Thai researcher wins Albert Einstein Prize

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Thai researcher wins Albert Einstein Prize

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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will Monday award a Thai researcher with the Albert Einstein Prize for his invention of a machine for drying unhusked rice, Thai News Agency reported Monday.

Prof. Somchat Sophonronnarit, the Thai researcher from the Faculty of Energy and Materials of King Mongkut's University of Technology, expressed pride at having won the prize, which will be handed over during a ceremony in the Hungarian capital of Budapestto mark the World Science Day.

The professor wins the prize for alternative energy.

Somchat said that the invention after 12 years of research was economically beneficial. It can dry out unhusked rice with a high humidity level rapidly and evenly, without damaging the rice grains. After only 1.5-2 minutes, 8 percent to 10 percent of the humidity could be lost.

Moreover, the heat generated during the process can be recycled.

The machine is powered by a stove which burns agricultural wastes, such as maize husks, rather than using diesel. It produces no pollution or smell, the news agency said.

The prize is awarded twice a year. Scientists from China, Britain, France and Brazil have won the prize.

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