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

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

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

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 ...

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

The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s March Madness is right around the corner. The National Basketball Association (NBA) is fresh off its All-Star break, with the playoffs on the horizon.

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 ...

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 ...

We’ve all been there — that awkward silence broken only by the squeak of your shoes as you walk across the room. But don’t abandon your cute — or comfy — footwear because of the noise. Follow these ...

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