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 ...

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 ...

Tokyo A Japanese scientist said he has made violin strings out of spider silk and claims that – in the right hands – they produce a beautiful sound. Thousands of the tiny silk strands can be wound ...

It is a house of music. The three daughters in the family play violin. The mother is a violin maker who creates her magic in a shop in back of the house Up to six hours a day, the beautiful sounds of ...

Charlotte would be proud. A Japanese researcher has spun thousands of strands of spider silk into a set of violin strings. The strings are said to have a "soft and profound timbre" compared to ...

A London-based musician has created violin strings from human hair. According to a YouTube video, artist Tadas Maksimovas came up with this unique idea to promote Street Musicians' Day and contacted ...

University of Texas student Sean Riley needed a violin to play a particular piece of music, but not one with the customary four strings. The piece called for an instrument with six strings. But ...

The Salisbury Symphony’s String Trio is touring all Rowan-Salisbury elementary schools to play for third and fourth-grade ...