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

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 ...

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

A new study uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the basketball court. Scientists slid a shoe against a smooth glass plate over and over, filming it and recording the squeaking sounds with ...

The unofficial soundtrack of every basketball, squash or hard-court tennis match is the constant high-pitched squeak or shriek of the players' shoes. But can this squeak be designed out of them while ...

Trendy running shoe company On is being sued by some customers over what they claim is a defect in the shoes, which they allege emit "a loud, embarrassing and difficult-to-stop squeaking sound ...

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

Shoe squeaking is something that is largely unique and scientifically essential to the game of basketball. While the high pitched noises may fade into the background and form part of the soundtrack to ...

WASHINGTON — Athletic shoe company On is facing a class action lawsuit from upset customers over what they claim is a "noisy and embarrassing squeak." The class action lawsuit, filed on Oct. 9 in the ...