Alison Gillespie

Alison Gillespie is a science writer for the NIST public affairs office.

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 12:01
NIST’s Invention Machine: Making the Perfect PartsSuperior prototypes are the output at this machine shop for scientists and inventors
Tue, 06/19/2018 - 12:01
On a recent morning, Rick Lake stopped in the middle of giving a tour of NIST’s machine shop to ponder a part sitting on a shelf. It was about 25 cm long and made of metal coated in a sheen of purple and blue. Along the top, gaskets, nuts, and bolts…