An artist's concept of an inflatable space elevator design patented by the Canadian company Thoth Technology, Inc. The elevator would lift passengers to an altitude of 12 miles (20 kilometers) where ...

In December, KONE opened a 36-story tower in Kunshan, China, containing a skydeck and 12 elevator shafts, but no offices, apartments, or retail space. The tower, one of eight facilities the company ...

When I walked into the small conference room on the second floor of the Museum of Flight this weekend, I wasn’t sure I was in the right place. A handful of tables, each surrounded by only a smattering ...

MILWAUKEE -- A claustrophobic's worst fear might be getting trapped inside an elevator. It's exactly what happened to Milwaukee County Supervisor Marcelia Nicholson on Monday evening, June 3. "You ...

NEW YORK, NY -- New York City police are looking for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded elevator in Brooklyn, and they're hoping surveillance video will lead to an arrest. The incident happened ...

Tower of Terror is the moniker that city employees gave the six-story City Hall building last year after two new elevators began trapping passengers between floors ...

He narrowly avoided getting guillotined. Video captured the terrifying moment a man narrowly avoided having his head chopped off by a malfunctioning elevator in Russia. Footage of the incredible ...

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Space enthusiasts and sci-fi fans, rejoice: The space elevator may be one step closer to reality. A Canadian space company was recently awarded a patent for a space elevator that would reach about 12 ...