours. Shark Instruments' adjustable frets let players customize their sound without sanding or professional help.
Three Tuscaloosa schools just received more than $65,000 worth of musical instruments, thanks to country star Morgan Wallen's foundation. Hundreds of students will now get the chance to learn music without worrying about the cost of an instrument.
NASA turned off one instrument on Voyager 1 to save power, but the 49-year-old spacecraft continues exploring where no human-made object has ever been. Two science instruments keep sending data from beyond our solar system, 15 billion miles from home.
A Las Vegas nonprofit that puts instruments in the hands of students, veterans, and at-risk youth just received $5,000 through an employee-driven giving campaign. Life By Music has donated over 700 instruments and served nearly 4,000 children in the past decade.
A century-old pipe organ is singing again in Toowoomba, Australia, after a community raised $150,000 to restore the historic instrument. Two-thirds of donors weren't even church members.
A new generation of musicians in Malaysian Borneo is breathing life back into the sape, a traditional wooden lute once central to ceremonies and storytelling. The challenge now is finding craftspeople willing to learn the painstaking art of making these instruments.
Masters of rare instruments — a "talking drum" and twin bamboo flutes — just earned India's prestigious Padma Shri award. Their decades of dedication are keeping ancient musical traditions alive for the world to hear.
A brass band founded in 1933 at St Vincent's High School in Pune, India, is thriving again after nearly disappearing. Students today play the same instruments their great-grandfathers used, keeping a precious musical tradition alive.
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