Squeaky shoes are part of the symphony of a basketball game, when rubber soles rasp against the hardwood floors as players ...

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 ...

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

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.

People with hip and knee osteoarthritis are advised to wear "appropriate footwear" to minimize their pain. Does that mean ...

When a big-hearted engineer noticed his 89-year-old mentor was unsteady on his feet, he sprang into action and created a ...

A new study on super shoe technology and carbon plate design might complicate what we thought we already knew. Here’s what it ...

With hundreds of running shoe styles available, runners are challenged to find a shoe that will help them run well and reduces the risk of injury. At the Oregon State University – Cascades Science Pub ...

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Athletic footwear has entered a new era of ambition. No longer content to promise just comfort or performance, Nike claims its shoes can activate the brain, heighten sensory awareness and even improve ...