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Can vinyl records be made in an environmentally friendly way? – BBC News
Global demand for vinyl records is at its highest in 30 years.
Most factories still use the same methods that have been in production since the 1980s, technology programme BBC Click reports.
There’s also a backlog due to the impact of the pandemic.
It means that some artists and fans are having to wait at least a year to get their hands on one.
So, is there a more environmentally friendly way to produce vinyl records that can help ease the pressure?
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A new personalised vaccine given in combination with a drug has stopped skin cancer returning in patients during a trial, representing a potentially watershed moment in cancer treatment. Scientists used mRNA technology, which was used for some Covid-19 vaccines.
But that technology – and vaccines more generally – have become increasingly controversial in the United States since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, is a vaccine sceptic.
In August 2025 cancelled $500m (£376m) in funding for mRNA vaccine research. The move impacted 22 projects being led by major pharmaceutical companies, including Pfizer and Moderna, for vaccines against bird flu and other viruses, according to Kennedy’s department.
We speak to Tom Whipple, host of the BBC’s Inside Science programme, about the science of this new vaccine. And we ask how funding cuts for vaccine research could impact health outcomes not just for Americans, but for the world.
0:00 How does the new mRNA skin cancer vaccine work?
2:56 How effective is the new cancer vaccine?
5:06 How do mRNA vaccines work?
6:51 How was mRNA technology developed?
10:26 How did Covid change mRNA vaccines?
12:01 Why is RFK Jr cutting mRNA funding?
15:19 Are mRNA vaccines safe?
18:48 Why is the FDA approving an mRNA flu vaccine?
21:00 What does the future of mRNA research look like?
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Historic first as Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at Beijing games | BBC News
A Chinese humanoid robot has run 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, surpassing the men’s world record time held by Jamaican sprinting great Usain Bolt.
Tiangong Ultra, developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, won its heat at the opening of the games’ second edition. The robot overtook smartphone maker Honor’s Lightning near the finish after falling behind early in the race. Lightning finished in 9.47 seconds, also faster than the 9.58-second record Bolt set at the 2009 World Athletics Championships in Berlin.
The results marked a remarkable improvement from last year’s inaugural games, when Tiangong Ultra won the 100 metres in 21.50 seconds. Tiangong also won the world’s first humanoid robot half-marathon, held in Beijing last year.
The 100 metres is among 51 events at the games, which include football, dancing and contests to complete industrial tasks.
China is promoting humanoid robots as a strategic emerging industry, with policymakers and companies betting that advances in AI and hardware will accelerate their use in manufacturing, logistics and consumer applications.
Investor enthusiasm for the sector was underscored recently when shares in Unitree, China’s best-known humanoid robot maker, jumped more than five fold in its Shanghai trading debut, giving the company a market value of about $50 billion.
This year’s games have drawn 2,056 robots from 666 teams across 16 countries and six continents, up from 280 teams at the inaugural event.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Laura Bicker in Beijing.
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Every year, new reports warn that our roads are getting worse and potholes are becoming more common. Experts say the cost of …
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Artificial intelligence was the technology lots of people wanted to talk about at the Dentistry Show in Birmingham, UK.
From 3D printing to digital scanners and AI receptionists, there are many ways in which technology is helping dentists’ workflow.
We tried some of the tech on display.
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There was a time when sleeping was simple – but now, it’s a bit more complicated.
Sleep has rules – there’s the right bedtime, the right temperature, and the right amount of deep sleep.
It’s not just something we do, it’s something we measure.
But is all this number punching actually helping us rest?
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@yvanflodin
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
yeah, sure, blame vinyl records for environmental problems. and never look towards real problems.
Vinyl record making makes zero waste and the finished product will most likely never been thrown away. this is totally stupid.
@billylowery5052
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Leave it alone
@ab3000x
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
I have a GVR (recycled PET plastic injection molded) record and it looks and sounds as good, or better, than my vinyl pressings. If the whole industry went in this direction that would be great. You could create audiophile quality LPs with garbage – now that's upcycling!
@chumleyk
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Audio systems now need a Virtue Signal level adjustment to accommodate this more profitable, but of course 'greener', medium. (Hint, it's not greener). no one has been worrying about vinyl's impact on our planet, but typical BBC making us THINK others are by saying so. No, we aren't, in fact vinyl records are one of the most environmentally friendly forms of plastic. Why? Because few people throw them into the garbage. It won't save almost any part of the world we live in but they'll make more of a profit (cheaper tooling and easier production) and you will feel good about it but your bank manager won't (theirs will). (PET won't last as long as PVC after multiple plays btw – they NEVER mention that). If you genuinely worry about the environment enough to muster the energy to demand a lower-quality production change for LP records, then you should stick to digital streaming, seriously. As usual, 0.01% of cluster b people are attempting to ruin another thing for the other 99%.
@danielmabella
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Any knowledge regarding groove wear in comparison to vinyl records? How many times can it be played from an archives point of view?
@ellisgarbutt1925
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Why don't eco warriors calm down abit
@MisterM950
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
For real? I think we should improve environmental friendly manufacturing techniques in other sectors like food, toys, electronics whatever. Vinyl records have such a long lifespan. Ridiculous.
@bellosanimada8888
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Aa Really brought home how bad the situation is when the guy at the end expressed gratitude for simply having enough space to stand up inside his shared apartment.
@drydessert4198
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
What is overlooked is the amount of material used for vinyl records versus other use cases of plastic. Lets say someone builds a collection of 500 vinyls over 10 years. That is 60 kilos or 6kg per year, more than typical. How many kg of packaging material does this vinyl collector buy and throw away as a side product of food, cleaning detergent, shampoo etc.. How many tons of pvc flooring is produced each year for hospitals, schools, homes?
@bioanu
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Our paradise planet caught fire this summer .. try to be more planetophile than audiophile .. audiophilia is just another arrogance
@TiredMomma
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
You do know you could make records out of aluminum right?
@Mr_Makina
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
If its not our cars, its what we eat… now its what/how we listen to something ?. There is far bigger concerns than vinyl for Christ sake. Youve got 60 year old records still being sold/kept, there's small runs of whatever decade, that still get sold. You might as well, attack steaming while your at it and the infrastructure needed to maintain that.
@keshtharafan8077
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
I just love how every news outlet outside of the US covers more topics around the world than anything the US ever could. They are so focused on themselves it's laughable.
@roaming.spectre.
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
I knew the enviro mentals would start on records… I’m surprised it’s not racist because records are black….
@robertmazur9360
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Go and look how much plastic its used to pack vegetables and fruits? Many my vinyls have 60+ years, People before me used that, now I used and my kids I hope will used too! Same with books. My friends, eco friends use new technology to listen music or read books, after every two years change gears for that…
@jamiesoden7877
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Newsflash this isn't the 1970's anymore. It's 2022 technology has changed the way we listen to our music. Back in the day I listened to my music on DAT cassettes and mini discs in the late 1990s, something different from the regular CD and cassettes. My Alpine car audio took the music to a different level.
@gethotwithshannonnadj9301
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
I just love how every news outlet outside of the US covers more topics around the world than anything the US ever could. They are so focused on themselves it's laughable.
@thosethatcan
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Hemp cellulose
@wolfiestreet6899
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
What a boring subject.
@sethandruby
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
The leader of the Labour party is such a joke has a gig at the Edinburgh Fringe festival ?
@poopootin3652
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
As technology and globalization have changed the way we live, many feel that they have lost control of their environment. In this sense, some argue that choosing vinyl is way to resist current fashion and technology’s increasing sophistication.
@EziosBladez
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
Because this is a huge problem? Ha! xD first world problems. If the record is on your shelf and being used to listen to, how is it going to waste, it isnt a plastic bottle that you finish and throw away.
@thanawitsagulthang6471
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
BBC make video concerning such trivial matter of vinyl records which hardly gets thrown away compared to the shear massive amount of E-waste and used battery generated from the disposal of wireless earbuds due to the removal of the headphone jack that were never mentioned.
@Euphemism-for-help-for-free
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
No Biden, No Peace
I want someone to say something about the US elections causing all of these problems that makes some sense.
@tifftifffuc_kme5295
January 3, 2024 at 12:25 pm
The initial quality may be comparable but how long will they last compared to the original product?