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Making Music with Lasers
The Thin Green LineA fog machine next to the harp makes the beams show up more clearly.Stephen J. Hobley A floor-to-ceiling virtual instrument that can rock for real Playing the harp isn't the most...
View ArticleTest Shred: The Moog Guitar
Tech's gift to musicians? Quite possibly. Watch as PopSci gets its callused fingers on the guitar that may just revolutionize music In the September issue of Popular Science, Mike Kobrin reviewed the...
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Making Electronic Music By Hand
Torso ThereminBrooke BorelA fascinating and weird DIY scene grows in Brooklyn. See the video Enter the Bushwick artists' co-op 3rd Ward between 7:30 and 10:30 pm on the third Thursday of the month, and...
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Carefully Engineered to Survive Fierce Radiation, Juno Probe Launches Today...
Juno Passes a TestThe Juno spacecraft emerges from a thermal vacuum test chamber in this photo. Juno will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit. Juno will...
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Five Gadgets to Make Your Dorm Room Outdo Any Rec Room
Totally SuiteClaire BenoistLiving in the average dorm room costs students around $5,500 a year, but that only buys you drab cinderblock walls and bad furniture. To make your digs stand out, you'll need...
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Video: Baroque Music Composed and Performed by Robotic String Quintet
Robotic String QuintetFestoWell, "composes" might be a little bit of a stretch. Really it's more like a robotic cover band: the robotic system listens to a musician play a tune and then breaks it down...
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A Stringless Guitar Simulator That Anyone Can Play
Electronic AxCopper traces-conductive pathways etched into a circuit board on the instrument's body-take the place of guitar strings.Miroslaw SowaMiroslaw Sowa, an electronics hobbyist in Montreal who...
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These Are The Cameras Currently Shooting On Mars
Curiosity CamWe've taken a look at some of the instruments Mars rover Curiosity will be using now that it's arrived at its destination, and our friends at PopPhoto have a look at the cameras that are...
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First Color Image of Mars Beamed Back to Earth by Curiosity Rover
First Color Image From CuriosityNASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science SystemsThe first of many to come from the intrepid rover That didn't take long: early yesterday we received the earliest images from...
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9 Of The Strangest Musical Instruments Of All Time [Archive Gallery]
Cello-HornFrom a cello-horn to a harpitar, these music-makers are way more exciting than a plain old piano. In fifth grade, we got to pick our own instruments. The middle-school band director came over...
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Pegasus Review: The Acoustic-Electric Guitar, Reinvented
Pegasus guitarDan BracagliaSmart design tweaks make the Pegasus the most user-friendly and stage-ready acoustic-electric guitar on the market. It's not often that a truly original guitar design comes...
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The 10 Coolest Things You Can 3-D Print Right Now
Current 3-D PrintingInstruments, flying things, figurines, and much more!Cameras, guitars, RC aircraft and more! One survey of the 3-D printing landscape will quickly show you that it's brimming with...
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3 Beautiful Instruments Made From Stuff Nobody Wanted
Hybrid OrchestraCourtesy Diego StoccoThey don't sound bad, either HYBRID ORCHESTRADiego Stocco crafted his first Frankeninstrument when he was 16. Today the 37-year-old Italian musician enlists more...
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Making Music with Lasers
The Thin Green Line A fog machine next to the harp makes the beams show up more clearly. Stephen J. Hobley Playing the harp isn't the most high-tech pastime—unless, like Stephen Hobley, you use lasers...
View ArticleTest Shred: The Moog Guitar
In the September issue of Popular Science, Mike Kobrin reviewed the Moog guitar—an incredible instrument whose electromagnet pickups actually change the string's motion. Stick it in "mute" mode and...
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Making Electronic Music By Hand
Torso Theremin Brooke Borel Enter the Bushwick artists' co-op 3rd Ward between 7:30 and 10:30 pm on the third Thursday of the month, and you'll be greeted with a cacophony of strange ambient digital...
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Carefully Engineered to Survive Fierce Radiation, Juno Probe Launches Today...
Juno Passes a Test The Juno spacecraft emerges from a thermal vacuum test chamber in this photo. Juno will arrive at Jupiter in 2016 to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit. Juno...
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Five Gadgets to Make Your Dorm Room Outdo Any Rec Room
Totally Suite Claire Benoist View Photo GalleryLiving in the average dorm room costs students around $5,500 a year, but that only buys you drab cinderblock walls and bad furniture. To make your digs...
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Video: Baroque Music Composed and Performed by Robotic String Quintet
Robotic String Quintet Festo Well, "composes" might be a little bit of a stretch. Really it's more like a robotic cover band: the robotic system listens to a musician play a tune and then breaks it...
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A Stringless Guitar Simulator That Anyone Can Play
Electronic Ax Copper traces—conductive pathways etched into a circuit board on the instrument's body—take the place of guitar strings. Miroslaw Sowa Miroslaw Sowa, an electronics hobbyist in Montreal...
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