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Shinya Yamanaka produces first clinical-grade iPS cells
On a recent visit to Tampere, Finland, Prof. Shinya Yamanaka, winner of both a Millennium Technology Prize and a Nobel Prize, announced that his team has begun to produce clinical-grade induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Read more ›
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Increased data storage density
Physicist Stuart Parkin won the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize for his pioneering contribution to the science and application of nano-magnetic material properties, spintronics. His innovations have enabled vast increases in…Read more ›
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Physicist Stuart Parkin wins 2014 Millennium Technology Prize for opening big data era
Technology Academy Finland (TAF) has today declared innovator Prof. Stuart Parkin as winner of the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize, the prominent award for technological innovation. The winner, who follows in the footsteps of past winners such as World Wide Web creator Sir Tim Berners-Lee and ethical stem cell pioneer Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, will be honoured at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday 7 May 2014.The prize is worth one million euros.Read more ›
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Stem cell scientist and open source software engineer are named joint winners of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize
Technology Academy Finland has today announced that two prominent innovators, Linus Torvalds and Dr Shinya Yamanaka, are joint Grand Winners of the 2012 Millennium Technology Prize, one of the world’s…Read more ›
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Ethical stem cells research
2012 Millennium Technology Prize Laureate Shinya Yamanaka - In recognition of his discovery of a new method to develop induced pluripotent stem cells for medical research that do not rely…Read more ›
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Open source operating system
2012 Millennium Technology Prize Laureate Linus Torvalds - In recognition of his creation of a new open source operating system for computers leading to the widely used Linux kernel. https://youtu.be/roHk_2tLqv0Read more ›
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Dye-sensitised solar cells
The 2010 Millennium Grand Prize Winner Michael Grätzel is the father of third generation dye-sensitized solar cells. Grätzel cells, which promise electricity-generating windows and low-cost solar panels, have just made…Read more ›
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Controlled drug release
Professor Robert Langer, pioneer of controlled drug release and tissue regeneration, is the Winner of the 2008 Millennium Technology Prize. https://youtu.be/ulM0sSTwU9QRead more ›
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Blue and white LEDs
Professor Shuji Nakamura describes his innovation, blue, green and white LEDs and the blue laser diode. https://youtu.be/S-dhMJeVxkkRead more ›
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The World Wide Web
Video about Millennium Technology Prize Winner Tim Berners-Lee and his invention, the world wide web. https://youtu.be/p4NKbJPZq2QRead more ›
