“Here we show that is possible to create alternative insulating material from recycled newspaper and rice husk,” Nacarí Marín ...

Add the cardamom pods and grind until the husks split and the seeds are lightly ... Fry gently for 2 minutes, stirring. Mix in the rice to coat it in the buttery spices. Add the stock and a ...

"Here we show that is possible to create alternative insulating material from recycled newspaper and rice husk," Nacarí Marín Calvo, a researcher at the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá ...

Every day, 15 tonnes of rice husks are produced by rice farmers in Mwea, Kirinyaga County. These husks are either dumped or burned, which affects the environment. Now, 28-year-old Samuel Rigu has ...

Rice can be deceptively difficult to cook if you don’t know what you’re doing. It’s all too easy for the grains to go dry, gloopy or claggy if you’re not careful. But thankfully, there are ...

A rice husks disposal site worker Mugendi Kiava lights up the commodity near Murubara village, Mwea. Notice his bare feet despite the hot fire beneath the sludge. [Photo: Munene Kamau/standard ...

In late 2012 we released our original report on arsenic in rice, in which we found measurable levels in almost all of the 60 rice varieties and rice products we tested. Our most recent testing and ...

Drain the rice and place it into a pot with the fresh water. Bring to the boil. Add the lemon juice to the water and stir thoroughly. Cover the pan with a lid before reducing the heat. Simmer ...

How this phenomenon comes about has not yet been conclusively clarified. Still, modern agriculture has this effect to thank for the cultivation of high-performing hybrid varieties of maize, rapeseed, ...

The next generation of reinforcing, highly dispersible silicas is now commercial, namely, the sustainable net zero emissions NZEROSIL-brand silicas starting from bio-renewable rice husk. Literature on ...

Worldwide, around 540 million adults suffer from diabetes – a figure that is expected to rise to almost 800 million by 2045. More than half of them live in Asian countries where rice is a staple food.