Itinerant workers in the US now move close to warehouses of online giants hoping to land a job. They camp in vans and RVs with no fixed address – and many say they appreciate the feeling of freedom the lifestyle gives them.

Entrepreneurs and captains of industry favor private planes. Ulrich Bettermann's company has three. He can head straight to destinations where scheduled flights will not go. He even has a license to pilot his jets himself.

Working hard is a cardinal virtue in the country. Many people do a lot of overtime for no extra pay, regularly exceeding the legal limit of 52 hours a week. The physical and emotional costs can be high.

The awards season is upon us, and as always when it comes to style there are winners – and losers. Gerhard Elfers explains why a suit is so much more than a costume.

In industrialized nations most people have shorter working hours than ever before. Yet many feel they have no time. The experience of time changes from generation to generation. Our era is marked by stress in life and time pressure in the workplace.

Japanese automaker Toyota developed this method of supply chain and production management in the 1960s to enhance efficiency and profitability. It became all the rage around the world in the 1970s and is nowadays standard practice.

Porsche has adopted just-in-time methods. We visit the factory in Leipzig where it builds the Macan and Panamera models. Parts are delivered shortly before they are needed. But there are limits to the speed of assembly lines.

With space dwindling in cities worldwide, demand is rising for affordable homes. The likes of Walter Gropius and Bruno Taut paved the way for social housing. Today they continue to inspire city planners and architects.

Thyssen-Krupp wants to revolutionize elevators using magnetic levitation - with a cable-less cabin that can also go sideways. The company is conducting tests on a monumental scale on the edge of Germany’s Black Forest.

As the world’s cities grow, so does the waste they produce. What do you do with it all? Downtown Berlin’s answer is a labyrinth of underground disposal tunnels.