The star symbol on elevator buttons typically denotes special or priority floors, often for maintenance or emergency use. It ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Many buttons we use every day actually have no effect — but there's a psychological reason they are still helpful. Follow BI Video: On Twitter More from Science ...

An curved arrow pointing right. For years people have speculated that the DOOR CLOSE buttons in elevators are non-functioning and simply serve a psychological purpose. Whether that's true is still ...

An FSU student who was in the library on the fifth floor said people pressed the elevator buttons to keep anyone from coming and used tables to block off them off.

a leading manufacturer in this western Japan city began work on developing a touchless elevator that allows users to reach the floor of their choice without physically pressing a button.