Brooke Becher
Staff Reporter at Built In
Expertise: Hardware and Robotics
Education: University of Lincoln, United Kingdom; California State University, Long Beach

Brooke Becher is a Built In staff reporter covering hardware and robotics. Based out of Los Angeles, she’s been writing culture features and reporting local news since 2014.

Becher holds a master’s degree in journalism and international human rights from the University of Lincoln, based in the United Kingdom, as well as a bachelor’s in journalism and mass communication from California State University, Long Beach. Her dissertation analyzed the nation’s narrative on rape culture through Western, online news media coverage, spanning the American political spectrum. 

Past works are featured in LA Weekly, The Orange County Register, GOOD Magazine, Long Beach Press Telegram, California Business Journal and Los Angeles Magazine.

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Pomodoro Technique tomato timer
This time-blocking productivity tool prescribes frequent breaks for more intentional work.
A 3D Printed Sandwich being printed in a 3D food printer.
With 3D-printed food, researchers, bioengineers and food tech startups are dishing out the most delicious iteration of additive manufacturing.
3D-printed beef patty in a petri dish
Lab-to-table meat cuts built layer by layer that replicate the real thing.
A close up of a finger print biometric scanner.
Biometrics authenticates identity by logging the way someone looks or how they behave.
A pair of noise cancelling headphone blocking out noise.
Noise-cancelling technology generates sound waves to block out background noise.
Different types of drones flying in a group.
A breakdown of different types of drones, classified by design and use case.
A utility NFT connected to various services and media.
Utility NFTs offer owners immediate value through attached perks or specified privileges.
Crypto currency burning driving up its value.
Burning crypto is a deflationary mechanism that keeps the market value of digital currencies in check.
The Starlink logo with an illustration of satellites surrounding the earth.
Starlink, a network of low-Earth-orbiting satellites, aims to provide global high-speed internet coverage.
A collage of NFT's from different collections.
From pixelated owls to 3D avatars, these are some of the most popular NFT collections.
purple, red and orange spirals folding in on one another
4D printing technology creates 3D-printed objects that respond to stimuli.
A house being 3D printed.
3D-printed houses can be made in a matter of hours at a fraction of the cost of conventional construction methods.