As research work continues on the future of ropeless elevator technology, ENR is taking a closer look at the elevator and escalator technology, both past records and current developments. The elevator ...

Thanks to problems with elevator-cable girth, weight and sway, supertall-building specialists often get hung up on the ropes when designing towers taller than 500 or 600 meters. That’s why ...

A space elevator would permanently change mankind's relationship to leaving the planet. It would be so much easier if we could simply carry payloads into orbit, space travel would become common.

After a cleaning lady was stuck in the elevator of a New York City town house for three days, an elevator engineer describes Inside Edition what it's like to be trapped. After a woman was trapped for ...