2006 Press Releases
21.11.2006
Shuji Nakamura donated to the Light Up The World Organization
The winner of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize, Shuji Nakamura, has donated part of prize money to the humanitarian organization called Light Up the World based at the University of Calgary.
Nakamura:”Using LEDs for lighting could halve the amount of electricity consumed for this purpose.” The 2006 Millennium Technology Prize was presented to Professor Shuji Nakamura today in Helsinki for his invention of new sources of light. President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen handed Professor Nakamura the prize of one million euros and ”Peak”, the prize trophy. In his speech of thanks, Professor Nakamura congratulated Finland on its support for humane technological development which improves quality of life.
04.09.2006
Shuji Nakamura to receive the Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki on 8 September
The 2006 Millennium Technology Prize will be awarded to Professor Shuji Nakamura on 8 September at a ceremony in Helsinki. The prize of one million euros and "Peak", the prize trophy, will be presented to Professor Nakamura by Tarja Halonen, President of the Republic of Finland.
03.08.2006
MILLENNIUM EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2006
The winner of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize, Japanese professor Shuji Nakamura arrives in Finland to receive the prize on 8 September. The award ceremony will be organized in association with an ECOFIN meeting on 8 September. Other related Millennium Technology Prize events include press conference and panel discussion on 8 September, Millennium Youth Forum and Professor Nakamura’s presentation on 9 September and Professor Nakamura’s seminar for technologists on 11 September.
15.06.2006
Shuji Nakamura wins the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize
The 2006 Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to Shuji Nakamura. Professor Nakamura has developed a new, revolutionary source of light – bright-blue, green and white LEDs and a blue laser. The technology is used in several applications which improve the quality of human life. The world’s largest technology prize, now being awarded by Finland’s Millennium Prize Foundation for the second time, has a value of one million euros.
15.06.2006
Millennium Technology Prize winner Professor Shuji Nakamura and his work
Professor Shuji Nakamura is one of the most significant inventors of our time. In 1993, he stunned the optoelectronic community with the announcement of very-bright blue GaN-based light emitting diodes (LEDs). In rapid succession, he then announced a green GaN-based LED, a blue laser diode, and a white LED. All these developments were things that other researchers in the semiconductor field had spent decades trying to do.
26.05.2006
Winner of the next Millennium Technology Prize will be announced on 15 June
The winner of the world’s biggest technology award, the one-million-euro Millennium Technology Prize, will be announced on 15 June. The biennial award celebrates innovations that have a favourable impact on the quality of our lives and human wellbeing both now and in the future. The roots of the prize lie in Finland.a
15.02.2006
Governing board of the Millennium Prize Foundation
The board for the years 2006-2008 have been named. Dr. Jaakko Ihamuotila, representative of the Finnish Academies of Technology, continues his work as a Chairman and Dr. Johan Gullichsen, Representative of Walter Ahlström Foundation, continues as a Vice Chairman.
15.02.2006
EVENT CALENDAR: 2006 Millennium Technology Prize - Announcement and Award ceremony
The winner of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize, the world’s biggest technology award, will be announced in June 15 in Helsinki. The award ceremony will be organized in association with an ECOFIN meeting in September.