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Photos: 'Going up' in San Diego

March 9, 2005 St. James Hotel notes that the world has sped up while its once cutting-edge elevators have not. TAGS: elevator, San Diego, photograph

Nano skyscrapers may precede space elevator

October 26, 2005 The carbon nanotubes central to building an space elevator could have more practical and immediate applications. TAGS: elevator, ribbon, project

When ring tones are jarring

January 26, 2005 Cell phones may boost worker effectiveness, but they also lead to legal risks, less productivity and plain irritation. TAGS: elevator, cell phone, worker, call, Sprint Nextel, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

From heaven to Earth, nanotech makes strides

October 26, 2005 roundup Carbon nanotubes could be the star of an eventual space elevator, while other nano advances could be as close as the clay beneath us. TAGS: nanotechnology, elevator, nanotube

Teams to take another crack at space elevator

August 1, 2007 Goal is to build a robotic climber that can hoist itself up on a thin carbon tether 100 meters within 50 seconds. TAGS: elevator, laser, scientist

Microsoft: Fowl play is for partners

March 9, 2005 At a business-software conference, a Microsoft executive explains how partners fit into the company's grand scheme. Photos: 'Going up' in San Diego TAGS: elevator, ISV, hotel, general manager, software company, conference, Microsoft Corp., networking, Wi-Fi

Space elevator isn't going anywhere yet

October 23, 2007 For the third year in a row, no team rises to the challenge of building a robotic climber and a vertical tether that could one day comprise a workable space elevator. TAGS: tether, elevator, tycoon, material, laser, challenge, battery

NASA hosting space elevator competition

October 22, 2005 NASA, Spaceward Foundation host competitions to help generate designs for a sort of highway to the moon. Competitors prepare for lift-off TAGS: tether, elevator, ribbon, robot, hosting, sun, development, design, scientist

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