Impossible? Let’s see. From algorithms to neuroscience to AI, Google Research strives to progress science, advance society & improve billions of people’s lives.
Introducing a research system that enables passive heart rate monitoring (PHRM) during everyday smartphone use. Using the front-facing camera, it achieves industry accuracy standards for heart rate across all skin tones.
Check out the blog to learn more: https://t.co/O4F4Uh8gN4
Announcing the open-source release of our hydrology modeling framework. Through this release, we’re empowering agencies worldwide to integrate advanced flood forecasting into their local workflows. Read the blog to learn more: https://t.co/Fn6b04VGYq
Breakthroughs at Google I/O mark a new bold agentic era.
In our new blog I reflect on key highlights from Google Research, done in close collaboration with many teams across Google and global partners, in the following areas:
🧪Accelerating scientific discovery
🏥 Advancing Health with AI
📟 Coralboard for edge AI
⛈️ Predicting extreme weather
✨ Improving core capabilities in Gemini
🎨 Creating more engaging generative experiences
💻 Agentic developer productivity
🔐 Privacy and data protection technologies
⚛️ Quantum
More details in the blog
https://t.co/StbHGeUiF7
Our @GoogleQuantumAI team providing the research community with access to Willow is essential for advancing practical applications. Looking forward to seeing what the King's College London team discovers as they use the processor to model quantum analogues of neurons.
At Google I/O 2026, we shared major breakthroughs. From accelerating scientific discovery with Gemini for Science to transforming everyday experiences with Google Search, we’re catalyzing a new era of innovation. Read the blog to learn more: https://t.co/qJaN94NWvc
Today we share a new approach to private analytics that raises the bar for data protection. Combining cryptographic aggregation with trusted execution environments enables anonymized aggregate insights with provable privacy and security guarantees, without requiring devices to stay online. More: https://t.co/nNy2Ny7hlN
During Google I/O, we published our research on ERA (Empirical Research Assistance) in Nature.
@ymatias (VP, Google & GM, Google Research) and Lizzie Dorfman (Principal Product Manager for Science AI) discussed how this agentic coding system is unlocking scientific breakthroughs that were previously thought impossible.
Today, @ymatias shares 5 research highlights (of many) from Google I/O, showcasing how these advancements in personalization, intelligence, and agentic systems are shaping the future of AI and transforming technology's impact. Watch the video below to learn more ↓
Hello from @Google I/O! Yesterday and today we showcased how our advancements across personalization, intelligence, and agents are helping to solve complex problems and deliver real-world helpfulness—from daily life to scientific discovery.
What a great energy at the show! And thanks to the Google social team for discussing with me 5 (out of so many) research highlights.
Read more about everything we announced: https://t.co/Q48ya7MK2k
Our latest research on Co-Scientist is out today in Nature! Built with Gemini, this multi-agent system powers the new Hypothesis Generation tool within Gemini for Science, helping researchers navigate the rigorous cycle of ideation, critique, and refinement. Read more from @ymatias and explore the full announcement: https://t.co/aFqSBETpsh"
Today, our research on Co-Scientist was published in Nature. It introduces a new multi-agent AI system built with Gemini that iteratively generates, debates, and evolves novel hypotheses for complex scientific problems.
Hypothesis Generation introduced today at #GoogleIO📷 as part of the Gemini for Science experimental tools is built with Co-Scientist.⬇️👇
The Google @Antigravity ecosystem is officially expanding.
We're giving you total control over how you build with AI agents. Whether you're a solo developer or an enterprise team — here’s what’s new in Antigravity:
🔹 Antigravity Agent
🔹 Antigravity SDK
🔹 Antigravity CLI
🔹 Native @Android dev support
🔹 @GoogleCloud integration
🔹 Antigravity 2.0 Desktop app
🔹 One click export to Antigravity from @GoogleAIStudio
#GoogleIO
Today at #GoogleIO, we announced Gemini for Science, a new collection of tools and experiments designed to expand the scale and precision of scientific exploration. Learn more from @ymatias and read the blog: https://t.co/9qQ3FoNqR2
I am delighted that today at #GoogleIO, we are introducing ✨Gemini for Science✨ — a collection of science tools and experiments designed to expand the scale and precision of scientific exploration ⬇️👇
Gemini Omni Flash is rolling out starting today.
Here’s where you can find it:
🔹 Today: Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers globally in the @GeminiApp and @FlowbyGoogle .
🔹Rolling out starting this week, for no cost: @YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app.
🔹Coming weeks: developers and enterprise customers via APIs.
#GoogleIO
Our research on Empirical Research Assistance (ERA) was published today in the journal Nature. ERA uses Gemini to achieve expert-level performance for scientific coding and helped build the new Computational Discovery prototype in Google Labs. Learn more: https://t.co/67uDRXFFb2
Incredibly proud that AI Quests has been named the Best Global K–12 Learning Solution at the inaugural EDTech Innovation Hub Awards 2026! 🏆Thank you to the whole team @GoogleResearch & our brilliant partners at Stanford Accelerator for Learning
We’re launching REPLIQA: a $10M research initiative with @Googleorg and five leading universities to apply advanced quantum science and AI to the life sciences. Read more: https://t.co/j9GZ6Aj90C
We're partnering with @CGIAR to develop an AI model for crop breeding! 🌾
By analyzing data from drones and smartphones, this model helps identify high-performing crops faster to strengthen food security in the Global South. 🌍
Better data. Faster decisions. Improved crops.
Read more: https://t.co/Zjf9GI2uBU
How can we help scientists get better data out of their instruments?
Using @GoogleDeepMind AlphaEvolve, @GoogleResearch identified new ways to train DeepConsensus, improving DNA sequencing accuracy and output on PacBio instruments.
Read more: https://t.co/BadpMAUmAu
Scientific breakthroughs reach their full potential only when they empower others to replicate & expand upon findings. We are dedicated to responsible, collaborative research that empowers a global community to innovate across disciplines. Learn about our partnerships & impact → https://t.co/ZvtRH6289E
Since introducing Empirical Research Assistance last fall, Google Research scientists have been using it to address real-world applications in epidemiology, cosmology, atmospheric monitoring, and neuroscience, providing a hint of AI’s transformational capabilities to accelerate scientific discoveries.
Learn more →https://t.co/DrmpFNaQpt