Fridaygram: email journey, humans and robots, special space launch
By Scott Knaster, Google Developers Blog
Editor
This week we launched
Story of
Send, a new site that shows you what happens to your email after you click (or tap)
Send. The site is meant for everyone, so you can share it with your [insert favorite non-nerdy
reference person here].
Even though Story of Send is designed for all viewers, there are great features inside for us
nerds. These appear not just in the text and animation, but also in the form of photos and
videos. In particular, take a look at the video
At the data center, which
you’ll find on the
Safe and Secure
page, for a rare look inside a Google data center.
We’re used to great technology in our computers and mobile devices. More rarely, we get to see
amazing tech that truly transforms lives. Thanks to research in robotics and neuroscience, two
paralyzed people have
controlled
a robotic arm with their thoughts via a tiny injected sensor. One participant used
the robot arm to
grab a bottle and
bring it to her so she could drink from it. This woman has been paralyzed for 15
years. After the successful experiment, one of the researchers was quoted as saying "She had a
smile on her face that I and the research team will never forget".
Finally, space fans might want to make time this weekend to
watch
the May 19 launch of the private SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on its
way to the International Space Station. Depending on
where you
are on the planet, the launch is scheduled for morning, afternoon, or evening on
Saturday. Those of us here on the west coast of North America and in Hawaii can just plan to
drink a lot of coffee and stay up late tonight.
Each week we publish Fridaygram, featuring stuff from Google and beyond that you
might have missed during the week. Fridaygram items aren't necessarily related to developer
topics; they’re just interesting to us nerds. This week we’re wondering if Zefram Cochrane would be
interested in the SpaceX launch.
