There's a unique collection of elevator artifacts in southwest Virginia, and you've probably never heard of it. Andrew Reams has been collecting elevator button panels for decades and now stores them ...

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Do “self-cleaning” elevator buttons really work? Without rigorous independent studies, experts say it’s hard to verify claims of “self-cleaning” or “antiviral” surfaces that have popped up during the ...

I recently visited a college friend at his school. I noticed that every time we stepped into the elevator, he refused to press the button for his floor. He would either go to whatever floor was ...

HOUSTON -- Turns out you're not crazy if the "door close" button on the elevator never seems to work for you. The world's biggest elevator company, Otis, just revealed the button is an optional ...