When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

You walk towards the entrance of a hotel, and instead of pushing open a normal door, you step into a giant rotating circle. It looks a little dramatic, but there is a reason these doors became popular ...

If you make a point of minding your manners, revolving doors are a terror. Should a man go in first to get things rolling for his female companion? Or does the ...

Revolving doors can be clumsy, but once you learn the good that they do to help the environment, you’ll rethink how you feel about them. Invented in the late 19th century, revolving doors were ...

While most of us have been content with swing and sliding doors for the vast majority of our needs around the home, the revolving door remains popular in a wide variety of contexts. It’s a confounding ...

Starting in February 2014, he plans to take season 4 of the show weekly; you can support his Kickstarter campaign here. His most recent show—about revolving doors—can be played below. Or keep reading ...

December 12, 2008 In a clever example of harnessing the power of human movement, Netherlands based door manufacturer Royal Boon Edam has developed an energy generating revolving door for the ...

Trying to untangle a knot in a mess of strings can be frustrating and time-consuming. But not so for molecular machines—molecules that convert chemical energy into mechanical work and motion. Machines ...

Doors are some seriously ancient tech but they have this problem where they can only keep people out if they’re closed. This bizarre but clever take on the “revolving door” by a company called ...