Google projects that will change the world

Google projects that will change the world

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If you didn’t realize that Google is attempting to transform the world into a more habitable place from the ground up, then this list will let you in on the secret. Google CEO Larry Page often suggests that companies aren’t evil. Some are accomplishing great things, and Google is an example of what can be done when money isn’t an issue. Here are the top ten crazily ambitious Google projects that will change the world, and soon:

1. Nanoparticle Cancer Detection

Google X Labs would like to create a pill stuffed with a nanoparticle payload capable of detecting cancer and other diseases. The nanoparticles would use a magnetic iron oxide contrast agent in order to inform a paired wearable device if cancer cells were found in your body. Using this strategy, Google hopes to eliminate most forms of cancer before they have a chance to do any lasting damage. After all, the longer you live, the longer you can use Google’s search engine.

2. Project Wing

Google X Labs is also hard at work developing a drone delivery service similar to Amazon Prime Air. Because regulations in the U.S. currently ban commercial drone services, most testing is done in Australia. Although recently proposed U.S. regulations seem to have squashed the commercial applications of drones, it’s still too early to tell: other countries are already exploring the possibilities, and it would remain economically and politically untenable for us to ignore the prospects offered by drones.

3. Makani

Google plans to make a kite-like drone in order to capture the energy of the wind. The drones would be fitted with wind turbines, and attached to a cable which would shoot energy back to the ground. The project is currently code-named Makani.

4. Project Loon

Upwards of 2/3 of the world’s population doesn’t have access to the internet, and that’s a lot of lost business for companies like Google, Amazon and Facebook. All three have brain-stormed methods of rectifying the situation, and Google is planning a fleet of balloons which would provide wireless internet to those below. They estimate balloon Wi-Fi will be a $10 billion 

5. Google Contact Lens

Google X Lens technology takes clunky wearables one step further, and the project was announced before the wearable craze even took off. The contact lens they developed can detect the glucose levels of a diabetic, and might also eventually be used to quickly detect proteins in tears which could indicate various other diseases, including.