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  • SpiderVideo1
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    Violins made with spiders' silk played in duet

    2016-06-22T00:00:00Z

    A violin made from a composite material including spiders’ silk has been developed at Imperial College London.Luca Alessandrini, a postgraduate from the Dyson School of Design Engineering, has made a prototype instrument from the material, which features three strands of golden silk, spun by an Australian Golden Orb ...

  • Spider_Silk_Violin
    News

    New prototype violin made with spiders’ silk

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    The composite material, which uses the silk’s vibrating properties, has been developed at Imperial College London

  • Oscillating1
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    Violin string vibrations captured on video

    2015-03-05T00:00:00Z

    Watch string vibrations captured with a CMOS sensor, 24 frames per second video and 1/4000 shutter speed. According to the film's author, it has not been edited. The effect can be explained by 'the refresh rate of the camera catching the vibration at different parts of the arch'.Subscribe ...