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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You have quite the radio announcer voice. Shirt #10 is great
i love watching the science live it’s so much fun!
It is amazing how the water freezes in the Fiji water bottle.
Hydrogen is a very interesting element.
This is so intriguing. I absolutely love these videos so much!!
how are hydrogen trains powered?
I would love to invent something or own my own business and products someday.
It’s good to see you DR .BILLINGS
There are so many talented people in here.
I love the T-shirts!
acellus fan from dominican republic!
I always find it interesting how people come up with their ideals.
Having Vibrations to break up ice on airplane wings seems to be a safer option than having crews de-ice the wings. This may provide a more efficient and time-saving process.
Watching from Kentucky!! I like shirt #10!! I love watching these lives!!
The trick that was shown was cool I want to try it at home!!!
I think i already commented but I love DrB!!!!!! I learn soooo much from science lives!
Thank you for doing these every week! I always look forwards to them!!!!
I like the t-shirts.
It’s so cool that there are hydrogen trains in the United States now! Thinking of transportation by train reminds me of airplane travel… I wonder if someday there will be hydrogen powered airplanes. I see so many airplanes pass over my town, day in and day out; as amazing as it is to see something fly across the sky, I can’t help but think about all the fuel it consumes. Hearing that news about trains gives me hope for a day when planes will be fueled by something more eco friendly, perhaps that could even be hydrogen.
Speaking of airplanes, Dr. John’s segment during this episode was so interesting! I had completely forgotten that it was so cold up in the sky, cold enough that scientists would have to figure out a way to shake off all the ice formed on a planes’ wings. I suppose I should’ve remembered that fact, seeing as I’ve watched “Iron Man” enough times to know that Tony Stark comes across an ‘icing problem’ the first time he flies the suit high enough in the atmosphere. I’ll never forget again.
One time I took a bottle of water out of the refrigerator in a hotel and it was liquid, but when I opened it and started pouring it in my cup it started freezing as I was pouring it like what happened in this video.
I am so happy that we have science live.
Omega was the first watch in space. That is cool! Moonwatch!
I always look forward to these science lives. They are very informal and interesting. The invention process is very intriguing.
I love the videos, and that I can watch from home. Thank you for taking the time out of your day to educate us in science. The # 3 shirt was my favorite, Thank you Roger Billings for doing these videos, Bye.
I loved this episode thank you
I vote #8: Michael
My brothers love doing science experiments and tricks, they would love to do that trick at home!
I love all of the shirt designs!
I can’t wait to earn enough to get a t-shirt!
how long did it take you to become a successful entrepreneur
I love shirt #1 but number #10 is close lol.
I like the one shirt with R-51 saying I want you to invent something.
Would hydrogen be able to power airplanes?
These science lives gives us so much to learn!
how are hydrogen trains powered
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
I learn so much from science live. Thanks for all the information.
I think number 10 is cool.
i vote number 10 lol
Loved the trick. Also just changed career goal to cybersecurity
how long is the invention process?
What are the key steps involed in trasforming an idea into a functional prototype during the invention process?
How do inventors evaluate the market potential and feasibility of their inventions before proceeding with development?
The trick that was shown was cool I want to try it at home!!!
Thank you so much to Acellus Team. I love this program
I really love the performance at the end it always makes my day!
Watching from Texas! These videos are so helpful. I want to be a scientist when i grow up!
Watching from Cleveland! I loved this week episode, can’t wait until next week also, shirt #11 was my favorite. This episode was very interesting and informational as I knew radio stations had to be pretty distanced from each other to not interfere but never knew they had to turn the power down to not mess up each other’s stations. See you next week.
Do you think the world in the future will use hydrogen power vehicles?
I am going to invent something somday!
I loved all the T-shirts! Now I’ll be inspired to make some too!
The car on the first shirt is awesome!
I like all of the shirt ideas but my favorite was number 10. Keep up the hard work lady Pajet Monet and Roger Billings.
My favorite segment of the show is definitely Tobias’s
I like number 6 or 7
Those shirts are very creative, the people who made them must be insanely advanced!!
I love science live!
I love shirt #1
Love R51!!
Great episode! Shows how ideas turn into success. Inspiring and clear.
I like shirt number 7
I think #10 is the best shirt personally.
The R51 shirt is my pick personally.
I love all the shirts!! It’s hard to choose a favorite!
Shirt #6
I really enjoyed this episode because i’ve always been curious on how airplanes fly and work!
Awesome science live this week. R51 is so cool!
R-51 is so funny
Identifying a problem, researching solutions, brainstorming ideas, designing a solution, and building and testing a prototype. I’ve learned so much from this video.
Number 2 and 11 are so cool it reminds me of my creative side!!!!
I love love love science live!😺
Love the 10 !!!
Number 10 was the best one.
I’ll take shirt 52
I can’t wait to invent something when I’m older. I have a cool idea for some goggles for swimming. You’ve inspired me to really go after it one day.
I really like R51
DrB did you get my t shirt idea? I hope you like it!!
On my T- shirt i want to inspire pepole
I vote 52
I liked how DR. Joseph talked about the hydrogen trains and how It would be cool to ride one some day in the future.
#5 was my favorite and it looked very creative!
Very interesting how they can keep the ice off the wings of an airplane!
i love R51
Me too! He’s soooooooooooo funny! Especially his shirt that he made in collaboration with Vera, the 9th grader from Missouri! His funny stuff is my favorite part of Science Live!
I like shirt number 10
Science is the best subject
Another thought provoking and intriguing episode of science live! My favorite shirt was #10
I enjoyed seeing all the t-shirts that were made by students . I also liked the segment about the history of the Xerox machine.
I loved Dr. John’s part, I did know about the super cooled water. However, I did not know that the super cooled water also freezes in the atmosphere.
#7 was my favorite! I love planes and 7 is my lucky number!
Watching from Thailand i liked shirt 51 it was funny and sooo cool!!
The ice water bottle trick was so cool! Thanks for always teaching so many interesting inventions.
I never knew how the photocopier worked, this was cool information!
Watching from North Dakota absolutely love it.
#4 t-shirt was the best in my opinion! Love watching these lives!
Awesome shirt designs!
Science Live is awesome!
Hello from Virginia! i am very exited about the hydrogen trains coming to the US!
Number 6 was my favorite!
Watching from Mississippi. I enjoy the video!
I like number 10 !!
number 2
Watching from North Carolina. Very creative t shirts.
Hello from Kentucky! I loved all the shirt designs everyone did!
Hey i like all the shirts but i like 4 and 3!!
Love the work! From Texas 😀
watching from GA love the video
I really enjoyed talking about the shirts! R-51 is clearly stealing lol, not okay but I still like him he is funny cannot wait till next weeks live! Student from Georgia!
I loved this science live! It was so much fun! Number 10 was absolutely my favorite, but I also loved number 4.
Number 10 was so good.
I loved shirt 3! The art was very detailed and you could tell they put a lot of work into it.
I would LOVE #3!
Number 9 is an awesome shirt. These kids did great!
Science live is so awesome! Learning in a super fun way!
I LOVE SCIENCEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!
#10 is definitely my favorite
My mom remembers Xerox machines because she’s old.
Thank You Dr. Billings, Monet and everyone for everything you do to educate all students to elevate above expectations.
I loved all the shirts but my favorite was #10 🙂
Tuning in from Mexico! Science live is mind blowing!
thank you Dr billings for yet another awesome science live!
I love DrB!
The invention process transforms imagination into innovation
Watching from Texas, Everytime I watch these lives, I get new ideas my creativity is always sparking, I don’t know what’d I’d do without Roger Billings, Miss Pajet Monet and the whole Acellus crew as my educators <3 🙂
I never knew static electricity was involved in a very useful invention and now that I know this I love science even more now.
I LOVED this Science Live. Thank you.
I like #9!
All shirts are absolutely amazing! I specifically loved the R-51 themed ones! My favorites are #4 , #9, and #10!!
I liked watching the Science Live.
This was my first time watching science live and it was very good thank you
i like number 2
I choose #10!!!
I had so much fun voting for the shirts! I loved number 6 and 8!
I learned the importance of science live teaches me more about perseverance and becoming an inventor to make the world a better place. Also, to the inspire me to the world.
I love #7 shirt
R51 I love it some much
I LOVE THIS! R-51 is so funny and I can’t wait to see more!!👚✨
r15 is my favorite!
I love fishing too. Id buy anything with fishing!
Thank you dr b!
I want to be an inventor!!
Number 1 was my favorite. BTW I really enjoy science live!
Learning how static electricity and light made a copy machine with how the light hits the paper and stop static electricity a use light to make a shadow were the wording is and how heat transfers. I’m enjoying these lives.
This is why I love Wednesday! I love learning!!
Number 9 was my favorite!
Hi! I am in Virginia watching and love science.
I love Acellus gold! It makes me motivated to learn more!
R51 is the best
My favorite shirt was #10!😁
I’m watching from Redmond Oregon, and Science Live is the coolest!
Hi I’m from Ohio 🇺🇸😊
My fav T-shirt was number #3, cool one!
Shirt number seven was my favorite!
Number 10 was my favorite shirt!
My favorite course is Sign Language 🤟 ASL
AWESOME live lesson! I love these so much, thanks again for always recording these!
How do I stay motivated when I try to invent something. I Love sience live!🥰
These are always so interesting and fun to watch. I’m glad to be apart of Acellus!
I’m watching from Florida. I love science live, its always very interesting!
Science live is awesome. Learn something new every day.
I think it is so cool to use hydrogen to power trains
R 51 is funny!
I think so too! I’m a huge r51 fan.
I really love the music in the Science Live intros ! Especially Dr. Billings’ introduction song.
Science live is the best!
Without gravity would the ink procedure still work eventhough the static energy is what holds it all together
I want to be in Science Live!
I like this new comment section. I like shirt #9 and #12!
Good evening Roger Billing and Pajet Monet,
I am watching this from Central Maine! 💖
Thank you for having this tonight!!
Will be learning about what interesting fact, that you know that will make everyone night!!
Hope you all have a wonderful night and a wonderful week!!
Thank you,
Alexis
The idea of making aircraft vibrate to prevent ice build up is genius!!
Loved this video it was so interesting learning about new stuff.
Chester Carlson invented a system called zerography because he had to make copies by hand and he had gotten arthiritis. This company is now called Zerox, which is a copy machine.
What else can run on hydrogen?
Problem = Invention
Awesome!!
hydrogen trains! what will they think of next
This was awesome ! I learned a lot of new interesting facts! Thank you.
I liked everyone’s shirt but number 7 was my fav!
I always look forward to Science live.
I love science! Can I take two different science courses at the same time?
I love shirt #10. Todays show was great. Thanks for all you do and put into our education.