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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I really liked this episode it made me more interested in learning more about solar energy and how it all works.
I actually plan on working a job related to solar energy.
who came up with the idea to use the suns power?
Its so cool how the sun can create energy!
Sweet
The Science Live today made me extremely interested in Solar energy more than before, and I plan on researching the topic even more, thank you.
Solar energy is crazy.
solar panels are great
How many patents does Thomas Edison have?
How big is the sun?
Solar Panels are such a wonderful invention, Its very cool how the suns energy can do so many different things!
How effective is solar energy in Vermont when batteries are covered with snow?
Question: if we were able to find a way to not only get solar panels into space and get the power back to earth, would solar panels in space be more efficient than solar panels on Earth?
Is there a limit on how many patents a person can get?
Thankyou so much for this video!
tobias is so funny!! I want to be a caterpillar
some of my neighbors have solar panels.
I always have found solar energy really cool just the idea of it blows my mind
I love your science videos and I also love the characters r-51 character+ the ather one.
solar power is so interesting and so amazing to learn about!
solar energy is good healthy energy
how does the sun give off power
I find solar power so interesting. So glad you did a video on this!
I love solar panels
Be the sun guys!!!
That was so cool, and very fascinating! And the delivery from R-51 was kind-of cute, too!
What is the average life span on a solar panel if they cost so much
we would not have as much as we do without patents
Solar panels are very interesting
I love learning new stuff
Is this the future?
Photovoltaic cells…
I wish solar panels and solar power wasn’t very expensive, it’s a possible next step to using power without harming the planet as much. It’s crucial.
i learn more every video!
Silicon being used in solar panels is interesting.
cool video
I’ve learned a lot about electrons and solar panels
So cool!
why is their patents? is it just for money? wouldn’t it make more sense to all work together?
Solar panels are very interesting it was so cool learning how they work
you could make a Simi-circle one, or circle one that could absorb more with ought taking up energy to move it, or haveing to have any kind of senser.
solar panels cost about the same price if you were to youse non solar energy also solar panels need all sorts of hard to find things and bad materials. Ferther more, it is generally yoused as a political sword against another party,and makes up a small percentage of are energy products. i love this show and would love to see inprovmants soon and mr roger is doing that!!
this show is the best!!!
My mom has came up with a couple ideas in the past but was scared to look it up and see if it has been invented or not because she said AI could see the search and scared they would take her idea if it had never been invented yet or not.
I had Solar Panels at one point. They were effective, and reduced my energy bill.
Wow, I learned so much from this video, thank you!
R-51 being funny as always!!!
This was a very fascinating and fun lesson! Solar energy is intriguing to me and this taught me even more. I also enjoyed learning more about patents, but I would really like to research them more so that I get a better understanding. Thanks for the great lesson!
So cool!
Super cool episode love it.
Our house would be great for solar energy. We get a lot of sun
We have the perfect house for solar panels. The sun hits it all day. I will tell my parents they should get them.
can people make a lot of money writing patents?
i learned so much about solar energy!
I LOVE THIS ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is solar more efficient?
What kind of solar energy does uv heat use.
Solar panels are very cool and very interesting.
How much do solar panels cost and how much energy do they save?
I want to patent something in the future. How cool.
It’s so cool how solar converts the sun to energy.
I love watching the weekly episodes.
Solar energy has helped many people in different countries have access to electricity.
how does the solar panel not overheat?
Funny and informational video, but now I understand how it works.
Coming from Durant, MS
so cool
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?
Solar Panels are very interesting.
Solar panels are also a great way to get electricity and they’re good for the environment and the planet.
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
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.
R-51 is sooo funny
how often do you publish science live
How did humans find solar energy?
When submitting a patent, do you have to send prototype of what you’re trying to patent?
Does solar energy use UV rays or heat?
It waas very interesting
R-51 is sooo funny 😆
Love it!
I would really love to be able to patent something someday.
learning about solar panels and patents was really interesting
How will the use of solar energy affect people who live with limited sunlight?
solar energy is a great way to make electricity
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?
Hi this is a cool lesson
Cool
How did people make it so solar panels don’t overheat?
love this.
Do other countries have solar panels?
nice
I am so excited to learn about solar energy! I have solar panels on one side of my roof.
Oh wow! I learned so much about patents
I have a question how much money do solar panels save on energy?
Very cool video!
How many solar panels would you need to power a house?
I found it interesting to learn about how solar energy is absorbed into panels and how we can convert it into electricity.
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.
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.
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.
Its really cool to know that phosphorus has an extra electron!
good for you i wish i had solar panels they look so cool and sound so cool.
This is so cool
cool
I WANT A DRB Funko POP IN THE STORE
I think that solar panels are super-duper crazy cool! I also think that the energy from them, and that the reflection!
they are cool i wish i had one too
I never thought I would learn so much about patents in one day.
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.
Is there anything you can’t patent?
Me and my dad searched the Google patent website and found Dr. Roger billings! Super interesting to see all his ideas 🙂
That is very cool area 51 is so much fun
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.
my family back home just got solar panels and there loving it
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.✌
I like the part where Area 51 was at and when he put the teachers face on the moving flowers. That was funny.
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.😀
Can people make a lot of money from their patents? Can anyone be an inventor?
There is a infinite power source guys just don’t realize where and what it is!
Those pins inpres me!
This is great!!
We just got solar panels on our house and it was very cool.
How long until we have solar panels that can use more types of uv for better energy?
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.
Hi, I learned a lot about solar energy and it was very interesting.
So cool!
Solar energy is a decent way to make electricity
Hi I love the video about solar energy fun facts
What age do you have to be to apply for a patent?
I never knew that people tried making sand crystals to power electricity.
Solar energy is amazing
I had a lot of fun learning about solar energy in this video. (I joined the R-51 club)
Vey cool! my cousin has solar and hydropower
It was really interesting to learn that solar panels use the light from the sun we can see.
How much money do solar panels save on energy?
I learned so much, and how to get a patent.
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!
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
I loved this and I helped me get to know new thing and it fun thanks so much acellus
Amazing!
It’s cool that you can get energy from solar panels.
Is there any perminent way to store solar energy
I got to know a lot of interesting things about getting patents from this video, so fun to watch it!
I learned that solar panels collect the sunlight’s energy.
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?
How does a person know if it is a real patent or a fake one?
Patents seem important for protecting new solar inventions, but I wonder how they affect sharing new tech with the rest of the world..
How long does it take to get a patent in another country? Is it longer or shorter than the US?
Can people make a lot of money from their patents? Can anyone be an inventor?
Cool.
How do solar panels not overheat from the sun.