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 ...

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

The squeaking of sneakers on a gym floor is usually attributed to friction, specifically a stick-slip variety that involves cycles of sticking and sliding between two surfaces. But that model is best ...

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

Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula shooting against the Winnipeg Jets during a Nov. 10 game at Xcel Energy Center. Paywall-free, every day. MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to ...

Speed alone may be the factor that draws many sports fans to the bobsled, luge and skeleton events at this year’s Winter 2022 Olympics. But beneath the thrilling descents of the winding, ice-covered ...

At a busy street crossing, people wait for the signal to change. When one person steps out first, others soon follow. Scientists in Amsterdam have found that this same kind of behavior happens at a ...

Friction is an intrinsic physical phenomenon to curling. Without it, objects in motion would move endlessly, without slowing down. This would cause many safety-related problems: Cars or trains could ...