The need to move things to the next level has been recognized for thousands of years. Elevators have a long history, going from a platform attached to a rope pulled by a human to the smooth, electric ...

You walk to the elevator, you hit the Up button, and you wait. And you wait. And...you wait. There really is a good reason the lift keeps rising away from you. And it’s not karmic payback for never ...

Over the weekend, 14 people were trapped in an elevator in the tallest building in the world. They were safely returned to solid ground within 15 minutes, according to Otis, the company that designed ...

A home elevator may seem like a big-ticket splurge, but it can make a huge difference in the accessibility of your home and allow greater freedom for those with mobility limitations. This is ...

Japan's giant construction company, Obayashi Corporation, has announced that it plans to build an elevator into space by the year 2050. Michelle Starr Science editor Michelle Starr is CNET's science ...