Rachel Martin

Rachel MartinContributor, TechHive

Rachel is a recent MIT graduate with a bachelor's in materials science and engineering. She likes 3D printing, solar cells, and maybe 3D printing solar cells, as well as videos of cats being confused by Roombas.

Rare earth metals might be a little less rare thanks to Japanese sea mud

2 months ago in Space & science

Here’s what Antarctica would look like without the ice

3 months ago in Space & science

Transparent solar cells could charge your devices while you play Angry Birds

3 months ago in Gadgets

Quadrotors play catch with inverted pendulum; world domination next

3 months ago in Robots

Electrolysis makes titanium, other pricey metals less expensive

3 months ago in Space & science

updatedAbsolute zero no longer absolute; next up, dividing by zero?

5 months ago in Space & science

JAXA’s Space Aquarium Puts Fish Families in Orbit, Out of Reach of Kittehs

10 months ago in Tech events

3D Printing in Space: Repair Your Space Station With Tools Built in Orbit

1 year ago in Gadgets

Geeky Pet Costumes Guarantee Kittehs a Good Halloween, More Scratches for Owners

1 year ago in Gadgets

Artificial Photosynthesizers Render Plants Obsolete (Take That, Nature!)

1 year ago in Tech events

Lego Robot Replaces iPad 2 User for Stress Tests

1 year ago in Tablets

Cyborg Plants Render Humans Even More Obsolete

1 year ago in Gadgets

Single-Molecule Motor Spins 50 Times a Second--We Know; They Counted

1 year ago in Gadgets

Newly Discovered Star Can't Even Boil Water; Other Stars Point and Laugh

1 year ago in Tech events

Open-Source Architecture: WikiHouse Puts Housing Design in Your Hands

1 year ago in Printers