A Scottish and a German company have developed a floating tidal energy power plant and are testing it in western Scotland. Hydrokinetic energy is a valuable resource, but it takes advanced technology to harness it.

Conditions in Italy for start-ups may not be so great, but some innovative firms are thriving. We meet two entrepreneurs in Milan. There is concern about the general election in March. What will the economic policies of the next government look like?

Who says heroes have to be men? Let women have a turn! German film producer Alice Brauner talks about the role of women in the industry and women's roles in movies.

Siemens has developed an interactive tool that guides cities on how to achieve their environmental targets. Siemens engineers are already using the 'City Performance Tool' to advise municipalities around the world.

Nerds are known for worrying what to wear in the office. It’s actually pretty easy, provided you stick to a simple modular system. A select range of pieces that are guaranteed to combine well - promises DW host Gerhard Elfers.

Photographs? Instagram! Music? Spotify! Clothing? Zalando! There are now platforms and apps to meet nearly any imaginable need. And that’s driving many traditional businesses into bankruptcy. The survivors must be doing something right. But what?

It’s a term used to describe innovations that have the ability to destroy entire fields. Airbnb capitalization has overtaken that of big hotel chains, autonomous cars could soon put taxi drivers out of business. Who will win, and who will lose?

Annika Herr is pursuing research into the organ transplant market in Germany - although it's not a market in the conventional sense, and demand for organs far outstrips supply. How can more people be persuaded to do donate organs?

Out with the old, in with the new! IT specialist Shermin Voshmgir is radical when it comes to blockchain technology. She believes it has the potential to revolutionize our world - by doing away with hierarchies, for example.

A car with steam coming out of the exhaust has to be running on hydrogen. The clean fuel cell technology has been around for 30 years, so why isn’t it taking off?