A new study uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the basketball court.

“This project started with a simple question: why do basketball shoes squeak?” Adel Djellouli, a study co-author and ...

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

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 ...

Tiny, repeating detachments between sole and floor — thousands of times a second — create the distinctive squeak heard on the ...

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 ...

Analysis showed that tiny regions of the rubber momentarily detach and reattach to the surface thousands of times per second ...

Clean-looking glass can still hold an invisible residue that makes wipers and side windows squeal. Learn why soaps often miss ...

I just recently noticed an odd, high pitch squeaking noise when I brought my 2007 Mazda 6 to the gas station. This occurred while maneuvering my car to the pump, requiring me to turn the wheel more ...

Motorists are being urged to think twice before reaching for a can of lubricant if they hear a high-pitched squeal when starting their car, as it could lead to serious engine damage and costly repairs ...

CARS.COM — If you’re lucky, the squealing or squeaking noise that your brakes make when you first drive your car in the morning, particularly after rain or snow, is just surface rust being scraped off ...