Made in Germany: The Business Magazine

Sartorial standards take a beating on Casual Fridays. Men show up at work dressed for a casual night out with the lads. But many companies still have a dress-down day at the end of the work week – much to the dismay of DW style guru Gerhard Elfers.

Torsten Schreiber is a German entrepreneur who is bringing transportable solar power plants to remote villages in various African countries – including crisis regions. A portrait of an entrepreneur with a mission.

When will the successor of LTE arrive? 5G is supposed to make the world more mobile and data transfers even speedier. What will change? DW speaks with internet expert Joachim Bühler.

The next generation of wireless technology is 5G, which is promising ten times as fast as 4G. But supporting these blistering speeds will require a massive boost in connection density. So will 5G live up to its promises?

A financial jump-start, contacts and mentoring are all important for young entrepreneurs. Startups in the area of space technology and satellite navigation can apply to get that boost from the European Space Agency.

It's a major contract – fragile paintings by the renowned artist Max Beckmann need to travel to an exhibition. That means a special logistics company that uses climate-controlled crates and takes special care.

Hearing problems are widespread among the elderly. But at least hearing aids have shrugged off their fuddy-duddy image and become hip.

Older workers are often seen as inefficient and inflexible. DW examines how much truth there is to the clichés.

Young people often feel they're not taken seriously, while their older colleagues feel their age is seen as a disadvantage. DW sent out a couple of reporters to investigate age discrimination.

81 year old Brigitte seems to have drunk from the fountain of youth. She does regular exercise, still works, has a partner and a large circle of friends. She's even got computer skills.