Discover the fascinating world of the theremin, an enchanting electronic instrument played without touch, invented by Leon ...

As Wikipedia describes the theremin’s control: The instrument’s controlling section usually consists of two metal antennas that sense the relative position of the thereminist’s hands and control ...

You know that sound that makes the hair stand up on the back of you neck? That “watch out because the alien’s huge, slimy tentacles are slithering closer and closer” sound? Lots of classic 1950s ...

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Jeffrey Tobin has always been a sci-fi fan — complete with those eerie background sounds common in old science fiction movies. They’re made by a varying-pitch electronic instrument called a theremin, ...

We love the theremin for being a staple of science fiction soundtracks, so we’re just tickled that YouTuber and robotics researcher MsPetiteGeek has recorded one of ...

In its century on earth, the theremin has acquired a reputation as a sonic novelty. Even if you’ve never seen one, you’ve probably heard one; for many, the eerie wail of this early electronic ...

Thereminist Carolina Eyck, to the conductor's left, plays "Sirens: A Concerto for Theremin and Orchestra" with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, as composer Dalit Warshaw watches, following the ...

Lew Stedman stands nearly still. He only moves his hands, ever so slightly, closer to or farther from two antennas protruding from a wooden box he stands behind. After each tremor of his hands, eerie ...

December 1, 2008 After the close of WWII, Russian schoolchildren presented the U.S. ambassador with a “gesture of friendship” in the form of a two-foot wooden replica of the Seal of the United States.

Hardware The impossibly-cool-looking Pocket Scion is a 'biofeedback instrument' that connects directly to plants, bathing you in the electronic sounds of, err, nature Gaming Laptops I now know what my ...

My younger son has taken violin lessons since he was little, but he doesn't practice as much as I'd like. "Is there another instrument you'd like better?" I once asked him. His answer: "I guess a ...