elevators
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The Quest To Build An Elevator To Space
Forget buying a stairway to heaven. Serious people are trying to build an elevator to space.
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China Commissions The World’s Fastest Lifts
Today, the Japanese tech giant Hitachi announced a contract to build two of the fastest lifts in the world for a forthcoming skyscraper in China. Seems innocuous enough, right? But buried within the press release are a few fascinating details that illustrate how China’s skyscraper boom is affecting the global economy — including the fact…
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Microsoft Is Building Smart Lifts That Know When You Want To Get On
Smartphones, smartwatches, smart home appliances. Why not smart lifts? That’s the question Microsoft asked — and then answered, by putting a Kinect camera in a lift, training it to recognise when people want to get on, and teaching it to open the doors automatically when needed. Smart, indeed.
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It Takes 20 Seconds To Get Annoyed About Waiting For The Lift
Theresa Christy, a mathematician who works for Otis Elevator Co (they probably power your building), told the WSJ that once you press a button and wait for the lift, it takes about 20 seconds before you start getting impatient and annoyed.