Understanding friction better could help scientists better understand how the Earth’s tectonic plates slide and grind during ...

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 ...

Abstract: Direction-of-Arrival (DoA) estimation is a critical task in automotive millimeter-wave radar systems, enabling the localization of targets and the implementation of essential safety ...

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel says his country is ready to negotiate with the U.S., but only as sovereign equals. The reality is that the Trump administration has powerful tools at its disposal to ...