alt Hacker NewsIt didn't really come out of academia in that way. It was an innovation borne out of necessity during Covid. I don't think I've seen anybody using a box design for it. If you have a source, I'll be happy to be corrected.
Regardless technology is often named after people who made it popular, especially when original inventors are unknown or too diffuse.
not that much of innovation.
i build one like this back in 2018 during california fires. used it mostly in garage for filtering air when i work on "things". decommissioned it last week.
i guess i am not the only one who came up with this idea prior to covid as this is pretty obvious