Google Inc. is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software. Most of its profits are derived from AdWords, an online advertising service that places advertising near the list of search results.
For a long time now it has been attempting to overcome the world's heart in terms of research, especially in new sciences and advances that would enormously advantage humanity. From an insignificant web index that was verging on sold to Yahoo! for $1 million to exploring space, Google beyond any doubt has progress significantly. What's more, it isn't ceasing at any point in the near future. Let’s take a look at what Google has been up to.
Google appears to be building a robot army, and I’m not even kidding when I wrote that. Google first dabbled in robotics for their driverless cars. But later on, it acquired at least 8 robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics which is known to build Pentagon-funded advanced robots. Here’s a recently released video of Spot created by Boston Dynamics.
At Google, cars aren't just a means of transportation--they're also an engineering problem to be solved with piles of data and cash. It just makes sense that the company that provides directions and street-level data for all locations should make the cars to take you to them as well. The New York Times reports that part of Google's plan could be to show passengers location-based ads for the businesses the self-driving cars whiz past.
Believe it or not, Google is just one of a number of organizations and individuals interested in setting up the infrastructure to leave Earth's atmosphere without the use of rocket propulsion. Space elevators are reportedly another project on the Google X agenda. The idea is to run a ribbon from Earth to a counterweight in orbit that allows easy access to space for all kinds of scientific experimentation and other ventures. Many people believe that we could have such lifts operational in less than a decade.
Tired of replacing your phone every six months or two years because of wear and tear or outdated technologies? That may be why you have been excited about Project Ara ever since it was announced. The concept is simple: treat a phone like it is a lego toy. Assemble the phone according to the parts you need enhanced.
Project Tango aims to bring spatial awareness of the world around us to handheld devices. We can navigate to any corner of the world, and yet our devices don’t know the difference between up and down, left and right, or what’s beyond the horizon, since these devices "see" the world in 2D.
"To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear." – Buddha
Calico is a research and development company that was founded by Google Inc. They say that immortality doesn’t exist, but Google is trying to prove the opposite. Teaming up with Dr. Arthur Levinson, they are working on ways to slow down the human aging process.
Liftware is a self-stabilizing handle that can be used as a fork or a spoon, which is perfect for people who suffer from muscle problems, for instance patients of Parkinson’s Disease. The problem that all Parkinson’s Disease patients experience every day is their inability, or reduced capacity, to eat by themselves (depending on the severity of the disease).
The main purpose of Google’s smart contact lens is to help monitor sugar levels on diabetics. It may seem like a small deal but if you suffer from diabetes, you will need to get give repeated blood samples for analysis of your blood sugar levels. This means a lot of finger pricking to draw blood up to the surface.
"This is the only place we live in, we better take care of it."
The Earth’s fossil fuel supply is dwindling fast, and the race is on to find alternative and more sustainable sources of energy. Google is facing this problem headlong and has turned its attention to the energy that can be harvested from wind.
But instead of windmills planted on large stretches of wind-filled lands, Google is taking its energy harvester to the air. Through their project Makani, Google wants to harness wind energy while in the air, as in while flying, using an airborne wind turbine, which is flown in the air like a kite.
Project Loon tries to solve this problem by taking it to the stratosphere. By using balloons, Google plans to provide Internet connection to the whole world. It works by acting as a node between the base Internet Service Provider and those who have a receiver in their homes. The balloons fly 20 kilometers (around 13 miles) above the ground. And Loons, powered by solar energy, can use the wind in the stratosphere to “sail" across the land.
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For a long time now it has been attempting to overcome the world's heart in terms of research, especially in new sciences and advances that would enormously advantage humanity. From an insignificant web index that was verging on sold to Yahoo! for $1 million to exploring space, Google beyond any doubt has progress significantly. What's more, it isn't ceasing at any point in the near future. Let’s take a look at what Google has been up to.
Top 10 Brilliant Google Project -
In the twenty-first century, the robot will take the place which slave labor occupied in ancient civilization. – Nikola Tesla
1. Robotics
Google appears to be building a robot army, and I’m not even kidding when I wrote that. Google first dabbled in robotics for their driverless cars. But later on, it acquired at least 8 robotics companies, including Boston Dynamics which is known to build Pentagon-funded advanced robots. Here’s a recently released video of Spot created by Boston Dynamics.
2. Self-Driving Cars
At Google, cars aren't just a means of transportation--they're also an engineering problem to be solved with piles of data and cash. It just makes sense that the company that provides directions and street-level data for all locations should make the cars to take you to them as well. The New York Times reports that part of Google's plan could be to show passengers location-based ads for the businesses the self-driving cars whiz past.
Space Exploration
"Who are we? We find that we live on an insignificant planet of a humdrum star lost in a galaxy tucked away in some forgotten corner of a universe in which there are far more galaxies than people." – Carl Sagan
3. Space Exploration – Lunar XPRIZE
Believe it or not, Google is just one of a number of organizations and individuals interested in setting up the infrastructure to leave Earth's atmosphere without the use of rocket propulsion. Space elevators are reportedly another project on the Google X agenda. The idea is to run a ribbon from Earth to a counterweight in orbit that allows easy access to space for all kinds of scientific experimentation and other ventures. Many people believe that we could have such lifts operational in less than a decade.
Smartphones
“The explosion in access to mobile phones and digital services means that people everywhere are contributing vast amounts of information to the global knowledge warehouse. Moreover, they are doing so for free, just by communicating, buying and selling goods and going about their daily lives.” – Ban Ki-moon
4. Project Ara – Modular Phones
Tired of replacing your phone every six months or two years because of wear and tear or outdated technologies? That may be why you have been excited about Project Ara ever since it was announced. The concept is simple: treat a phone like it is a lego toy. Assemble the phone according to the parts you need enhanced.
5. Project Tango – 3D Mapping
Project Tango aims to bring spatial awareness of the world around us to handheld devices. We can navigate to any corner of the world, and yet our devices don’t know the difference between up and down, left and right, or what’s beyond the horizon, since these devices "see" the world in 2D.
Health
"To keep the body in good health is a duty… otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear." – Buddha
6. Calico – Immortality
Calico is a research and development company that was founded by Google Inc. They say that immortality doesn’t exist, but Google is trying to prove the opposite. Teaming up with Dr. Arthur Levinson, they are working on ways to slow down the human aging process.
7. Liftware – Spoon for People with Parkinson’s Disease
Liftware is a self-stabilizing handle that can be used as a fork or a spoon, which is perfect for people who suffer from muscle problems, for instance patients of Parkinson’s Disease. The problem that all Parkinson’s Disease patients experience every day is their inability, or reduced capacity, to eat by themselves (depending on the severity of the disease).
8. Google Contact Lens
The main purpose of Google’s smart contact lens is to help monitor sugar levels on diabetics. It may seem like a small deal but if you suffer from diabetes, you will need to get give repeated blood samples for analysis of your blood sugar levels. This means a lot of finger pricking to draw blood up to the surface.
World Problems
"This is the only place we live in, we better take care of it."
9. Makani – Google’s Airborne Wind Turbine
The Earth’s fossil fuel supply is dwindling fast, and the race is on to find alternative and more sustainable sources of energy. Google is facing this problem headlong and has turned its attention to the energy that can be harvested from wind.
But instead of windmills planted on large stretches of wind-filled lands, Google is taking its energy harvester to the air. Through their project Makani, Google wants to harness wind energy while in the air, as in while flying, using an airborne wind turbine, which is flown in the air like a kite.
10. Project Loon – Internet In A Balloon
Project Loon tries to solve this problem by taking it to the stratosphere. By using balloons, Google plans to provide Internet connection to the whole world. It works by acting as a node between the base Internet Service Provider and those who have a receiver in their homes. The balloons fly 20 kilometers (around 13 miles) above the ground. And Loons, powered by solar energy, can use the wind in the stratosphere to “sail" across the land.
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