Whether it’s creating a design for lightweight recreational kayaks, devices to help golfers control the speed of their putts, or scale models of wind turbines to evaluate new concepts, any number of exciting projects take place in Sears think[box] on any given day. Get to know a few of the latest featured projects to take root in our facility.
USB Signal Master
A team of five undergraduates designed and built a modular USB oscilloscope over the course of two semesters. Contact: Erik Laakmann, elaakmann@gmail.com
3D Topographic Map
This site model of a local college campus made by the designers at Bialosky + Partners Architects to study site, scale, massing, topography, orientation, and to…
TAG Games
This interactive assessment tool demonstrates a novel approach for assessing an individual's cognitive, fine motor, and working memory skills via tangible…
Sprāv Shower Meter
Sprāv is a wireless water meter that gives you control of your water and energy consumption. Using a combination of instant feedback and usage tracking, Sprāv gives…
Corrugated Material Flammability Experiment
An experiment was conducted to examine the effects of varying corrugation on upward flame spread on thin, solid fuel. The samples for testing were formed on molds…
Reflexion Edge
The Reflexion Edge is a portable, affordable, and fast concussion screening solution. This prototype was displayed at CES 2017 where over 160 news articles and…
Direct Liquid Cooled H-Bridge Manifold
This project was an H-bridge to drive a quasi-constant wave solid-state musical tesla coil. John Forcina worked in conjunction with tesla coil legend Steve Ward.…
Wireless Low-Power Low-Cost IMU
Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) are self-contained systems that measure linear and angular motion, typically using a triad of gyroscopes and a triad of…
Cast Glass Artwork
Cleveland Institute of Art glass student, Mark Rubelowsky, turned laser cut plywood into a cast glass masterpiece. Using the think[box] laser cutters, he created a…
RVS Rubber Solutions
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), about 100 million pounds of tire components discarded during the manufacturing process are dumped in…