(CNN) -- The Shanghai Tower -- the world's second tallest building -- has just set three Guinness World Records. The Chinese skyscraper now officially has the world's fastest elevator, tallest ...

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The Shanghai Tower is already known around the world for currently being the tallest twisting tower in the world and the second tallest building in the world overall. Now, it also has the distinction ...

Supertall buildings call for creative vertical transportation strategies. Hitachi Ltd. and its Hitachi Elevator Co. Ltd. division have annouced that they will build and install 95 elevators—including ...

- Three of the 17 elevators at Telus Sky move at a rate of 1,600 feet per minute. - At 729 feet tall, Telus Sky is the third tallest building in Calgary and is one the 20 tallest buildings in Canada. ...

Mitsubishi has its own patented technology for vibration free high speed elevators. "We have developed a high velocity elevator with a speed of 18 meters per second (64 kilo meters per hour).

Japanese manufacturer Hitachi is preparing to open a new research facility to test elevators that can travel at an astounding 40 miles per hour. Located in Hitachinaka, Japan, the G1 Tower is the ...

<b>Tower Transit: A Game of Fast-Paced Elevator Control</b><br>By FogleBird<br><br><b>Story:</b> The citizens of City X have places to go and people to see. Without speedy transportation, these ...

The World Trade Center had one of the world's great elevator systems – 198 of the biggest, fastest elevators ever built. On the morning of Sept. 11, this technological marvel turned against the people ...