- The Liftware spoon
This spoon enables patients who suffer from tremors (such as Parkinson’s) to eat food without spills. It’s essentially a stabilizer that reduces the tremor by making a series of counter-motions relative to the hand. This means that if a hand moves up, a stabilizer will move the spoon down, thus keeping it in place. It reduces the tremor-induced movement by an average of 76%. Lift Lab, which designed the Liftware spoon, was acquired by Google in 2014 and is now owned by Alphabet under the Google X subsidiary.
2. Google Genomics
Yet another project run by Google X, Google Genomics enables scientists and researchers to store, search and run virtual simulations on vast amount of data — namely, millions of genomes. Stored data can be manipulated by using the same technologies that power Google Search and Maps, making Google Genomics a robust scientific tool, capable of exploring and sharing large, complex sets of information.
3. Project Loon
You might be reading this article with your 50-100Mbps high-speed internet yearning still for a faster connection to stream your queue of Netflix movies. But keep in mind, two-thirds of the world’s population lack internet access. You are considered privileged even if you have a dial-up connection.
