Project under Google X a small report based on the research.

1. Anvaya
INNOVATION
CLUB ACTIVITY
Topic: Projects under ​G​o​o​g​l​e​ ​X
Team members: Submitted to;
Amal G, Anagha H. Asst. Prof.Anil Kumar R
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2.
G​o​o​g​l​e​ is an American multinational technology
company specializing in Internet-related services and
products. These include online advertising
technologies, search, cloud computing, and software.
Larry Page and Sergey Brin.

3.
G​O​O​G​L​E ​ X
G​o​o​g​l​e ​X is a semi-secret facility run by ​G​o​o​g​l​e ​dedicated to
making major technological advancements.​X is Alphabet’s
moonshot factory where uncomfortably ambitious, world-changing
ideas are developed and taken out into the world. ​X projects
have the potential to transform the lives of billions of people and
make the world a radically better place. For X to be successful,
we have to repeatedly turn breakthrough technology ideas into
products that solve large problems in the world, and create
meaningful businesses for Alphabet.

4. G​O​O​G​L​E ​X’S PROJECTS
In this report we will be discussing about various innovative projects
under ​G​o​o​g​l​e​ ​X
➔Loon - Internet Balloons
➔Taara- Wireless Optical Communications
➔Verily - Life Science
➔Waymo- Self Driving Cars
➔Glass Enterprise Edition - Smart Glasses

5. Loon - Internet Balloons
“Expanding internet connectivity with stratospheric balloons”
Loon is a radical approach to expanding Internet connectivity.
Instead of trying to extend the Internet from the ground, Loon
takes to the sky via a network of balloons, traveling along the edge
of space, to expand internet connectivity to rural areas, fill coverage
gaps, and improve network resilience in the event of a disaster.
The Loon team needed to design a balloon that could last for 100+
days in the stratosphere in order to deliver consistent
connectivity.To see the stratospheric effect on the balloons, the
team brings the stratosphere down to earth by testing the balloons
in a giant hanger that simulates sub-zero temperatures, high-speed
winds, rains, and snow. The team also closely inspects each balloon
with everything from mass spectrometers to soap bubbles in order
to find the smallest leaks.

6.
Taara- Wireless Optical Communications
“​Expanding global access to fast, affordable internet with beams of light”
Alphabet’s ​X Lab has devised a way to relay internet signals through
wireless optical communications links, or light beams to put it more
simply, under a project called Project Taara. The Taara team has
piloted their technology in India and Africa. Taara links offer a
cost-effective and quickly deployable way to bring high-speed
connectivity to remote areas. Taara links help plug critical gaps to
major access points, like cell towers and WiFi hotspots, and have the
potential to help thousands of people access the educational,
business, and communication benefits of the web.
The Taara team is in conversation with Telcos, ISPs and
governments around the world about the potential for wireless
optical communication technology to significantly accelerate the
deployment of the extensive, high-throughput networks necessary to
support the future of the web.

7.
Verily - Life Science
‘‘Inventing new technologies and services to help people live healthier lives’’
Starting in 2012, X invested in several projects that had the
potential to transform our understanding, detection, and
management of diseases. They were inspired by a common insight:
technological advances like machine learning, the miniaturization of
sensors, and wearable devices were likely to lead to innovations that
could someday help health professionals be more proactive in their
treatment of disease. Originally known as Google Life Sciences, this
collection of projects ultimately graduated from ​X ​in 2015 to
become the Alphabet company Verily Life Sciences. ​This team is
focused on improving medical tech, developing prototypes for smart
contact lenses that could accurately measure biological markers in
our eyes, nanotech that could potentially identify and latch onto
cancer cells and wearables that could tell when those nanoparticles
found the cells and eating utensils that could help users with hand
tremors or limited mobility.

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Waymo- Self Driving Cars
“ Transforming mobility with self-driving cars ”
As of the end of 2016, with more than 2 million miles in the books
roughly 300 years of human driving, including the first ride on public
roads ​G​o​o​g​l​e​'s self-driving car project graduated from ​X​. Now
named Waymo, its first public trial is currently happening in Phoenix,
Ariz.
Waymo vehicles have sensors and software designed to detect
hundreds of objects 360 degrees around the vehicle, even in dark.
When the Self-Driving Car project began in 2009, the team needed
to prove that it was even possible to make a car drive itself. To do
this, the team developed custom software and made hardware
modifications to a Toyota Prius and set out to tackle over 100,000
miles of autonomous driving on public roads.

9. Glass Enterprise Edition - Smart Glasses
“ Helping people work faster and safer with smart glasses ”
Though the company’s first stab at ​G​o​o​g​l​e Glass proved that we
weren’t quite ready to wear computers on our faces in casual social
settings, the Moonshot factory is currently working on Glass
Enterprise Edition, designed with manufacturing and outdoor
workers in mind. The idea is that Glass can be clipped onto ​G​o​o​g​l​e​‘s
or shields, so if something needs to be repaired, for example,
workers can use the display to read directions.
The history of Glass can be split into two phases: Explorer and
Enterprise. In the Explorer phase, the team set out to create a
lightweight wearable technology that could be there when a user
needed it and out of the way when they didn’t. The team invested a
lot in both how Glass looked and what it could do. Form and function
were equally important in a device this new.