When you search with Google, you use
words to create your query. That basic fact changed earlier this week when we launched Search by Image.
This new feature is well-described by its name: you just hand Google an image, and it searches
for similar images on the web. You can try it out by going to Google Image Search and dragging one of the
sample images into the search box. This is handy for figuring out the names of things, such as
buildings, paintings, and logos, or for finding images that are similar to one you already
have.
Search by image is a great example
of magical
technology that helps people learn or do their jobs. Here’s one that improves your
health: spray-on skin. For people with burns and other skin damage, ReCell is a technology that
allows doctors to take a sample of healthy skin cells, culture them to grow more, and then
literally spray the cells onto the injury. This process speeds healing and reduces the risk of
complications. Although it sounds like science fiction, it’s already being used in much of the
world.
Finally, you probably saw our playable guitar doodle in
honor of Les
Paul’s birthday. And you might have seen that the guitar used a lot of cool web
technology, including HTML5 Canvas, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Google Font API, goo.gl, and
Google App Engine. But you might not have known that people recorded themselves playing
everything from Lady Gaga
to Led Zeppelin.
Enjoy!
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