How many times have you stood in a lobby waiting for an elevator to arrive wondering to yourself, Should I just take the stairs? New research published in in the Journal of Statistical Mechanics from ...

High-rise buildings could soon revolutionize their energy management by adopting gravity energy storage systems. Recent advancements highlight a Canadian innovation that proposes using skyscrapers as ...

SEATTLE—“I think building an elevator to space is maybe the best thing I could do in the world,” Michael Laine says. His company, Liftport, has just raised over $62,000 on Kickstarter to build robot ...

If you've ever watched a disaster movie, listened to that old Aerosmith single or nervously glanced at a maximum load placard, you've probably pondered what you would do if you were ever trapped in a ...