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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shirt number 10 was pretty cool!
I love shirt #6 and #7!
That’s kind of scary for the wing of the plane to have ice on it. thank goodness we have smart people to come up with a great solution.
I wonder if hydrogen powered cars will be more popular in the future!
Science rocks!
I loved all of the shirt designs
My favorite T-shirt was numbers ten and one.
My favorites are #3 and #12!
My favorite shirt has to be #3.
I love shirt #9
Shirt number 1 is my favorite. My paw paw loved old cars.
I like shirt #10
my favorite shirt was number one!
Shirt 6# is so stylish
I like that quote “problems can be opportunities for inventions.”
The shirt I like best is #5 Inventioneering, turning ideas into reality. I’m really curious to see which shirt ends up being the most liked.
My favorite shirt was #11.
i liked shirt 8
I liked shirt #3!!
and shirt #9
shirt #6 was awesome
Great t-shirt designs!
Number 10 has always been my favorite, so it has to be #10 of course
I loved number 1
my favorite T-shirt was number 4
The science video was great!
The T-Shirts were so cool! I liked #7, it looked detailed but in a cartoon way!
My favorite is number 5and 3
Shirt #10 was great, I loved it!
I like shirt #6
How do people actually come up with the idea to create an invention
I love these videos
shirt #3 and #12 are by far my favorites, I would definitely wear them.
What about having the wings heated
I am in Civil Air Patrol and have flown an airplane 3 times. I love flying!!
I love hydrogen!
I really liked number 6.
i love shirt 6
I like shirt #6!
I love the shirts so cool
shirt #9 is my favorite!
I loved the shirt 3. i would buy it
I would by #3 because its motivational and it looks like Mars!
Love the Idea!
i like t-shirt #2 ;3
Please put shirt 52 in the Acellus Store!
My favorite T- shirt was number ten, I would definitely buyit
I liked that one too
I would also buy #10
I didn’t know when you vibrate the airplane wings just right the ice will come off. Does ice get on every airplane that goes into the sky. What would happen if the ice stays on the airplanes.
@Kailey, if the ice stayed on the wings of the airplanes, they would crash. Airplanes fly by a balance of four elements: weight, lift, thrust, and drag. When ice accumulates on the wings of an airplane, it adds to drag and weighs the plane down so that the four elements are not balanced. Then, unfortunately, kaboom! 💥
I love these Science Live they are the best!!!!
I love hydrogen too! ❤️
I loved shirt#9
#2 is definitely my favorite and I enjoyed learning about the invention process
I love this kind of stuff!! Keep it up!
not sure if we watched this one but going back to catch up.
The part when r-51 said, “And guess who invented it? It was I!” was so funny it made me laugh hahahaha.
science live is the best!
I agree.
I like Shirt #6 I wasn’t expecting that LOL.
I love shirt #6 and #9
I like shirt number 3
Loved this idea, it was so neat!
I learned a lot from this!
Definitely #1 !
My favorite shirt has to be #3.
I like shirt #1 most
The t-shirt designs look great. everyone did a really good job.
I like #8 the most
I like shirt #7!
What t-shirt do you like the best?
i saw some really good t shirt ideas wow!!!!
thanks for teaching us the history of the copy machine. That’s neat!
My favorite is #1
Number 10 stands out the most to me.
What is the hardest part of the invention process?
Learning about the process of inventing is very interesting.
Thats a lot of diesel fuel
I really like this episode on the invention process. I now understand how much thought, time, and energy goes into turning an idea into reality. My favorite shirts are #1 and #4. Shirt #1 tells us to to work towards reaching our potential and #4 reminds us to be a sun and let our lights and ideas shine.
Great lesson. Inspiring and appealing to both scientific and creative minds.
love shirt number 6 for sure
I love Acellus
Congrat’s to all the winners! I really liked number 6!
This episode helped get my wheels turning. I would love to invent something!
this is very interesting to me because i would like to invent something in the future. And knowing how to be successful while inventing something is very cool, wow
I LOVE SCIENCE LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like shirt #6
Congratulations to all the winners
I really liked all of the shirts! Everyone is so creative, I wish I could draw as well as some of these kids!
I liked #2 t-shirt design.
Was not expecting there to be so many cool shirts that you’re making. Personally, I think shirt #2 and #12 are my favorites
I like all the shirts, but the first on is my favorite.
The shirts are phenomenal! I can’t choose just one as my favorite.
Why is it important for inventors to test and refine their ideas instead of expecting them to work perfectly the first time
I like shirt #3
My favorite shirt is Number 9, and this episode was educational, yet funny.
It’s so hard to pick from all the shirts!
How is hydrogen produced?
I love the shirts! R-51 is funny as always.
I agree with Gavin, shirt #6 is the best.
Always learning something new! I liked the story behind Xerox. I also liked all the t-shirt designs!
Number one that was my favorite shirt
How long does it take to build a invention
The first copy machine was huge! I’m glad technology has evolved to make them small enough for us to own one at home.
I like shirt #4 the best!
Indeed, the most innovative ideas develop when we interact with others, as this supports inventioneers in making continuous improvements towards creating the best inventions!
I will study harder to make the world a better place.
My favorite shirt is shirt #1
I vote for r51s shirt
I liked learning how the invention process flows.
I really love acellus live.
Inventioneering is such an intresting procss. I would love to learn more.
I hope I can invent something great one day!
Wow!!! shirt number five was my favorite.
Science is so cool!
I like how shirt #8 looks
I’m excited to learn about the invention process. Maybe I can one day invent something on my own!
I like shirt #5 🙂
#3 and#1 were my favorite, well done to all contestants!!!!!
i like shirt #6
All of those shirts are awesome!
I like shirt 1, 6, and 10.
i love shirt #9
i like shirt 7 a lot!
All the shirts were great but my favorite is shirt number #7
Congrats to all the winners! You guys really deserve it! All T-shirts looked ✨FANTASTIC✨
The shirts were all great, 7 was really nice. I hope to invent something one day
Do scientists believe that hydrogen trains will take over?
I was to invent something one day. I liked shirt 3 and 11.
if you leave the super cool water out for a long period of time, would it still turn into ice?
I really like shirt #2!
My Dad invented a backpacking product and was able to get a patent for it!
It makes me happy that the Acellus Academy’s counselors work with the students on helping them graduate and help each students explore their own passions and talents with helping them choose what classes will interest them.
I like #5!
so happy for everyone who won the t-shirt contest
Cool T-shirts!
Thank you DR. Billings for all your hard work!!
Congratulations to the winners!
I loved this Science Live! Its always the highlight of my day.😊
I like all of the shirts but my favorite is #5!
How did you come up with the name Acellus.
Thank you for another great Science Live Episode!
Great to hear about the hydrogen trains coming to America!
Congratulations to the T-Shirt winners!
I Like Shirt #6
This was a really good episode, very out of the ordinary!
My favorite shirt is #9.
All the t-shirt designs from the contest look really neat. Congratulations to all the winners.
I like t-shirt #10
I like t-shirt #3
i really love all the shirts they are relly cool but personally i really love shirt #3
Shirt #2 is awesome because it encourages people to change the world.
I LOVE SHIRT #2 because I think the world really needs to be changed and I think Acellus can help!
I liked #8. Congrats to all.
Congratulations to all the winners! all the shirts were neat but i like #1 best.
Congratulations to all the winners.
There were some really great t-shirt ideas!!!
I did not know that trains where powered by hydrogen. I think it would take a lot of battery power to power a train.
I like #1!
I love number 11
#6
Can you listen to this on Spotify ?
I like #7 most.
I love all the shirts but number 7 is my favorite!
I like 1 and 3!
8 and 10 were really cool!
number 10 my fav for sure
I love watching these videos this was very fun to watch shirt #3 was good.
I love acellus!
#8 was the best in my opinion!
I loved #10!
Shirt number #1 was the BEST!
Does the shirt with the Mustang actually exist, and if it is, where can I get it!? I am really into classic cars, and have loved them since watching Pixar Cars at a young age. I am turning 16 next month, I’ve worked as a pet sitter in Jacksonville, NC since 2023, and am saving money for a classic 1966 Ford F100.
The Acellus store
My fav is #10 😀
love learning with Acellus!
What’s one invention that started as a mistake, and how did the inventor turn it into something useful?
Shirt number 1 has my vote!!
Watching from Colorado! I like shirt #10, it’s really unique.
I like #3 for sure
Congratulations to all the winners of the T-Shirt Contest! I loved every single design that made it to the finals but even the other shirts made by other contestants were amazing! This contest really helped a lot of students to broaden their creativity! I am hoping to join the next time we have a T-shirt contest(I was going for this one but didn’t submit designs in time).
I like #8!!
I learned a lot!!!! Thank you DR. Billings
All the shirts were amazing but shirt #1 was my favorite
I like #5
I like number 10 it’s really clever!
These T-shirts will be a great addition to the Acellus shop. Now kids can see their own creation there.
I like tshirt #3!
All the T-shirts are so cool! So many talented students.
I love #6 #9 #10 #12