A stairway to heaven is so 20th century. Japan wants to build an elevator. Later this month, researchers at Shizuoka University will begin testing for a “space elevator,” which would connect earth and ...

GOING (WAY) UP. For more than a century, the scientific community has kicked around the idea of space elevators. Specifics vary, but the basic design involves a vehicle of some sort that travels along ...

Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. (JP:6544) has released an update. Japan Elevator Service Holdings Co., Ltd. has expanded its domestic presence by opening a new service office in Kisarazu, ...

The push for a space elevator took a step forward this week when a team of researchers from Shizuoka University in Japan announced that they will launch an experiment to the International Space ...

Countless attempts have been made to perfect the world's first working "space elevator" - a concept that has emerged since the dawn of the Space Age. In theory, a functional space elevator would work ...

When you finally take that lunar vacation, you may find yourself traveling not by space shuttle, but by elevator. Space elevators may be our best bet for establishing colonies on the moon, potentially ...

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 ...

Getting into space can be a tricky thing. Right now, the hardware that can get you there — a rocket — is complex, pricey, and a bit dangerous. The idea of a space elevator which could haul satellites, ...

You’re on an elevator. An earthquake hits. It’s scary. The power goes out, and now you’re stuck. And you gotta go, bad. Luckily, Japan is putting emergency toilets on elevators to prevent such ...

Over the past few decades, the Japanese have become renowned for engineering some of the world’s fastest elevators. In fact, of the eight fastest elevators, four have been developed by Japanese ...

The Russian Progress 69 (69P) resupply ship approaches the International Space Station, delivering over three tons of food, fuel and supplies. A space elevator could provide a way to deliver supplies ...

Japan's infrastructure ministry announced Tuesday that the country's elevators may soon have a surprising new feature, the Kyodo news agency reports -- toilets. Yes, it sounds odd, but while the idea ...