Yes, rice, which contains a crucial tire material normally found in sand. Here's why Michelin is turning food into rubber. Michelin says sustainable silica does not come from sand. As part of its ...

Milling rice to separate the grain from the husks, produces about 100 million tons of rice husk waste globally each year. Scientists searching for a scalable method to fabricate quantum dots have ...

Researchers from Hiroshima University in Japan have discovered an innovative way to turn discarded rice husks into light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering ...

Milling rice to separate the grain from the husks produces about 100 million tons of rice husk waste globally each year. Scientists searching for a scalable method to fabricate quantum dots have ...

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced Monday it will begin using ash left over from the burning of rice husks to produce electricity and an environmentally friendly source of silica for use in ...

Continental is increasing its use of renewable and recycled materials in tire production. In 2024, these materials accounted for 26% of production. The company expects that figure to rise by two to ...

Part 1 of The Quest for Greener Truck Tires examined why it is so important for tire makers to develop environmentally friendly truck tires. But how, exactly, are they going about doing so? Optimizing ...

From TVs, to solar cells, to cutting-edge cancer treatments, quantum dots are beginning to exhibit their unique potential in many fields, but manufacturing them at scale would raise some issues ...

The construction industry, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is under increasing pressure to adopt sustainable practices. One promising avenue lies in the utilization of agricultural ...

(Nanowerk News) Milling rice to separate the grain from the husks, produces about 100 million tons of rice husk waste globally each year. Scientists searching for a scalable method to fabricate ...