Google announced Science Journal, a new Android app for budding scientists in a blog post on Google for Education.
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In a statement to developers, Google said it was impressed by how the Play Store has progressed over the years. It’s also the place where Google likes to surprise users and release interesting or educational applications. The tech giant is hoping to bring out the curiosity in each of us with Science Journal, an app that measures and records data in real time, and then turns all that input into consumer-friendly graphs and charts.
Science Journal gathers data from your smartphone’s sensors or compatible external sensors (there’s a list of kits on Making & Science’s site). So if you’re looking for a “tool for doing science with your smartphone”, look no further – Science Journal is here. “From real-time multiplayer to handsome Indie games, industry changing startups to innovative uses of mobile technology, developers like you continue to push the boundaries of what apps can do”. The dedicated website shows information on the best ways to gather data, ways to use sensors, measurements and tutorials on how to build even wind spinners. Apple chooses best apps for different devices like phone, tablet, and watch, along with its categorized selections like “most innovative”, etc, Google followed a different path.
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Right now, you’re pretty limited in the number of things you can track – ambient light, sound intensity and the accelerometer, but Google says it’s looking to work with the science community to improve things over time.
