STEM Project: Build Your Own Virus Barometer

This educational initiative empowers schools to engage students in real-world public health monitoring. Participants learn about virology, data science, and IoT by building devices that display local wastewater virus levels.

How It Works

  1. Assemble a low-cost e-paper or TFT display kit using an ESP32.
  2. Register your school's device on our platform to get an API key.
  3. Use our open-source code to fetch and display the latest available activity levels, which are based on official data from Sciensano.
  4. Discuss the data's implications for community health, personal responsibility, and public policy.

Project Examples & Tools

Wokwi online simulator

Online Simulator (Wokwi)

Finished TFT display hardware

Hardware: TFT Display

Finished e-paper display hardware

Hardware: E-Paper Display

This project is open-source. Contact us to learn more about how your school can join!