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Mosambik 2024 | Cleiton Michaque, 17-jähriger mosambikanischer Innovator

Mozambique’s teenage inventor and his big drone dreams

Mozambique’s teenage inventor and his big drone dreams

Cleiton Michaque, a 17-year-old Mozambican inventor, has made his own drone out of carbon fiber.
TechnologyApril 29, 202401:30 min
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Japan's semiconductor sector: What's behind the chip reboot?

Japan's semiconductor sector: What's behind the chip reboot?

Tokyo is concerned about supply chain challenges and geopolitical tensions over the Taiwan Strait.
BusinessApril 29, 2024
Chinese exhibitors at the Hannover trade fair 2024

German industry under increasing pressure from China

German industry under increasing pressure from China

German firms are coming increasingly under pressure from Chinese rivals. Jun Yan reports from the Hannover trade fair.
BusinessApril 26, 202403:11 min
US President Joe Biden attends an event in 2022 to support domestic chip manufacturing.

America's billion-dollar bet on US chipmaking

America's billion-dollar bet on US chipmaking

US President Joe Biden is desperate to bring advanced chipmaking to the country and is willing to pay a lot for it.
BusinessApril 25, 2024
Woman holds European Union flag against blue sky outdoors

EU elections: What have lawmakers achieved since 2019?

EU elections: What have lawmakers achieved since 2019?

With elections in June, DW breaks down where the European Parliament made its mark — and where it didn't.
PoliticsApril 25, 2024
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Satellite data for quality urban life

Satellite data for quality urban life

Researchers analyze satellite images to improve urban life and make cities safer.
Digital WorldApril 19, 202402:48 min
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In the spotlight

A worker produces semiconductors at a workshop in Binzhou, eastern China on Jan 9, 2022

Tech war: China could face US, EU curbs over legacy chips

After the US cut China's access to cutting-edge chips, could those used in everyday products be next?
BusinessApril 5, 2024
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How Mewat became India's new hub for cyber criminals

DW investigates how one Indian district became a hub for phone scamming and how it's affecting local community.
SocietyMarch 26, 202413:06 min
The globe shown on a spherical display using organic electroluminescent panels at an exhibition in Tokyo

Climate crisis: Japan bets big with bonds for clean tech

The country is the first in the world to issue sovereign bonds aimed at funneling private money into green technology.
ClimateFebruary 19, 2024
South Korea's first homegrown fighter jet KF-21 is unveiled during its rollout ceremony in Sacheon

South Korea to tighten punishment for industrial espionage

The new legislation is aimed at fending off suspected efforts from foreign entities to acquire sensitive technologies.
BusinessFebruary 14, 2024
Reporter wading in ice-cold water with a power plant in the background

Could large heat pumps revolutionize how we warm our homes?

The German city of Mannheim is heating thousands of homes with ice-cold water. How does it work?
ClimateJanuary 29, 2024
A soldier handles a drone jamming weapon

How Ukraine's signal-jamming guns stop Russian drones

Nearly two years into the war in Ukraine, kamikaze drones have become commonplace on both sides.
ConflictsJanuary 25, 202403:00 min