Are the sanctions against Russia ineffective? Researcher Julia Grauvogel tells DW how they're devastating Russia's finance and tech sectors and causing domestic energy problems. The sanctions are working — but slowly.

Despite the war, Ukraine’s tech sector is doing surprisingly well. Many companies have gone into exile abroad and are using their profits to help finance war efforts back home.

Climate change is a huge problem for winter tourism in Germany. Snow is only guaranteed at very high elevations. Places below the snow line need new ideas to attract tourists in the future.

Methane is responsible for more than a quarter of global warming. But companies aren’t reducing their emissions, and there isn't enough legislation to ban it. Ajit Niranjan meets a methane hunter with a special camera.

The energy crisis has forced the world to look for new sources. One of them is geothermal energy – heat inside the earth that’s always beneath our feet. It can be used to make electricity, but with some difficulties.

Competition regulators from the US and Germany have blocked the sale of Danish company Maersk Container Industry to a Chinese company. It would have seen China dominate the industry.

Uma Hapsari has written a book about the eventful history behind her brand of comfortable shoes. It describes her personal rise and fall — and comeback.

A German startup is developing a solution for making augmented reality feel like an in-person meeting. We looked at the groundbreaking new technology used by Gixel.

Demand for lithium is at record levels. The US currently sources most of its supply from China – but now intends to mine large quantities of the metal in Nevada. But those plans face resistance from indigenous tribes.

We need more homes – and it's now even possible to make the workers that build them. Switzerland has seen the introduction of the first construction site robots. We look at how they could speed up the pace of building.