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A Japanese scientist who invented environmentally friendly sources of light has been awarded this year's Millennium Technology Prize.
Professor Shuji Nakamura was given the 1m Euro (£680,000) prize at a ceremony in Helsinki, Finland.
The award recognised his inventions of blue, green and white light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and the blue laser...
