On the court, the squeak of basketball shoes is hard to miss. Now, scientists have uncovered why they make that unmistakable sound.

“This project started with a simple question: Why do basketball shoes squeak?” Harvard University applied physicist Adel ...

A new study with ties to the Boston Celtics uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the basketball court.

Harvard engineers think they've found the reason basketball shoes squeak, and it's due to pockets of friction between the rubber and the court.

Basketball shoes on a gym floor, bicycle brakes in need of a tune-up, or the squeal of tires are everyday examples of squeaking sounds. Such sounds have long been attributed to stick-slip friction, or ...

The squeaking of sneakers on a gym floor is usually attributed to friction, specifically a stick-slip variety that involves cycles of sticking and sliding between two surfaces. But that model is best ...

The scientific secret behind squeaky sneakers will ensure you will never hear the noise of a basketball game the same way ...

Ever wondered why basketball players’ sneakers are constantly squeaking as they run around the court? Now scientists have ...

Djellouli and colleagues slid a sneaker against a smooth glass plate repeatedly. They recorded the squeaks with a microphone and filmed it with a high speed camera to see what was happening under the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A popular shoemaker is heading to court after customers complained their sneakers are excessively squeaky. A class action lawsuit filed in federal court last week alleges that ...

The authors also found that if a soft surface is smooth, the pulses are irregular and produce no sharp sounds, whereas ridged ...