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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I really liked the shirts with R51!
I am excited to use even more of Acellus to achieve my own goals, and hopefully become an inventor myself! this was pretty good knowledge. thanks, Dr. B!
SHIRT TEN
I like # 1, I would buy it!
I really like shirt number 3.
I really liked t shirts 6 and 8!
Number 10 was pretty cool!
I LOVE all the shirts! They’re all very creative
in 1991 Dr. billings and his team unveiled the world first hydrogen fuel cell car.
I like shirt 7
I really loved seeing all the t-shirts of everyone! They’re all so cute!!
Number 10 is my favorite! Thanks for the episode.
Good job to the girl that graduated from Acellus!
My favorite shirt was number 1.
I think shirt #10 caught my my attention the most, it was hilarious to see and it has my vote!
Number #4 had to be my favorite.
#5 is my favorite shirt!
i really liked dr. joshua he super cool*
Good evening, I would have to agree with my sister I think #1 is the best but if I had to pick a different shirt, I would say the last one that looked like the military poster.
I enjoyed Tobias’ section on the first printer.
When you bang the water at a freezing temperature it makes the water more crystallized and icey because the disturbance breaks the water even tho it’s still there it’s more icey I’ve tried that before and it’s cool the way it works.
Discovery starts invention!
I like tshirt number 5 because it’s simple but I also like number 6 because it is funny.
Wow I did not now how printers were made!
Science-Live is fun
I enjoy my foreign language class Acellus offers, I’ve taken Spanish and German and plan on taking more. Thank you for these opportunities.
10 was my favorite out of all of them.
Shirt number 10 is my favorite! it’s looks cute!
Hydrogen trains sound really cool!
#10 was definitley the best one.
I thought it was really cool how the water froze when he hit it in the counter. I’m going to try that.
I loved all the shirts, but my favorite is #9! Good Luck.
Love it!!
Really!! its finally coming to America? Yess!!
T-shirt number 10 that I like best. Thanks.
Problems can be opportunities for inventions!
I liked number 10.
I appreciate Dr. John and his wisdom.
I wpuld love to travel by hydrogen train.
Honestly that’s fair, the photocopier guy knows to work smarter not harder lol
I am really liking Acellus. Shirt #3 was my favorite!
Kicklepickle radio made me laugh out loud! My favorite shirt was number six.
i loved shirt #6!!! that’s the one!!!!
51!!! I loved this video!!!
Science lives are my favorite.
i like shirt number 10
I really liked shirt #5!
I love shirt # 10
I like to write my ideas down and brainstorm by writing stories. It helps me be more creative and i like to share my stories and new ideas with my family. It is important to create new inventions.
Number 10 is the best!!
this episode was FIRE
My favorite shirt was definitely #3!
Great lesson!!
Thank You!!!
Love science live!
#10 was the best one!
WOW!!!
The lesson was very informative. I learned so much about inventing new things. I love the different shirts that were displayed for us to vote on. The shirts were amazing. I also feel that everyone is an inventor in their own right. Thank you for the wonderful Science Live! episode.
I liked #6 the best.
Thank you for teaching us how to be an inventor! I want to make things that keep people safer
Really liked learning about Chester Carlson
I think its cool how inventions happen and how they can change
Number 7 was probably the best shirt.
Great explanation on static electricity use to copy
My favorites shirts are #4 and #10.
All the shirts are cool. I like 3 best.
personally, shirt #7 was really neat
That’s really cool how the water freezes instantly!
I vote for tshirt #10.
this is fun🥳
Loved this episode! Thank you so much!
Does using hydrogen to power the trains make them more affordable to use?
I LOVE NUMBER 8 AND 11
i like shirt number ten
I loved #10.
This is very interesting episode. Could you imagine writing all those copies?
The moment he said, “pickle rickle radio station” was hilarious. I couldn’t stop laughing.
i enjoyed learning about science!
Number 1 and 3 are my top choices. I think the super cool water is also really cool. I would be interested to learn more about this.
I really liked the story about Chester Carlson and the journey he went through to invent the photocopier.
How hard is it to get a patent on something you invented?
I just love Science Live. I scrolled thru so many shirts last episode. Seeing everyone’s designs is so interesting.
“The others are denser!” HAHA
I like all the shirts but I really like # 10!
Science life is so cool. There are so many cool inventions to help everyday life.
My favorite shirt was number 2!
I liked the breakthrough moments part about the printers.
My favorite shirt was shirt #8
Watching from florida
Amazingly, innovation is paving the way for trains to be powered by hydrogen. This is an excellent way to reduce carbon footprint. When your creativity is driven by faith and desire, you will accomplish your goal and become successful. The invention of the Xerox was developed from a problem: the desire to create a solution.
It’s interesting that two different train companies, Sierra Northern Railway with switchers and San Bernardino County Transportation Authority with a passenger train have both switched over to hydrogen fuel cells and that Sierra Northern Railway will be saving around 50,000 gallons of diesel fuel by using hydrogen fuel cells.
#10 was the best!!!!!
I liked the invention of the photocopier, It’s really interesting to see how that works. I’d like to make a shirt out of it, but #6 has to be my favourite. Also I didn’t know celebrities used Acellus, so that’s pretty cool.
I like roger billings part.
I vote for the uncle Sam shirt ” I want you to invent something”
WOW! I wonder where else the hydrogen trains will spread to!? It would be absolutely splendiferous to ride on one, seeing the world pass by without worrying about polluting our planet.
I’m definitely going to buy one of the shirts, but I’m not sure which one. They all look so cool!
I would definitely buy some of r-51’s shirts. He invented everything after all!
Besides the wheel, fire and the hydrogen car. What do you think was the most impressive invention in history ?
The #6 & #8 tee shirts were really funny
Why do radio waves travel further at night?
i like number 5
Number 10 was the best!!
hello I love this video I voted for number 10 l think it was the best one in my opinion. Thank again for this amazing video. Have a good night
Acellus Academy.
I like Shirt #3
love we can watch these anytime!
I enjoyed seeing all the t-shirts. They are all very clever.
I love shirt #3! The graphic design is on-point, and the use of the Star Wars font suits it very well.
I want to see the train in person.
The weeping wing is a wonderful invention.
I really like the #10 shirt. All of the shirts were cool.
All of the designs were great! I liked #5 the most but r-51’s shirt design was a close second! Great episode like always!
I would love to ride on one of the hydrogen trains!
Really great episode this week!
Great Science Live. The photo copier has a really cool story of how it came to be.
I liked shirt number 5
This episode was really great! Also my favorite shirt was number 10.
10 was the best!!
I probably wont be able to ride on any of the hydrogen trains but it sounds really, really cool! I also thought #5 looked really professional, like something you’d see on an ad.
will hydrogen trains be popular in everyday life?
My favorite T-shirt was number 10 by far!!!!
My favorites were shirts #10 and #6, but all of them were nice.
that was an amazing episode, I really love the facts and science behind the printer and how it was created!
I loved Rihanna’s story, it’s so inspiring!
I love how you explain things, it makes me understand things more
#4 is the best t shirt by far
How does gravity affect a black hole if it ever happens?
Is it too late to submit a shirt? Here is mine:
That’s a cool shirt!! 😂🤯
that’s cool
Wow I’m going to spend all coins on a shirt!
I love it!!!!
love this school
I love all of the different courses that are offered. I think it will help a lot of students reach their potential.
I really love these videos. There is always new and cool things to learn on here.
I loved shirt 10! So creative and cute. Made me have a nice laugh.
I really loved this episode
The world will be a better place without all this pollution.
This is one of the best episodes so far, it’s pretty cool!
I agree
I would love to ride on one of the hydrogen trains! I have never traveled by train before.
I love #6 and #10.
I love this episode so much!
Love this live+
Thats what I was thinking
number 10!
Loved them all, I love seeing others be creative and it helps me get into that mindset of I can be creative too.
I like shirt 10.
Sameeeeeee 🙂
i know, it’s like the best shirt in my opinion
I love #4 I would buy that.
#10 was the best! lol
T-shirt number 6 is my favorite!!!!
Thank you for sharing the story about Xerox. in episode 285. This was very interesting. I took the suggestion from last weeks episode #284 to clean my room and create a better learning space. Loved Tshirt #4.
I did the same. It actually is a mood changer 😊
My favorite was 8!
This is Aiden from Sealy .I loved number 4 and 10.
I vote 51, and this was my favorite science live yet.
I liked looking at all the cool shirts people designed. I like number 2.
Very interesting about planes vibrating their wings to break up the ice. I didn’t know that☺️
Me to!!
#10 was my favorite!
i LOVE 4 and 10!!! hahahahahahh
Chester Carlson donated a lot of his wealth to charity
kickle pickle radio is so funny
Those shirts are cute and funny
I love 4 and 10!
I love shirt 3# and I like r-51’s shirt
My vote goes to T-shirt #10!
my favorite shirt was #5
I really like #6 and #10! I would definitely wear both of those
Yeah, I’d wear number 10.
It was nice hearing about how Acellus helped inspire Rihanna pursue her passion in music.
Those T-shirts are super cool! #1 is super cool
This was a great episode! very interesting! I like T-shirt #10.
I loved number 6
I love watching Science Live. I like shirt #7.
I enjoy every person featured..; the technology spotlight and Tobias are always interesting. Thanks Dr. Billings for all that you do.
thank you for helping me reach my potential!!!
I loved shirt #9! Science live was nice as always
i loved the ice trick!
I loved how passionate Rihanna was about performing. She is very inspiring!
I like shirt 9 the best.
I loved #10, definitely the best one in my opinion.
Same!
I liked 10# too!
I love shirt #2
#3 is definitely my favorite!
#6 is the best one
I love it when we do these interactive science lives! I hope they do more of these 😂
i LIKED THE SHIRT DON’T INVENT THE SUN BE THE SUN
Did you keep your job at “kicklepickle” radio😂
Fascinating topics as always! We loved #1 and #2 Tees the best but everyone had really great designs and ideas .. so much fun !🤩
That is so cool that water turns into ice so fast.
Shirt number 10 is the best in my choice!
Thank you for this science live. I enjoyed it! My favorite shirt was #10
i like shirt #7 because it has a cool plane on it!
my favorite design is shirt 10!