A Harvard scientist is digging into the reason why sneakers make their trademark squeaking sound on basketball courts worldwide.

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

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

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