Google has added a brand new feature named Research to the Documents component of Google Drive.

This feature basically adds a sidebar on the right where you can conduct search for content, maps, quotes, images and much more.

The basic idea is to make it easy to refer to research material and online resources while you are working on your project.

Google said:

If you find something you like, you can add it by clicking the insert button or, for images, by dragging them directly into your document. If appropriate we’ll automatically add a footnote citation so there’s a record of where you found the info.