Musical Instruments : Discovery News

How Piano Wires Changed Through Centuries

Posted by Marianne English Fri May 20, 2011 12:17 PM ET | 0

Since Mozart's time, piano wires have changed in content -- but very little in quality, research shows. Read more

Fungi-Infected Violins Best Stradivarius

Posted by Eric Bland Wed Sep 30, 2009 09:08 AM ET | 0

A violin made from fungi-infected wood outperforms a multimillion-dollar Stradivarius. Read more

Prehistoric Bird-Bone Flute Unearthed: Discovery News

Posted Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:35 PM ET

A 35,000-year-old bird-bone flute believed to be the oldest musical instrument ever found was unearthed in Germany Read more

'Cloak of Silence' Tech Could Hide Submarines : Discovery News

Posted Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:55 AM ET

A new invisibility cloak for sound could help doctors find tiny tumors or hide submarines from enemy sonar. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:57 AM ET

A massive beach-dwelling, plant-eating dinosaur in Mexico might have produced music, according to the international research team that analyzed its fossils and identified it as a new species from south of the border. Read more

Discovery News : Discovery Channel

Posted Tue Feb 12, 2008 06:52 AM ET

A massive beach-dwelling, plant-eating dinosaur in Mexico might have produced music, according to the international research team that analyzed its fossils and identified it as a new species from south of the border. Read more