Shuji Nakamura Wins the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize

摘要

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 that 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. The Millennium Technology Prize is awarded every second year for a technological innovation that significantly improves the quality of human life. The intention is to encourage human-centered technological development by rewarding both innovations and research and development work that are aimed at improving quality of life and sustainable development. Finnish organizations, industry, and the Finnish government founded and fund the prize. The first Millennium Technology Prize was awarded to Sir Tim Berners-Lee in June 2004 for his invention of the World Wide Web.