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EASA issues warning for Airbus instrument

The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a safety warning for an instrument to measure air speed that is used on Airbus A330 and A340 jets.

Guitars bond greats in ‘It Might Get Loud’

Bringing Jimmy Page, the Edge and Jack White together for “It Might Get Loud” helps to illustrate the larger reality that when guitarists gather, they soon become close friends.

New Hubble instruments would illuminate early universe

Some of the most distant galaxies ever seen appear in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field North, a portion of which is shown here. If a new servicing mission is approved, a new instrument called the Wide Field Camera 3 would spot galaxies even more distant, and therefore further back in time (Image: NASA/ESA/S Beckwith/HUDF team)

Mars probe to deploy radar 'divining rod'

A radar instrument that could spot liquid water under the Red Planet's surface is set to deploy on Saturday from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). If all goes according to plan, it should be able to start peeking beneath the Martian surface by the end of September.

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'Lost' music instrument recreated
Source: BBC News

New software has enabled researchers to recreate a long forgotten musical instrument called the Lituus.

1984...er...2009! Eddie Van Halen Reinvents the Guitar
Source: CNN

After years of wearing down metal frets and having pieces of his guitar rip off or malfunction during shows, Van Halen says he's built a guitar that even he can't destroy.

Playing a musical instrument helps brain
Source: Times of the Internet

BOSTON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Children who play a musical instrument for at least three years outperform children with no music training on verbal ability, U.S. researchers said.

The Sonorous Strings of the Erhu
Source: NPR

It sounds almost like a violin — but not quite. The erhu is a traditional Chinese instrument. Ma XiaoHui says that in China, people associate it with beggars.

Getting children to practise musical instruments is tough but necessary
Source: The Times

Are there any self-motivated children left in Britain? A generation of kids that has been spoonfed knowledge in fun-sized pieces at school seems ever more reluctant to apply itself to the repetition and hard work that learning an instrument demands.

learning to play an instrument as an adult
Source: james clark article

This is an article I wrote for any adults wishing to or already are learning a musical instrument

Copy Instruments, Not Music
Source: Wired News

It's only natural, then, that Gibson Guitar would go to court to try and prevent competitor PRS Guitars from marketing a similar looking axe.

Can Music Be Bad?

How many times have you heard someone say "That band sucks!" or "How can you NOT like them? - They kick ass!"?

MPR: A playground of sound
Source: Minnesota Public Radio

Contemporary music is often a rather foreboding prospect for many listeners. But some local musicians say that if you combine it with the theatrical spectacle of a musical jungle gym the new sounds become immediately appealing.

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