I f you’ve ever watched a basketball game, you’re familiar with the white noise of staccato squeaks from the players’ shoes ...

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

As the shoe works hard to keep its grip, tiny sections of the sole change shape as they momentarily lose then regain contact with the floor thousands of times per second — at a frequency that matches ...

The physics behind shoe squeaks is surprisingly complex. Phil Roeder via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY 2.0. As illustrated by the High School Musical song “Get’cha Head in the ...

The forces that cause sneakers to squeak also create mini-earthquakes (shoe-quakes, if you will) and tiny lightning bolts.

Taking inspiration from Leonardo da Vinci’s studies of friction, the ‘sneaker squeak’ question cuts to a deep problem in ...

The pulses travel along the sole, a bit like how a tablecloth can be snapped into place by sending a wrinkle of motion across it. But in the shoe, the pulses repeat about 4,800 times a second, ...

A study from Harvard scientists reveals the mechanics behind the squeaking sound of sneakers during basketball games, linking it to rapid friction patterns and shoe design.

Customers of the athletic shoe company On have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that some of the brand's sneakers squeak embarrassingly loudly when they walk. The class action suit, filed in 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 ...

A new study used physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on a basketball court. These insights can actually help scientists understand essential questions about friction, which has important practical ...