Can we speak, for a moment, about the humble elevator button? I know, there could hardly be a more seemingly inconsequential design element, yet the elevator button has become the bane of my existence ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Do all the buttons in an elevator work? Sometimes it seems like the elevator door stays open forever and there is a "close door" button for just those times, but does the button ...

(NEXSTAR) – Perhaps no button on Earth is mashed as furiously as the “door close” button in an elevator. The button, usually denoted by a set of arrows pointing inward, is a favorite of impatient ...

Does the door close button in your elevator actually work? In Trapped In An Elevator, one expert said the button was a sham. But after viewers wrote to us disputing that, we decided to run a little ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not fun to be anywhere with strangers. But by far the worst situation is the elevator. You’re trapped in a small box, and you have to touch shared buttons to get to ...

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 ...

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A residential community in Shenyang, North China's Liaoning Province recently drew attention online for a mysterious "puppy button" on the bottom of its elevator control panel. Photo: web A ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — An effort to replace Blair County’s older courthouse elevator prompted a debate among commissioners Tuesday on whether to retain marble trim around the elevator entrance doors or ...

HIKONE, Shiga Prefecture--Long before the COVID-19 crisis cast its shadow over the world, a leading manufacturer in this western Japan city began work on developing a touchless elevator that allows ...