Winners
The Millennium Technology Prize has been awarded to 10 breakthrough innovations that advance people’s quality of life and sustainable development. Read the story behind the award!
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Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell (PERC)
Martin Green
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Next Generation DNA Sequencing
Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman
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Enabling smart technology
Tuomo Suntola
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Pioneering directed evolution
Frances Arnold
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Increased data storage density
Stuart Parkin
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Open source operating system
Linus Torvalds
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Ethical stem cells research
Shinya Yamanaka
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Dye-sensitised solar cells
Grand Prize: Michael Grätzel
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Controlled drug release
Winner: Robert Langer
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Blue and white LEDs
Shuji Nakamura
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World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee
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