Partnering with iCAD to improve breast cancer screening
Our partnership with iCAD Inc. marks the first time we are licensing our mammography AI model in clinical practice.
A new genome sequencing tool powered with our technology
Genome sequencing provides a more complete description of cells and organisms, allowing scientists to uncover serious genetic conditions such as the elevated risk for breast cancer or pulmonary arterial hypertension.…
New ways we’re making speech recognition work for everyone
Voice-activated technologies, like Google Home or the Google Assistant, can help people do things like make a phone call to someone, adjust the lighting in their house, or play a…
This retreat led to an award-winning research proposal
Editor’s note:Google’s Computer Science Education Research (CS-ER) awardsprovide one year of funding for scientific research and pilot-stage ideas focused on improving CS learning and teaching. Today’s post is authored by…
One researcher’s take on Google’s mentorship program
As a sophomore at Howard University, Leslie Coney discovered what would soon become her “superpower” while she and a friend were washing their hands in the bathroom. Attempting to use…
Announcing the 2022 PhD Fellows
In 2009, Google created the PhD Fellowship Program to recognize and support graduate students who are doing exceptional research in Computer Science and related fields, and who are poised to…
Building language models, one story at a time
One-third of the world's languages are spoken in Africa, but less than 1% of African languages are represented online. This is significant because the language you speak, write or sign…
Building and testing helpful AR experiences
Augmented reality (AR) is opening up new ways to interact with the world around us. It can help us quickly and easily access the information we need — like understanding…
Our new Quantum Virtual Machine will accelerate research and help people learn quantum computing
Several decades ago, quantum computers were only a concept — a distant idea discussed mostly in lecture halls. Flash forward to today, and the race is on to build fault-tolerant…
Helping AI startups grow in Africa
In 2016, Dr. Anicia Peters discovered a problem. Dr. Peters, a researcher with the University of Namibia and chairperson of the Presidential Task Force on the Fourth Industrial Revolution, noticed…