Fun STEAM fact: Turbines are engines that turn wind, water, and even gas into energy! 🤓This is a picture of a gas turbine. A gas turbine is the engine at the heart of the power plant that produces electric current. ⚡ A gas turbine converts natural gas into mechanical energy! 💡 This energy then drives a generator that produces electrical energy.
On August 21, 2017 many on planet earth will have the rare opportunity to witness a Total Solar Eclipse. How rare, exactly? Well, it depends literally where on earth you are at a given point in time. If you reside primarily in the United States, then your last chance to have seen a Total Solar Eclipse was February 26, 1979. And, the next time you will be pulling out your solar eclipse glasses won't be until August 12, 2045!
The Zubi Flyer is the bomb dot com for makers: 5 PWM pins, 12 DIOs as well as hardware serial connections Rx and Tx. Running at 16MHz and 5V. The onboard switch-mode boost regulator is designed to operate on 3 Volts. Power can be supplied from a 3 Volt CR123A battery or from a USB cable that provides regulated +5 Volts DC to the board. Do not run any power exceeding 5 Volts as the regulator cannot handle step-down voltage.