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The Millenium Technology Prize , awarded every two years, is a Finnish award designed "to improve the quality of life and to promote sustainable development-oriented research, development and innovation." Sir Tim Berners-Lee won the prize in 2004. The finalists this year are Dr. Shinya Yamanaka, who has been contributing to the area of stem cell research, and Linux creator Linus Torvalds.