Google Inc has been on the quest for many things ever since its inception but something as fantastical as the Fountain of Youth might be stretching it too far we feel. However, CEO Larry Page believes that Google's other business interests, called Moon Shots, might just be what will propel the company forward in the years to come. Here's a list of some other moon shots the company is secretly working on.
Calico
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Google's latest project is called Calico and its main aim is to find ways to slow down the aging process and diseases associated with growing old, cancer being one of them. The project is a rebirth of sorts of Google Health, an earlier Google project that aimed to mine and store health records of Google users around the world that was shut down in 2011.
Project Loon
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Ever trekked up Kilimanjaro or Mount Everest and wished you could Facetime with your friends? Well, Google's Project Loon envisages to let you do just that by installing balloons around the world that will let you connect to the Internet. Why is it called Project Loon? Well, we don't have the answer to that one either. The project began in New Zealand in June this year.
Home Automation
Your devices are about to get a lot smarter if Google has its way. At a developer conference a few months ago, Google asked developers to create apps on Android that could be connected to home appliances. Future uses of such tech include your fridge calling out to warn you that your milk (or beer!) supply is running low. It can also help you control switching off lights and fans from your Android device.
Space Lifts
It's not just Richard Branson, even Google is interested in sending people to space. The company wants to send interested parties to space without the inconvenience associated with rocket travel. The answer is space elevators that will work as a ribbon from a point in earth to space for scientific studies and the likes. According to one estimate, such a lift can be made operational in just a decade more.
Test-tube Burger
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Google co-founder Sergey Brin recently financed a test tube grown hamburger made from synthetic meat that requires only 1 percent of the land and 4 percent of the water that current livestock typically uses today. While this lab burger is still a good two decades away from mass production, the faux meat product made headlines in the US last month when the first 'McLab Burger' tasting took place.
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