The concept of a Space Elevator might seem like science fiction, right? However, what if we told you that a company in Japan ...

A space elevator could make it much cheaper and faster to get goods to other planets, like Mars. The Obayashi Corporation based in Japan announced in 2012 plans to begin building one by next year. Not ...

The Periodic Graphics article in the July 1, 2024, issue of C&EN titled “The Science of Space Elevators” (page 25) is so oversimplified as to be tantamount to farce. The implication from the article ...

What if one day we have an elevator that would not only take us to the upper floors of a building? What if it can take us to the far reaches of the solar system? This may sound like another wild, ...

The Space Needle is getting doubly cool. Visitors to the iconic Seattle tower can now ride to the top in a double-decker, floor-to-ceiling glass elevator — the first of its kind in North America — in ...

One of the most critical components of the space elevator is the climber. It is second only to the ribbon in importance and perfection of design. As we will see shortly at the X-Prize Cup, building ...

When humans return to the Moon or land on Mars for the first time, they will likely use oxygen extracted from planetary rock. They'll build shelters from 3D-printed blocks composed of locally mined ...