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Las Vegas technology art inventor Jesse Smigel’s collection includes a robotic beetle, a machine that plays decades-old phone calls and a model of an atomic blast, as Andrew Webb discovered.

Las Vegas technology art inventor Jesse Smigel’s collection includes a robotic beetle, a machine that plays decades-old phone calls and a model of an atomic blast, as Andrew Webb discovered.

Rolls Royce unveils its first electric powered vehicle, but is the company really committed to an eco-friendly future?

Rolls Royce unveils its first electric powered vehicle, but is the company really committed to an eco-friendly future?

Shigeru Miyamoto, the creative force behind Nintendo, shows off their new handheld games console the 3DS.

Shigeru Miyamoto, the creative force behind Nintendo, shows off their new handheld games console the 3DS.

Microsoft’s Craig Mundie gives Rory Cellan-Jones a tour of the lab where Kinect is for more than gaming.

Microsoft’s Craig Mundie gives Rory Cellan-Jones a tour of the lab where Kinect is for more than gaming.

David Reid visits Chateau Margaux to discover the serious steps they are taking to protect their wine from fraudsters

Meet the American sculptor creating polystyrene masterpieces

Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto on games – past and future

Rory Cellan-Jones finds out what the tech giant is working on next

Actress Jane Russell, the Hollywood sex symbol who starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Marilyn Monroe, dies at the age of 89.

Do you own the gadgets you buy?

Using Microsoft’s Kinect in a robot to find earthquake survivors

More than 37 million Americans tuned into the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, down 10% on the previous year.

Are smartphone apps and social networks taking over?

An award-winning stage musical about the life of the late Nigerian musician Fela Kuti is to be staged in his home country for the first time.

The Grand Opera in Belfast confirms Sir Derek Jacobi will appear as King Lear at the theatre this week, after three shows in Wales were cancelled at the weekend, when the actor lost his voice.

Czech author Arnost Lustig, a survivor of the Holocaust who later wrote about it in his fiction, dies in Prague at the age of 84.

Danny Boyle’s new stage version of Frankenstein, starring Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Trainspotting’s Jonny Lee Miller gets a thumbs up in reviews.

Actress Jane Russell, the Hollywood sex symbol who starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Marilyn Monroe, dies at the age of 89.

The King’s Speech is to be released in the US in a swearing-free version which will open it up to younger audiences, its director Tom Hooper confirms.

Oscar winning actress Julia Roberts was a surprise guest at the Oscar Wilde awards in Los Angeles, held annually to celebrate Irish cinema talent.

More than 37 million Americans tuned into the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, down 10% on the previous year.

Black Swan is the big winner at the Spirit Awards, the annual event that honours independent US movies on the eve of the Oscars.

An award-winning stage musical about the life of the late Nigerian musician Fela Kuti is to be staged in his home country for the first time.

Bob Dylan’s former girlfriend Suze Rotolo, the inspiration for some of the singer’s love songs, dies at the age of 67.

Stars including Seal, Jamie Foxx and Nick Jonas perform at the White House to celebrate the legacy of record label Motown.

The Grand Opera in Belfast confirms Sir Derek Jacobi will appear as King Lear at the theatre this week, after three shows in Wales were cancelled at the weekend, when the actor lost his voice.

Czech author Arnost Lustig, a survivor of the Holocaust who later wrote about it in his fiction, dies in Prague at the age of 84.

US soul legend Etta James could be in ”very serious danger” under the care of a live-in doctor, her son claims.

Danny Boyle’s new stage version of Frankenstein, starring Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Trainspotting’s Jonny Lee Miller gets a thumbs up in reviews.

The King’s Speech is to be released in the US in a swearing-free version which will open it up to younger audiences, its director Tom Hooper confirms.

Oscar winning actress Julia Roberts was a surprise guest at the Oscar Wilde awards in Los Angeles, held annually to celebrate Irish cinema talent.

Black Swan is the big winner at the Spirit Awards, the annual event that honours independent US movies on the eve of the Oscars.

Bob Dylan’s former girlfriend Suze Rotolo, the inspiration for some of the singer’s love songs, dies at the age of 67.

Stars including Seal, Jamie Foxx and Nick Jonas perform at the White House to celebrate the legacy of record label Motown.

US soul legend Etta James could be in ”very serious danger” under the care of a live-in doctor, her son claims.

Piers Morgan responds to criticism from his predecessor, Larry King, that he is not ”dangerous” enough on his much-hyped US talk show.

Piers Morgan responds to criticism from his predecessor, Larry King, that he is not ”dangerous” enough on his much-hyped US talk show.

The BBC World Service stops radio broadcasts in three languages – Serbian, Portuguese and Spanish – as a result of budget cuts.

Documentary The Last Lions is an effort to call attention to the dramatic decrease in the world’s lion population.

Blue Peter presenter and high wire walker Helen Skelton has said she believes ”impossible is just a word”.

Oscar winner Colin Firth: ”It feels odd to be congratulated on something you enjoy doing so much.”

How is Colin Firth moving on from The King’s Speech?

Visual effects Oscar winner Paul Franklin describes his award-scooping Hollywood day

Emin Agalarov is a billion dollar heir who just wants to sing

Red carpet glitz and glamour at the Oscars

Police remove Charlie Sheen’s two young sons from his home and Christina Aguilera is arrested plus more showbiz news

The government’s handling of IT is locked in a ”vicious circle of costs and failures” and moves at a ”glacial” pace, a report says.

The government’s handling of IT is locked in a ”vicious circle of costs and failures” and moves at a ”glacial” pace, a report says.

Designer John Galliano has apologised ”unreservedly” after allegedly making anti-Semitic comments in Paris last week.

Designer John Galliano has apologised ”unreservedly” after allegedly making anti-Semitic comments in Paris last week.

Can Cheryl Cole’s accent work on US television?

The film debut of chart-topping singer Duffy is given its premiere in London.

The film debut of chart-topping singer Duffy is given its premiere in London.

Australian novelist Christos Tsiolkas reflects on how alongside Australia’s prosperity and increased affluence lie a range of simmering social issues.

Is plagiarism now rife in the internet age?

The critics deliver their verdict on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new London production of The Wizard of Oz.

The critics deliver their verdict on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new London production of The Wizard of Oz.

Belfast’s Odyssey Arena will host this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards in early November.

Belfast’s Odyssey Arena will host this year’s MTV Europe Music Awards in early November.

Jeremy Cooke visits a Northumberland river to see how an endangered mollusc is being helped by the release of thousands of baby fish.

Jeremy Cooke visits a Northumberland river to see how an endangered mollusc is being helped by the release of thousands of baby fish.

A new computer game gives players the chance decide the fate of the world using latest climate models and economic impact analysis.

A new computer game gives players the chance decide the fate of the world using latest climate models and economic impact analysis.

A new computer game gives players the chance decide the fate of the world using latest climate models and economic impact analysis.

A new computer game gives players the chance decide the fate of the world using latest climate models and economic impact analysis.

Lord Coe turns his hand to acting in a new BBC comedy series about the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Lord Coe turns his hand to acting in a new BBC comedy series about the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Singer Nelly Furtado says she will give away $1 million (£615,000) she was paid to perform for the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Singer Nelly Furtado says she will give away $1 million (£615,000) she was paid to perform for the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Sony Music Artists, managers of the popular Japanese boy band Kishidan, apologises after the group appeared on national TV dressed like Nazis.

Sony Music Artists, managers of the popular Japanese boy band Kishidan, apologises after the group appeared on national TV dressed like Nazis.

Mexico’s new gallery displaying tycoon Carlos Slim’s collection

A global survey reveals how 5% of the ocean floor is covered by seamounts, an unexplored marine habitat equivalent in size to the world’s tropical dry forest.

A global survey reveals how 5% of the ocean floor is covered by seamounts, an unexplored marine habitat equivalent in size to the world’s tropical dry forest.

Actors David Tennant and Jim Broadbent are nominated for best actor at this year’s Royal Television Society Programme Awards.

Actors David Tennant and Jim Broadbent are nominated for best actor at this year’s Royal Television Society Programme Awards.

Troops at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire are training with state-of-the-art virtual reality parachutes.

Troops at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire are training with state-of-the-art virtual reality parachutes.

Tens of thousands of people could have been caught out by cyber criminals who put booby-trapped adverts on popular webpages.

Tens of thousands of people could have been caught out by cyber criminals who put booby-trapped adverts on popular webpages.

Ofcom says that it has serious concerns that adverts for broadband are misleading because consumers rarely get the speeds advertised.

Ofcom says that it has serious concerns that adverts for broadband are misleading because consumers rarely get the speeds advertised.

An order to trap escaped beavers in Tayside could be challenged in the courts, campaigners say.

An order to trap escaped beavers in Tayside could be challenged in the courts, campaigners say.

Scientists in Oxford believe they have solved an age-old botanical mystery, surrounding Wales’ national flower.

Scientists in Oxford believe they have solved an age-old botanical mystery, surrounding Wales’ national flower.

What are the environmental benefits of high-speed rail?

What are the environmental benefits of high-speed rail?

The French fashion house Christian Dior has sacked its British designer, John Galliano following alleged anti-Semitic comments he made last week.

A record-breaking optical microscope is demonstrated by UK researchers who used tiny glass beads to cheat the normal rules of light.

A record-breaking optical microscope is demonstrated by UK researchers who used tiny glass beads to cheat the normal rules of light.

A downloadable online archive of more than 500 episodes of BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs is to be launched next month.

A downloadable online archive of more than 500 episodes of BBC Radio 4 programme Desert Island Discs is to be launched next month.

Protesters in Benghazi have started a makeshift art gallery of anti-Gaddafi works.

The European Commission is setting out ideas for ending fish discards.

The European Commission is setting out ideas for ending fish discards.