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Science 4 February 2000:
Vol. 287. no. 5454, p. 782
DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5454.782a
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JAPAN:
Blue Laser Pioneer Seeks Greener Pastures

Dennis Normile

A Japanese materials scientist who has done pioneering work on blue light-emitting diodes has decided not only to leave industry for academia, but to leave Japan for the United States. He hopes his move will send a message to his native country to rethink its veneration of seniority and credentials over objective measures of performance. Combined with a stifling bureaucracy, the rigid academic hierarchy prevents scientific stars from shining as brightly as they might elsewhere.

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