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A new study explains why basketball shoes make a high-pitched squeaking noise when they rub against the hardwood. The ridges on the sole hold the key ...

Harvard engineers think they've found the reason basketball shoes squeak, and it's due to pockets of friction between the rubber and the court.

The squeaky sneaker insights could help scientists better understand friction, potentially saving energy — or helping them design squeak-free shoes in the future.

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

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A new study uses physics to uncover why sneakers squeak on the basketball court. Scientists slid a shoe against a smooth ...