Imagine clothing made of fibers whose electrical properties include the ability to register and produce sound. MIT researchers are experimenting with such fibers. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from ...

Violin makers, aka luthiers, traditionally learn from hands-on experience how to craft parts and select materials to shape an ...

Researchers at MIT have suggested that rice seeds can hear the sound of rain, according to a new study. MIT calls it "the ...

A Stradivarius violin is one of the most prized instruments in classical music. The few musicians lucky enough to play an ...

With the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building, the Institute’s multidisciplinary approach to music deepens. On a typical afternoon, MIT’s new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building hums with life.

A new feature on many at-home devices, surround sound audio has become increasingly popular. Spatial sound, which gives listeners a “3D” sound experience, is considered to be similar to a movie ...