Nitric Oxide Crisis

February 26, 2025  •  EPISODE 254

Have you heard of nitric oxide and do you know why it matters? Learn more in this episode of Science LIVE as Roger Billings takes us back to 1972 and the General Motors Urban Vehicle Design Competition. Discover how he tackled the challenge of nitric oxide emissions and why his hydrogen-powered car had a cleaner exhaust than even the electric entries—with zero emissions!

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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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392 Comments

  1. Ibrahim

    this story is really exciting but really after all those fails he still did not give up. That is what I like about Dr. Roger Billings

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  2. Alexander

    Really great to see how Billings ended up working with his nemesis after the zero-pollution car competition. Truly a testament to how science brings people together.

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  3. Sawyer

    Using hydrogen to power a car is truly amazing! 👏

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  4. David

    its interesting how we got the scans of earth looks really cool

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  5. Barkot

    wow this was life changing. thank you mr. billings

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  6. Katreena

    Roberts drawings of the microscope insects were amazing. Such talent

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  7. Santiago

    Now i see why we need hydrogen and for ours cars. But what else could it benefit us?

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  8. Derek

    this video was one of the most interesting videos I’ve watched!

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  9. Colton

    with big achievements come big challenges.

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  10. Cora

    R51 is so funnyyyy! Eliminating pollution is really badly needed for the health of the world!

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  11. Sophia

    I didn’t know that about nitrous oxide. I liked learning about this.

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  12. Joseph

    hydrogen is so cool

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  13. Gwen

    Wow! I never knew that!

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  14. Kira

    The patience Robert had for drawing those insects is crazy!

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  15. Amara

    I would buy that ice in a pan R51R51R51R51

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  16. Yoab

    I loved how Mr. Billings kept his cool and thought through the issue, it shows how much of a leader he is.

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  17. Gianna

    How long has elons spaceship been in space

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  18. Jade

    This one was very interesting!

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  19. Mina

    this one was a really interesting episode!!!

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  20. Autumn

    How long did the nitric oxide crisis last for?

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  21. Jemeelah

    Love this!

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  22. Elliana

    nitric oxide is so interesting!

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  23. Taylor

    Nitric oxide is so cool! Love this.

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  24. Ciara

    Awesome video, 素晴らしいビデオ, 很棒的視頻, φοβερό βίντεο, vídeo impresionante, I love this video 🩷, このビデオが大好きです🩷, 我喜歡這個影片🩷, Λατρεύω αυτό το βίντεο 🩷, Me encanta este vídeo 🩷!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  25. Leah

    nice!!

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  26. Alayna

    hi every one

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  27. Liam

    It’s nice that you’ve been teaching about this kind of stuff. It’s nice to learn about.

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  28. Grace

    That’s really cool.

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  29. Audrey

    This was very interesting

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  30. Abdurahman

    you just made hydrogen become interesting to me!

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  31. Claire

    can adding more hyrdogen cars benifit our economy ?

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  32. Rebecca

    Way to keep is green Dr. Roger Billings!!

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  33. Rebekah

    cool video!

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  34. Khaliyah

    really interesting video

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  35. Amanda

    Loved this video!😻

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  36. Landon

    I would love to see what type of breakthroughs could be made in the future with hydrogen fuel.

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  37. Nevaeh

    loved this video

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  38. Elliana

    Hydrogen cars seem so cool and they would benefit the environment

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  39. Isabella

    so cool

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  40. Carmela

    this was a awesome video

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  41. Onyx

    lol r 51 is really funny today! Keep up the good work.

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  42. Caysen

    that is really cool

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