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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Cool stuff! Everyone’s shirt designs are so impressive
I love getting to learn all of the new things shown to us!
I love shirt number 52!!! 😉
Really love Acellus and Science Live. Thank you, Acellus team and Dr.B!
Very inspirational, thank you!
Very interesting and I know I’m not the only one who became more motivated to experiment and invent stuff haha.
While my shirt didn’t end up making it in, I am extremely happy for those who got theirs in.
Hydrogen trains sound very interesting!!
The invention of printers is very interesting. I can’t imagine living in a time where you would have to make hand written copies.
How does the hydrogen power the train?
I liked the joke about the other elements being denser, and hydrogen being smarter, Saving fuel because of hydrogen is great for our environment.
I love shirt number four it’s giving old Disney animation vibes
Humans need to be kinder. That will make the world better.
Comment acellus has been such a big help to me and my high school journey
Hello from Houston, Texas. Really like the explanation of the printer.
The Uncle Sam shirt is funny and cool, I’d wear that all the time.
R-51 is the only reason I keep going he’s my favorite love him so much so #6 for sure!
Dr. B. Do you have a favorite T-shirt?
6 and 10 are so funny but I have to go with 3
Weston K in the chat made my favorite wish he was picked
We absolutely love this program is a perfect fit for our family. Thank you for the team and support that this offers.
I love hydrogen.
I would love to invent something that would change the world.
I finally made my shirt and I love it!
Thank you for Science Live!
I love Acellus Academy! Thanks Roger Billings.
I learned that even though you might get turned down for your invention. Never stop pursuing your passion. Surround yourself with people who will uplift you.
The radio waves traveling further at night is interesting. Can you explain why this happens.
I absolutely love science live! I learn so much from this.
You can take a problem and combine science to make an invention! Inventors use talent and abilities to make the world better.
To me it was fascinating that the water became frozen by being dropped on the table. Interesting that the water is actually colder then it needs to be to turned into ice.
We are in Canada and happy to be back .who doesn’t love science
I enjoyed this Science Live, I can’t wait for the next one! Columbia South Carolina
My mom always says if you’re coming with a problem also bring a solution. I agree with the statement that problems are opportunities for inventions.
I loved this episode and I loved the tshirt designs as well!!! #11 was my favorite because I LOVE SCIENCE 🙂
I love shirt 52 hahahahahaha
Love the shirts! They looked amazing!
Acellus has helped me so much with being able to learn at my own pace. Thank you for this great program!
We LOVE Acellus… and Science LIVE is a great way to start our lessons.
I LOVE SCIENCE!!
All of the shirts are great! But I think number 11 is my favorite. Thank you for this weeks science live!
Acellus has made learning way easier for me. Thank you! 😄
Love watching you all. You guys make everything better and make me like science.
I love science so much! It’s definitely my favorite subject!
Always appreciate the little joke at the start
I really enjoy watching these every week!
I loved the 1st shirt and vote for that one. I also enjoy learning about the airplane and how ice accumulates on the surface of the wings which can affect its flying abilities. It was also interesting to learn about the ways they have solved it.
I like the r-51 shirt
The technology spotlight is my favorite. I’m going to try the cool water part.
Acelleus is the best
Hello from Texas! I think shirt #3 looks super cool and I love the artwork on it.
I love it! It is amazing to invent new things.
Kickle pickle was hilarious, i enjoyed watching this video.
You can turn a great idea into success with determination, confidence and the ability to persist to your goal until the problem is resolved. How would the world be different today if Chester Carlson had never contributed to the invention of the paper copier.
My favorite course is AP art
Hydrogen fueled trains could completely exchange the need for electrified tracks if we could extend the fuels lifespan and master the difficult maintenance.
It’s great how we can always learn something new. Thanks science Live.
I am so happy my mom signed me up for this school because I am learning more than I ever have.
Learning about static electricity was very interesting.
I vote for #5 teeshirt
What was the name of your radio show if it wasn’t Kickle Pickle?
I still haven’t invented anything yet, but I bet I will. Also those shirts are cool! 🙂
We Love this program,This program make Homeschooling a lot easier. Thank you and keep up with the amazing job!
Congratulation to the top 12!
I never knew that is how a copy machine worked!
Hi! I’m Eli, a 12th grader from Missouri. Here’s my shirt design.
Swag! All the shirts were so cool!
Hydrogen trains are really cool!
I like shirt 9 and shirt 12.
Shirt #9 was awesome! I love that you showed them off on science live!
Will hydrogen trains make diesel cheaper? Also what about trains for regular transportation? I really liked shirt # 1, I love cars and Ford Mustangs!
I’m from Nevada and I enjoy science live.
That’s crazy that printing got started by static electricity with light getting shined through glass. I’m think i’m gonna pick number 8 for the shirt, has to be my favorite!
Why can’t they just make heated airplane wings? My dad truck has heated washer fluid that helps get the ice off the windshield.
Hello from Missouri! Here is a shirt design of a dear staring at a car. I hope this is the theme you are searching for!
I love this program so much
i really liked the “opportunity” is knocking shirt! its creative!
We absolutely love this program so much, thank you!
GREAT SHIRT DESIGNS EVERYONE!
That was my favorite part of this episode 🙂
My question is do radio waves go farther at night?
I LOVE the shirts!! with the hydrogen car design!!
I’m always impressed with all that Dr. Billings has accomplished and how he helps others.
Your jokes are always so funny! And I can’t imagine how long it would take to write everything down by hand, it genuinely sounds like torture.
Kickle Pickle was funny lol!
science is my favorite subject!
Acellus helped me alot with my learning because I can do it anywhere, not just stuck sitting in the same old classroom.
Science is so cool! The shirt with the hydrogen car was the coolest shirt of them all! I am looking forward to more Science Live
I am so grateful for Acellus, it is fun and my sister and I learn a lot . I enjoy taking engineering and science classes.
Being an inventor sounds cool
This program has helped build confidence in areas that wasn’t so before. The teachers and staff are awesome!
I love science . Science is what the world needs for many things such as the way gravity
or light works.
We love acellus
My favorite tshirt design is #2 because it has the Earth on it.
I like the part talking about the new ways to get the ice off the planes wings.
We liked learning about the xerox machine. Really enjoying Acellus
We absolutely love this, thank you Roger Billings and your team, I always look forward for this program.
Thank you for doing Science Live, I enjoy a lot.
my brother loves to invent things I think he will like this
Thanks for everything you do!!!
I would like a shirt that says simply “SCIENCE RULES!!”
Love the comedy about hydrogen! Also you can fuel a train with hydrogen. That’s awesome!🤯🚊 🚰
How far can a hydrogen trains travel? How fast can a hydrogen train be refueled? A hydrogen train does not rely on emissions so it’s healthier for the enviroment.
Kickle pickle thats so funny!!! I love all the science and jokes!!
Problems can become continuous improvement!
We love Acellus so much..this is our second year but we aren’t going anywhere.. both of our kids love school, they lacked that in public school
This video has taught me that science have evolved and came a long way, I can’t wait to see what the next few years are going to bring to the science world.
I took French in public school and didn’t understand it well. With Acellus I’m learning a lot faster.
I did not know that was how printing was invented. That’s really cool!
The shirts are so creative! My favorite is definitely number 1.
how many MPH can a hydrogen train get up to?
Not really a science guy, but these Roger Billings Lives are surprisingly entertaining. Honestly starting to enjoy this! Keep it up! We love these lives!
What age was Chester Carlson when he invented his copier?
So cool!!! Go hydrogen!!!!😁😀
My favorite was shirt 5 I wish I made a shirt, hydrogen is like water but it’s gas and it’s interesting to learn about its different forms.
Congrats to the designers of the top 12 T Shirts!!!!!
what are the biggest challenges to implementing hydrogen trains as a viable alternative to other types of trains?
I totally agree, the best ideas comes when we interact with each others. 🥸
It’s so crazy that all these first inventions stuck around and just kept getting better and better all the way till today.
How is hydrogen fuel produced?
I love how the invention process makes you have to come up with ideas and having to text them meanwhile doing that you would also be having so fun testing out your brilliant ideas.
I am impressed. Number two is my choiceI.
I really like the number 10 shirt.
We are grateful for this program. It works wonderful for our family. Thank you
I would love to invent something to help the environment
I really like the t-shirt designs! It’s so cool to see a drawing actually turn into something on a t-shirt.
I absolutely love this program thank you Roger Billings and your team
Dr. Tobias is my favorite. I love to work in my garage and i want to build stuff but not sure how or what to do, but love to invent. hope i invent something cool in my garage some day.
I liked how they talked about inventions and how ideas can turn into real things. It’s was fun to learn about!
I like the stuff about shirt designs, because my dads friends make shirts and I’ve seen how it’s all done.
this was my first time watching science live it was really fun! (I voted for 51 as a joke)
Taking an idea and turning it into an invention is amazing.
It was cool to learn about what cold water and how it affects planes. It’s also cool to learn about the different things they do to prevent it.
This video made me think about some of the ideas that I have for future inventions.
Science is honestly so amazing, awesome video.
I wish everything ran on hydrogen. Seems like our world might be a little cleaner!
hello my name is James and i love watching science live it teaches me so much
Hello this was fun to watch. Kai from South Dakota
Thanks God we have printers in our life. Sometimes is good to have problems because of that we can create things. I love all the t-shirts, it’s awesome!!!
I’m excited to save up my points for a shirt they, are so cool!
i just love science so much, and the videos make me so happy.
how can the water Just freeze like that.
Always a highlight of my week! Don’t know who I would be without science.
My favorite shirt is number 6 and 52.
This program is amazing, thanks!
Science is the way of our future!
Dr. Billings has motivated me to organize my space for inspiration. Thank you!
Really creative designs!
Once I have a clean and tidy environment, how do I maintain it?
Hi this is Maryam from Holden beach NC
What would you say is the most important part of science?
I think Turning a Idea to a invention is really good.
I look forward to this every week!
We love science live. Thank you roger billings and team.
Great t shirt ideas! Watching with the family on the Apple TV. Love that we’re doing these!
i loved the sam one
I really like the alien ship with Pajet. It was funny, I would 100% wear the shirt.
I really like all the detailes when explaining everything new. A hydrogen train sounds awsome!
Inventions are so cool
i like #2 AND #10 LOL FROM MONTANA
this was so awesome!!!!
Hi I’m averi I heard that acellus is having new courses I would love to do them . Love from South Carolina<3
Science is amazing this world wouldnt be anything without science
We are so grateful for this program! I can successfully excel at a speed satisfactory for me
Still loving the program! Thank you!
I loved shirt number 2. I hope to learn more about hydrogen cars.
Grateful for this program! Thank you, Acellus. 🤍
It’s so cool how they break down the invention process step by step.
What percentage of inventions actually see success in profit?
Great job Everyone!
I am wondering who supplies the hydrogen fuel right now? Is there any competition for supplying the hydrogen for these new California trains?
I am new to this but I already love science live I love shirt number 1 because I mean I always love unlocking my potential but you guys opened my eyes to new learning experience thank you so much.
Acellus is the legacy.
The shirts look so cool!!!
I was so inspired by Wednesday’s video because I want to invent something when I grow up. Can’t wait for next weeks video!
Do you need to know a lot of science and math to invent things?
I have a lot of interest and passions as well. I like that now that I’m homeschooled, I have more time to try more things.