Inside Google's secretive ATAP lab, which develops imaginative tech including touch-sensitive fabrics and Soli, which powers Motion Sense in Pixel smartphones (Harry McCracken/Fast Company)

Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
Inside Google's secretive ATAP lab, which develops imaginative tech including touch-sensitive fabrics and Soli, which powers Motion Sense in Pixel smartphones  —  The consumer-electronics research arm has been quiet for years—but it's also been busy.  Its new mission: Make Google hardware as smart as Google software.