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Escalators

LEVYTATOR  

Uplifting Innovations

BY David ZaxThu Sep 30, 2010

An engineer named Jack Levy recently revealed designs for a curving escalator he dubs the Levytator. Some have claimed that it's the first innovation to escalators in 113 years, but as this slideshow reveals, innovation has long been ... READ»

ESCALATORS  

Upward Mobility

BY David ZaxThu Sep 30, 2010

An engineer named Jack Levy recently revealed designs for a curving escalator he dubs the Levytator. Some have claimed that it's the first innovation to escalators in 113 years, but as this slideshow reveals, innovation has long been ... READ»

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Student Invents Energy Efficient Escalator That Also Transports Wheelchairs

BY Cliff KuangMon Jun 29, 2009

The new escalator has moving plates that join to form a platform for the wheelchair-bound.READ»