285. The Invention Process
November 5, 2025 • EPISODE 285
How do you turn a great idea into a success? In this episode of Science LIVE, Dr. Roger Billings takes students through the invention process—from the first spark of inspiration to creating something people truly love. Featuring t-shirt designs by Acellus students, he explores what makes certain ideas stand out and connect. Discover how understanding the invention process can help you bring your own creative ideas to life—and turn them into success stories.
About DrB
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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How much damage can ice on a plane cause? Also, this is my t shirt…
Watching from Pennsylvania, Everyone’s shirt was so creative I LOVE THEM ALL!
I find it really cool how they started with the invention process of printing. it’s kind of interesting how the printing process has evolved as new technologies we’re discovred.
THE SHIRTS ARE SO GREAT
The shirts were impeccable, I enjoyed the 3rd’s design the most.
Everyone did an absolute fantastic job designing those shirts!
These lives are always so interesting, I love learning new facts about things I thought I knew about 🙂
My favorite shirt is #10, It’s so funny.
Acellus has helped me improve so much.
You do great job on the Science Live! Keep the great work going!
Hello from Alabama.Thankyou for another interesting science live. Love learning new things.à
I love these videos so much and they are really funny. I learn so much.
My favorite shirt is number #2 It was so cool. From Montana
I thought it was quite interesting, when Dr. John was talking about the frozen water.
#10 Is my favorite, but all of the shirts are pretty cool!
Hello from Clayton, North Carolina. I love R51 at the end of the videos he makes me laugh every time i watch science live every week.
#1 Was AMAZING, definitely my favorite.
Love the creative shirts!! Great job you guys! Yall always keep me entertained!
My name is Zoey and I’m from Nevada. My favorite one was #11
All of the shirts were great, its amazing to see how far science live can reach, from missouri to spain, truly influential.
I can’t wait to get one of theses shirts!
My favorite shirt was number 3.
The shirts are super funny, a great way to show off creativity and your shows how your mind works, and is an amazing way to have fun. I loved everyone’s shirt designs, they are super cool
The shirts are awesome!😎
Go Simon!! #6!! I love your shirt dude.
im buying number 6 for sure in the store r51 did it lol lol lol
I would love to know more about the researches that’s Dr. Billings was part of in previous years, I’ve taken much interest in them!
the shirts were so cute!!! love from Alabama!! <33
Hi from Texas! I think everyone did good on the shirts. I really like #1.
How long until we all the car and things are functioning on hydrogen.
Though inventions and innovations have greatly improved the quality of life, it cannot be denied that many of them have also done damage to our lives and the world. How might the world have been different without so many inventions and innovations, especially industrial inventions?
Hello from Texas! I enjoyed seeing everyone’s shirt designs.
I love all of the shirt designs but number #3 would have to be my favorite!
Thank you for always having Science Lives every week, Dr. Billings.
How does the hydrogen bottle work!?
HYDROGEN TRAIN YAY also I liked the R 51 shirt
Love science live, it’s the best.
You guys are seriously the best I have so much fun when the videos happen
Wow! it was my first time watching this and its very interesting.
Dr. Roger Billings. I have a question for you. How do you stay motivated to continue your work in science when your down. And are there many downs that would de motivate someone. As per compared to an up witch would lift one’s sprits.
I’m from California, and I really like how your were telling us about new Hydrogen Trains.
I love the information on a the new hydrogen trains coming to America ,especially how it offer a zero-emission alternative for routes where electrification with overhead wires may not be feasible. I also like the idea of a more environmentally friendly option. Thanks for sharing.
I love how you make science so fun! I love science live!
I wanna drive an hydrogen car.
I love watching science lives they are so funny!
I loved R51’s shirts! They were cool.
I love these science lives so much and those shirts are so nice
I love watching these!! Stay science, stay cool! 😎
#10! Love the lessons each week
Acellus should make a shirt with Tod Edmond’s face on it, that says conspiracy theories.!!!!
Thank you for the video i like all of the T-shirts but i like 7 and 10 the most. it inspired me to make a shirt of my own.
Ya’ll are really funny and always brighten the mood with jokes and laughs
Hi I’m from Virginia and I I just love the science lives
Hello from Georgia! I love the ideas for all the shirts.
Hello from TN! This was a great episode! Those were some great shirts!
I am from Arkansas! Not far from y’all!
I loved all the shirts! Much love from Texas!
The shirts are super cool and were very inspiring to make a invention for the science fair.
Hydrogen trains sound super efficient.
Simon did awesome with R51
Love science news and the new and upcoming inventions!
Hi from New York, I liked all the shirt ideas!
Todays Science Live was very entertaining! I am impressed at how many great shirts there were!
Are Hydrogen-powered modes of transportation safer than our current electronic and gas-powered modes of transportation?
Watching from texas! This is really inspiring.
The merchandise from Acellus is AWESOME.
When talking about the ice on the plane wings high up in the sky how does that work? What freezes or is there ice already up there
I love the end of the videos! Y’all brighten my mood up with the laughs.
There should be an R-51 class, I would instantly enroll in it if it was true.
I really enjoyed this episode! It was cool to see how inventions start from a simple idea and go through steps like designing, testing, and improving. Makes me feel inspired to try creating something myself!
I would like to learn another language when I am a little more advanced in my classes.
Hydrogen trains sound very environmentally friendly also efficient since they are fueled by well hydrogen. I think they are a very good endeavor and worth looking into probably better in the long run rather then diesel fuel
I liked the joke at the start of science live but what about the element of surprise.
Wow the T-Shirts are sooo creative. I loved the #10, I thought it was super well done, and a lot of thought went into it, for sure. That one or #4.
What inspires people to create new inventions?
I love how you said problems can lead to inventions. I also really like the shirts!
I love the R-51 Did it shirt! Awesome shirt!
hello from Texas. I’ve always liked trains but never been on one it’d be awesome to one day!
All the shirts were so creative!! Your all so talented, keep it up. Also, you guys really know how to lighten the mood at the end of the videos!
r-51 makes me smile and laugh. i like shirt #12 the best. it makes a lot of sense for the program
Good day from Mississippi. Another great stream! I’m trying to save up my credits for a shirt.
I really love the Science lives. They always make my days much better.
r-51 makes me smile and laugh. i like shirt #12 the best.
I love how the process of creating the photo copy and document copy machine, the original inventor was rejected by 20 companies. Haloid, now known as Xerox Corporation was the first to purchase the technology.
I love the lives! They brighten my week!
I think hydrogen trains are an awesome idea!
Hi! Coming from Texas here, I seriously love watching these 🙂
Great episode! Best of luck to the creators of the Acellus shirts!
Will the switch towards hydrogen based fuel help with global warming?
I love you pajet monet
I Loved the shirts!!! my personal favorites were #7 and #10!
I feel myself getting smarter and smarter after every video
I liked shirt #3 Opportunity is Knocking.
Thank you for another wonderful video. The part where Tobias talked about the printer was super cool and anpbout that girl and the singing and the music theory course and the process of engineering that Dr. B talked about and R-51 gave me the laughs again. 🤣Thank you!
I really liked shirt 8 and 10!
I think the Uncle Sam shirt was hilarious!
P.S R-51 is VERY talented!
hi my name is Derek i am from new jersey and i was just wondering is it possible that we could make hydrogen drones for the military
The cheesy jokes at the beginning of the video are wonderful.
When will the world create hydrogen planes? Always like the videos keep up the good work!
Loved all of the shirt options! Everyone was so creative!
We have some creative people here! i love the shirts! How do you know when you are building on someone’s ideas rather than stealing their ideas?
It’s cool how inventors usually fail a bunch of times before they finally succeed — it just shows that testing and improving are what really make great inventions happen.
I found it SO cool how the water in that bottle can be turned into ice so quickly by just hitting it! That was amazing, thank you so much for showing that!
I love hearing about the new and wonderful things that Dr Billings says!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hydrogen trains sound like a very useful invention and good for the environment. cool video!!
I like Mr. Tobias. Talked about photocopies. I see copies on our printer all the time but I never thought about it
Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii! I really enjoy watching sience live every Wednesday night, I love the science jokes at the very begining, they always make me laugh,
My favorite part of Science LIVE is R-51. I love how funny he is.
Great episode. I love watching and learning new things from Science Live. I love to hear more from Acellus students.
I would love to invent something people can use everyday.
ACELLUS inspires me so much, I appreciate all y’all do!
This is my idea for a shirt!!
i love your show DR Billings i loved it so much
I just got my robot for coding class. He is cool.
Y’all get me laughing.
I love R-51 he is so funny i also love shirt #10 and #52
All of those T-Shirts were amazing! I personally voted one.
Hey from Texas I love the videos keep up the good work❤️
I love learning about the invention process. Hydrogen trains sound so cool I want to ride on one.
Loved this episode! Hello from Florida! 🙂
Great science live, Loved seeing some of the t-shirts last week too!
I really loved the “I want YOU!” T-shirt, it was very funny.
Hi from Pickerinton Ohio. Another great science live. The T shirt designs were awesome. Cant wait to see who wins.
Jackson
I love the jokes/puns in this! and my fav shirt is #3!
Personally, I love watching these every week, and I look forward to always learning something new.
Science is such an amazing thing!
I think number three should be sold worldwide. I could style that with baggy jeans and some puma shoes. I’m not even joking.
r 51 is really cool and smart
I would love to ride on a train! I never have before!
The technology and innovations to help keep ice off of airplane wings is interesting. I did not know that atmospheric freezing was an issue. I want to try the water bottle freeze experiment. I wonder if I can manage to get the conditions just right to freeze the water from liquid state.
All the shirt designs were so cool, but I also like number one the best. Cool car and cool design.
Its amazing how the temperature can be at a freezing level but it still remains as liquid. All it took was one hit and the liquid turned solid
Question! Is Dr. Billings still making updates to his hydrogen car?
All these shirts are amazing. Congrats to the winners! Love you Lady Pajet!!! Love shirt 52!! lol Great Science Live!
I really liked the fourth shirt, but R-51’s first idea was halarious!
Phoenix, Ak, I really like the parts when R – 51 comes out its really funny.
I like how you guys always manage to balance humor with knowledge
Is Shirt 52 a shirt that you can actually vote for? If it is, then I’ll be glad to make R-51 happy.
Also #6 is beautiful….. 10/10
I love the t-shirts! Can’t wait until their released. Inventioneering and inventing is amazing! Thank you for brightening my Wednesdays!
Really loved all the T-Shirt designs! Very creative!
I love the shirts. Everyone is so creative!
Love the science live! I like the shirts!
Love the video I always get a good laugh from you guys! I am from Missouri.
Comment* I think number 3 is the best shirt! Opportunity truly does knock sometimes!
Hi from Raelynn. I love shirt number 12. Its my favorite. My mom really likes number 10! I really enjoyed this weeks video and every ones creativity.
The kickle pickle part was super funny!
I genuinely have no idea how yall thought of such creative shirts, I mean, I thought I was creative, man did I get humbled.
Hello from Bristol, Tennessee! These shirts are so awesome, Everyone is so creative in their own ways. Great Job Rihanna, I liked hearing from you, that helped me because I will be graduating in May of 2027 and don’t know quite yet what to do. Acellus has helped me work very hard and reach for my schooling goals. I have done a glitter heart. My favorite shirt was #10
Any one can do something to impact the world if they try hard enough.
Can you put r51s shirt on the shop
I love all of the t-shirts featured, everyone did an amazing job!
the shirts are really cool. A lot have effort has put into them
Hi so glad to be going to Accelus I learn so many interesting things
I enjoyed learning about how super cooled water can be a big problem for airplanes and hearing the different ideas people had to solve this problem.
Hi, from South Dakota and I love the weekly science live.
Where’s the kickle pickle radio shirt? (I think that’s how ya write it)
Hiii I’m from Texas. I love the shirts #4, #8, and #10! Everyone was so creative!
Will hydrogen trains be quieter?
All of them are really cool but im gonna have to go with number 10
Hi from Raelynn in Maryland/Illinois. I love shirt number 12, it’s my favorite. My moms favorite is number 10.
I always love the end of the videos! Y’all brighten the mood up with the laughs.
Y’all’s shirts are awesome 👏 keep up the good work guys 😎
I’m from New York. I’ve been saving for the robot too.
Hello from Tennessee. Another fun-tastic science live.
I have never rode on a train but I would like to sometime!
The shirts were really creative.
Everyone did a wonderful job with designing t-shirts, but overall my personal favorites were number 3 and number 5.
I LOVE number #2! she is from Montana! I’m from MONTANA!!!!!!!!
When you guys said that there is sometimes ice on the plane wings, in my head I said no way but then thinking about being so high up makes sense cause the higher up the cooler it is.
I loved todays live and everyones shirt designs they were all so good
The printer inventers’ story is really inspiring. I did not know or expect printers worked that way… I think I like shirt number 10, number 3, and number 12.
hello from Tennessee love science live
From Idaho, where can i learn more about the invention process
How many gold credits do y’all have ? And also what item on the Acellus store are y’all getting with y’all’s gold credits?😂😎 I am saving up mine for the Acellus code robot 🤖 😂 I am from Georgia 🏔️ 🌏where are y’all from?
How many cars can a hydrogen train pull?