Solar Energy & Getting Patents

October 02, 2024  •  EPISODE 233

Curious about how solar energy turns sunlight into electricity? Join Roger Billings as he explores the science behind solar power and its potential for a sustainable future. Plus, learn all about patents—what they are, how they protect new inventions, and why they’re crucial for innovation. Perfect for anyone interested in clean energy and the world of inventing!

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Dr. Roger Billings is a visionary innovator whose work has touched the lives of millions of students and transformed the landscape of education. Widely known as “DrB” to the countless kids who benefit from his groundbreaking Acellus learning system, Dr. Billings has dedicated his life to advancing education through technology. As part of DrB’s lifelong commitment to supporting education, Science LIVE was launched as a way to “give back” by mentoring students in conjunction with the Roger Billings Scholarship Program.


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98 Comments

  1. Dylan

    How do solar panels not overheat from the sun.

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  2. Sebastian Freeland

    Cool.

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  3. Brady Larson

    Can people make a lot of money from their patents? Can anyone be an inventor?

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  4. Carter

    How long does it take to get a patent in another country? Is it longer or shorter than the US?

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  5. Amber Lilly

    Patents seem important for protecting new solar inventions, but I wonder how they affect sharing new tech with the rest of the world..

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  6. Amelia Fowler

    How does a person know if it is a real patent or a fake one?

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  7. Amelia Fowler

    Is it possible to a patent to appropriate to be sent to another client, company, business, or owner to use what you or somebody else has written a patent?

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  8. Samantha Ojo

    I learned that solar panels collect the sunlight’s energy.

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  9. Xinyue Zhang

    I got to know a lot of interesting things about getting patents from this video, so fun to watch it!

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  10. abby ward

    Is there any perminent way to store solar energy

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  11. Adelia

    It’s cool that you can get energy from solar panels.

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  12. Llondon Bates

    Amazing!

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  13. Aprilseamon

    I loved this and I helped me get to know new thing and it fun thanks so much acellus

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  14. Amine Fahim

    if we can get energy from solar panels due to the sun, how do we get it when there is only snow for a week

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  15. Amelia Fowler

    It’s super cool that every single one of us gets to learn more specifically about the Science of the world!
    It is also super supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! That all the people all around the whole wide world get to learn more about the technology and circumstances about science live!

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  16. Aden Neumyer

    I learned so much, and how to get a patent.

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  17. Warren

    How much money do solar panels save on energy?

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  18. Dillon Swingle

    It was really interesting to learn that solar panels use the light from the sun we can see.

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  19. Maddison Tymofy

    Vey cool! my cousin has solar and hydropower

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  20. Cleopatra Rohrer

    I had a lot of fun learning about solar energy in this video. (I joined the R-51 club)

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  21. Landon Camp

    Solar energy is amazing

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  22. Phillip

    I never knew that people tried making sand crystals to power electricity.

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  23. Ace

    What age do you have to be to apply for a patent?

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  24. javion

    Hi I love the video about solar energy fun facts

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  25. Ace

    Solar energy is a decent way to make electricity

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  26. Juliana marron

    So cool!

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  27. Nathan Pham

    Hi, I learned a lot about solar energy and it was very interesting.

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  28. Houston Smith

    I liked the part about the solar energy. I learned information on how solar panels worked. I learned how to look up patents and who invented them.

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  29. Dehlin

    How long until we have solar panels that can use more types of uv for better energy?

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  30. Caden

    We just got solar panels on our house and it was very cool.

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  31. Amy Camacho

    This is great!!

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  32. Ranulph Zapf

    Those pins inpres me!

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  33. Abigail Hendrick

    There is a infinite power source guys just don’t realize where and what it is!

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  34. John Bowling

    Can people make a lot of money from their patents? Can anyone be an inventor?

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  35. Jean A.

    Awesome video!! I had always found Solar Panels very fastenating, so this vid took my interest to the next level. Imagine solar collectors being able to move with the sun, the possible applications are endless!! Thank you Acellus, this was fun.😀

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  36. Onyx

    I like the part where Area 51 was at and when he put the teachers face on the moving flowers. That was funny.

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  37. Ace

    A family friend is turning their farm to solar and I’m getting a lot of in person information on how it works. I still can’t believe how they work.✌

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  38. Muhaimin Khattak

    my family back home just got solar panels and there loving it

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  39. Katelyn Ortegon

    My dad is a master electrician and he installs these solar panels on houses. I think it is so cool how this runs whole houses.

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  40. Ava Cleveland

    That is very cool area 51 is so much fun

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  41. Angelina

    Me and my dad searched the Google patent website and found Dr. Roger billings! Super interesting to see all his ideas 🙂

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  42. Story Barbour

    Is there anything you can’t patent?

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  43. Liam

    I liked those funko pop things that they had made. I have a uncle that works in electrical stuff and he worked on a solar field so I got to hear how they worked and how much power they all make.

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  44. Wyatt

    I never thought I would learn so much about patents in one day.

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  45. anna

    they are cool i wish i had one too

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  46. Amelia

    I think that solar panels are super-duper crazy cool! I also think that the energy from them, and that the reflection!

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  47. Jaxxon

    I WANT A DRB Funko POP IN THE STORE

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  48. Nathan Burney

    cool

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  49. Noah Henson

    This is so cool

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  50. Nathan Burney

    good for you i wish i had solar panels they look so cool and sound so cool.

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  51. Shantal Liloia

    Its really cool to know that phosphorus has an extra electron!

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  52. Aviles Ramirez

    Wow! This was a very informative video about solar energy and patents. I think patents are important because they help protect creative ideas, and their creators. I am excited to see how solar energy impacts our future over the next 10-20 years.

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  53. Alda Aguilera

    Solar panels are used to generate energy from sunlight. I wonder if we will be able to invent and figure out a way to use the light we get from the moon.

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  54. Levi Parypa

    It is encouraging to know that even famous physicist, Albert Einstein, had trouble with learning math. It encourages me to persevere and try harder, even if I have trouble understanding something.

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  55. Carabella Mae Davis

    I found it interesting to learn about how solar energy is absorbed into panels and how we can convert it into electricity.

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  56. Joey

    How many solar panels would you need to power a house?

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  57. Carmela M

    Very cool video!

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  58. Minerva

    I have a question how much money do solar panels save on energy?

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  59. Meadow McMahon

    Oh wow! I learned so much about patents

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  60. Nakova

    I am so excited to learn about solar energy! I have solar panels on one side of my roof.

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  61. Coralynn Puska

    nice

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  62. mimi

    Do other countries have solar panels?

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  63. Shoshanna

    love this.

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  64. Raven

    How did people make it so solar panels don’t overheat?

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  65. William ray

    Cool

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  66. Paige barton

    Hi this is a cool lesson

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  67. Anna Martinez Awesomeness

    Although solar energy sounds good, are there any downfalls to it verses another process? The sun can have downfall to humans, so have the downfalls been seriously looked into?

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  68. Bradley walker

    solar energy is a great way to make electricity

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  69. Cat Sowden

    How will the use of solar energy affect people who live with limited sunlight?

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  70. callan hiner

    learning about solar panels and patents was really interesting

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  71. Caiden Hiner

    I would really love to be able to patent something someday.

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  72. Tyler Whitsel

    Love it!

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  73. Gunnar Bendorf

    R-51 is sooo funny 😆

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  74. Varvara

    It waas very interesting

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  75. Cecilia Cutshaver

    Does solar energy use UV rays or heat?

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  76. Cecilia Cutshaver

    When submitting a patent, do you have to send prototype of what you’re trying to patent?

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  77. Braelynn Purcell

    How did humans find solar energy?

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  78. archer

    how often do you publish science live

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  79. October

    R-51 is sooo funny

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  80. Asher Germany

    I like your content and solor panels and UV rays are awsome and great ways to get sunlight because reptiles plants and amphibians need sunlight to stay warm because they’re ectotherms.

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  81. Asher Germany

    The solar calculator works in the light but it doesn’t work in the dark so if I turn the light off it doesn’t work but if I turn it on it does work

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  82. Asher Germany

    Solar panels are also a great way to get electricity and they’re good for the environment and the planet.

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  83. Ha'Nya Barnes

    Solar Panels are very interesting.

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  84. Myah

    How did people make it so solar panels don’t overheat? The sun can have downfall to humans, so have the downfalls been seriously looked at?

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  85. matth

    so cool

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  86. Joshua Moore

    Funny and informational video, but now I understand how it works.
    Coming from Durant, MS

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  87. Ava Stults

    how does the solar panel not overheat?

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  88. Aurora Rivera

    Solar energy has helped many people in different countries have access to electricity.

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  89. Tino Salazar

    I love watching the weekly episodes.

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  90. Kyle Saley

    It’s so cool how solar converts the sun to energy.

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  91. Brooke Saley

    I want to patent something in the future. How cool.

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  92. Grace

    How much do solar panels cost and how much energy do they save?

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  93. Insaaf

    Solar panels are very cool and very interesting.

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  94. Bradley

    What kind of solar energy does uv heat use.

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  95. Michael Tymofy II

    Is solar more efficient?

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  96. Becker Eisele

    I LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  97. riley daniel

    i learned so much about solar energy!

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  98. barrett pirtle

    can people make a lot of money writing patents?

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