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 ...

DENVER – A missing man who authorities discovered dead in an elevator at a Denver apartment complex last month may have reached out for help by pressing the elevator’s emergency button. Isaak ...

(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 ...

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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 ...

An LSU Hospital employee who is both deaf and mute spent the night stuck in an elevator that also had a malfunctioning emergency call button.The man -- who had no food, water or toilet facility -- was ...

The number of elevators in commercial and residential buildings has continued to increase, but the communication solutions available for them continue to disappoint… until now. Commend's Elevator ...

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