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| Millennium Technology Prize
Why do we need the Millennium Technology Prize?
Päivi Törmä, a professor at Aalto University and the Chair of the Millennium Technology Prize International Selection Committee, highlights the importance of the Prize. Törmä encourages all organizations around the world to nominate candidates for the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize. Watch the video!Read more ›
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Enabling Smart Technology
Dr. Tuomo Suntola received the 2018 Millennium Technology Prize for his technology of atomic layer deposition (ALD) that enables manufacture of nanoscale thin material layers for microprocessors and digital memory…Read more ›
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| Millennium Technology Prize
Video: MTP partners apply many awarded innovations
The Millennium Technology Prize's partners use many awarded MTP innovations in their business and research.Read more ›
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Pioneering Directed Evolution
Biochemical engineer Frances Arnold received the 2016 Millennium Technology Prize in recognition of her discoveries that launched the field of ‘directed evolution’, which mimics natural evolution to create new and…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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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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