Riding high. (Odyssey, an elevator that can move side-ways as well as up and down, is being developed by the Otis Elevator Co.)(Brief Article) From: Science World | Date: November 3, 1997| Author: Hugel, Bob | COPYRIGHT 1997 Scholastic, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Elevators are about to go where no elevator has gone before--sideways.

Otis Elevator Co. is developing Odyssey, a new system that allows an elevator to move horizontally as well as vertically. The point: to be able to build bigger buildings, bigger even than the 460 m (1,509 ft) World Financial Center under construction in China.

How will an elevator that moves sideways help architects build bigger buildings? The answer is suprisingly simple, and requires n...

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