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Forum Theme
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"Techno-entrepreneurship, engineering intellect and knowledge, and meeting people's needs"
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No matter how great achievements appear to be, they cannot contribute to the creation of value for people unless people choose to use the technology. At the Takeda Award Forum, we will examine how human needs and individual and social choices relate to the achievements of the Takeda Award 2002.
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Social/Economic Well-Being (Japanese only) |
"Techno-entrepreneurship in the challenge to develop blue light-emitting semiconductor devices"
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Akasaki, Amano, and Nakamura intentionally selected gallium nitride materials and remained confident in their decision. They succeeded in developing and commercializing blue light emitting semiconductor devices through creative insights and numerous experiments. They will discuss their techno-entrepreneurial efforts to realize value for people through the creative application of engineering intellect and knowledge.
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Humanity/Individual Well-Being
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"Engineering intellect and knowledge in the exploration of the new world of genomics"
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Brown and Fodor have developed distinctly different DNA microarray technologies. Simultaneous analysis of many genes by DNA microarrays enable dynamic observations of complex life processes which are controlled by genes. How genes interact with each other and are expressed in living organisms can be seen at the genome level with DNA microarrays.
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World Environmental Well-Being
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"Spaceborne microwave radars help reveal the mechanisms of the global environment"
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Elachi, Fugono, and Okamoto have developed innovative technologies for global environmental monitoring using spaceborne microwave radars. These radars provide data on a global scale, e.g. data on precipitation, vegetation classification, soil wetness, and ocean winds, with consistent accuracy, independent of cloud cover or sun angle. These enable humankind to take a great step towards elucidating the global environmental issues, including global warming or environmental conservation.
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"Techno-entrepreneurship, engineering intellect and knowledge, and meeting people's needs" (with simultaneous interpretation) |
What kinds of technical achievements do people choose?
How are these achievements developed?
What is in technoentrepreneurs, minds when they take on supreme challenges?
Please join us as we discuss with the Takeda Awardees the value nurtured by people's selection of technologies. |
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