In a fishbowl-like room in Lehigh University's Wilbur Powerhouse, abstract ideas take on physical form.

A 3D printer cranks out computer-generated designs, half-finished projects spill across work tables and scribbled notes fill blackboards in the Creativity Lab.

This magical space spurs creativity among student entrepreneurs such as Lisa Glover, whose do-it-yourself cardboard dinosaur kit took shape here, going on to raise more than $84,000 in private funding through an Internet campaign. And fellow graduate student Keith Martin created "finger markers" that may someday help people with disabilities grip a pencil or paintbrush.

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