Tennessee students build robotic hand for new classmate

Starting at a new school this year, 15-year-old Sergio Peralta had all the typical teenage reasons to be nervous. He was also trying to keep a secret: a hand that was not fully formed. “In the first days of school, I honestly felt like hiding my hand,” he told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner.Continue reading “Tennessee students build robotic hand for new classmate”

Can a sleepy Japanese town become Asia’s Silicon Valley?

Always seen as Japan’s backwater, Tokushima is not where you would expect to see the opening of a special new school for tech-savvy young entrepreneurs. Located on the southern island of Shikoku, the sleepy, rural region doesn’t have a reputation for being a thriving place. But the area, which has been suffering from both anContinue reading “Can a sleepy Japanese town become Asia’s Silicon Valley?”