A Boston Celtics game-inspired friction test finally pinned down the sneaker squeak

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

YouTuber makes gaming app that lets you exercise to move characters as you play

A clever YouTuber created an app that uses Joy-Con controllers to let players exercise to move their characters in-game.
Scientific American

Squeak! The surprising new physics of why basketball games are so noisy

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 ...
Major League Baseball

There's loads of ABS data from last season. What does it all mean?

Welcome to the future. No robots required. For the first time, ABS (the Automated Ball-Strike Challenge System, powered by T-Mobile) has come to regular-season and postseason Major League play, after ...