Integrated Circuit Introduction
February 11, 2026 • EPISODE 297
Why were integrated circuits so important in making computers smaller, faster, and more powerful? In this episode of Science LIVE, Roger Billings introduces the integrated circuit. Discover how integrated circuits helped shrink computers while making them faster and more powerful—paving the way for today’s technology. The episode also highlights the excitement surrounding the great comet of 2026 and the engineering behind high-speed bullet trains.
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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Great video this week. Loved the patriotic bit.
Hi happy valentines day
watching from Texas
its incredible how much were progressing
Inventors day is awsome
Another great video, thanks!
Loved the video it was so awesome.
I liked the video it was cool
Putting the comet on my calender right now!
Loved the video..
Awesome science live!
Hi from Alabama loved the video.
I like learning about circuits.
Amazing information, I love the show! Thank you
I love learning about space!
the bullet train is cool.
The bullet train is a really interesting train!
I would like to hear more about transistors.
As always amazing video loved it
Hi from Texas!!!
Loved the video today ,very interesting .
I’m excited for the science fair! The bullet train was cool too.
Hi from wv!
Hey loved this science live it was awesome!
Those guys are cool. I like watching them!
Waist of time! Haha R-51 is amazing! Also, defonently keep having the protégés and the inventioneers do stuff together, they are so much fun!
amazing🤯😱
I wonder what the secret formula is for r-51s shrinking liquid?
I love watching this
This was the best one yet!
The was fun to learn.
Hi, I love the video! Acellus is the best homeschool app
I loved learning about the circuts. this live was amazing
I liked the comet talk.
I loved this video is definitely the best one yet! thank you happy and Valentine’s Day!
It would be really neat to have a science live where we talk about the evolution of valve trains on steam locomotives
Thanks for another fun episode! Allie Tipton from Las vegas NV
hello I i liked the science live
I can’t wait to see the comet this year!!!
HI from hawaii, Love the video today different topics and amazing concept
The skits for this video were funny and nice additions! The bullet train was my favorite thing as a kid.
hi I loved the video it was cool
I loved this live. I hope more come out.
I loved the bullet train it was so cool. Happy valentine day
How can I build a intergrated circuit?
Hi from New Jersey!
wow the last one definitley my favorite
I wish there was a star named after me
I’m sure one day there would be a star named after you! You have a beautiful name that would fit a beautiful bright star!
Love hearing about the comets!
If there was a star named after you, it would have a very cool name!
Good morning! This episode was a really one fun one!
Wow that comet looks really cool! I hope I get to see it when it comes.
Great live! See you next week!
The great comet was very interesting!
Yes it was very much interesting.
hello from tn
Dr. Billings dream about the comet was beautiful! Also, the presentation about integrated circuits was cool!
great live, cant wait for the next one!
Who created the first circuit?
r.51 is hilarious
How do comets get different colors?
I love science!!!!
Comet name i think would be cool; The Dreamer
The Japan bullet train was very interesting, and amazing, I would love to take it one day.
Wow, I really like science
I think we should name the new comet The Great Socenal Comet
That moon rock must have hurt! 😢
I really enjoyed today’s live. I was wondering if y’all could do a video on nuclear power plants
For the bullet train, how did they go around turns without crashing?
I really enjoyed learning about the fast trains.
I love hearing stuff about Japan, I hope to go there someday.
we love science live! always so fun
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looking forward to this weeks science live
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I love the video love brett
The circuits are so cool!
The history of inventors day was pretty cool.
I am glad to be here today. ☀️ 👍
I love r 51.
i love Tobey
Same🤣🤪😜😆😝😹😂
I can’t wait for the comet
II think we should call it “Comet X.”
Elon Musk would love that name!
This was episode of Science Live was spectacular as always
So the idea of bullet trains came out in around the 1950’s to 1960’s? And now from the 1990’s and forwards they are already working on improving them to hovering on magnets?
Thanks for another great week!!
I like science live.
I love these videos!!
I love watching science live! Thank you so much for the great videos!
Happy birthday Thomas edison!
Who built the bullet train and how long did it take for them to build the bullet train?
I would love to travel to Japan!
Hello , my name is EmmaLee and I thought about some names that we could name the comet. I thought about how you y’all said that the new comet was hopefully going to be very bright and so, since the mythical animal the dragon can breath bright fire and the tail of the comet find of looks like fire I thought we could name it The Dragon Fire Comet! Or we could name it the Draco Comet, the word Draco is Latin for dragon. We could also name it The Starblaze comet which literally means the comet comet , because starblaze means (comet). And since I and many other kids love Acellus maybe we could name it the Acellus Comet. And those are all of the names that I thought of. Thank you for reading and enjoyed watching this sciencelive!
I had no idea that comets had different parts to them, that’s really intriguing to me. I hope to see some of the comets coming in 2026. I didn’t know that comets were able to last specific amounts of times and that they can produce light.
thats a good idea dr.billings but I think it should be Comet 4,001 because it is around the 4,001 comet scientists have found.
Hey! I have a few name I ideas for the comet! Stardust, Astra, Lumina, Lina, Flash, and Nova.
I think Cosmo, Astro, and Aura are good names
The bullet train so cool :)!
This science live was incredibly exiting!
Hi from Texas
what part I’m from bissonet street
I enjoyed learning about the transportation methods in Japan. Thanks for another interesting science live!
Fun fact: the Japanese Shinkansen bullet train is the fastest train in the world. It can go 300+ mph. I didn’t know people were reluctant to approve the idea of the Shinkansen bullet trains at first but of course, once it debuted people loved it. I have also heard that Amtrak is building a rail line specifically for those exact bullet trains in Texas, I didn’t know you could lift boulders on the moon like that. Clouds weigh 1.1 million pounds but they are only in the air due to being made of gas.
Amazing learning about comets, as well as transportation in Japan!
I love science live Thank you
Happy Birthday, Thomas Edison! Your inventions have changed the world.
this was my first week as an acellus student and i really enjoyed this
Welcome to acellus Zachery glad your having a good week.😊
Oh R 51!
Happy national inventor day and the hail boy comet is beautiful I love comets
Hi from Chicago, I think the contest was fun
I learned about a bullet train and how fast they go.
R51 is funny!
So cool I want to be an astronaut when I grow up!!
we should name the comet ‘comet IX’
the train story was cool
This is my first time watching. Enjoyed it!
How long do comets Usually last.
the trains were cool
Wow. The game show was so funny
Very educational, great video!
I loved the train story!
the trains was cool
This is my first time watching. Enjoyed it.
Good morning! I really enjoyed the video. It was very interesting and had great info. Looking forward to next weeks live!!
It’s crazy how fast the trains in Japan went. It blew my mind.
I like the part when R51 is shrinking the computer
Science live is always so fun.
Wow very interesting! Great episode!
I love science
I love these I watched every single one.
That was a really interesting video. I loved it!!!
It’s awesome that we get to do this every week!!!
This has got to be the second best one I’ve watched. Hello from TX
hello from lousiana
Can’t wait for the next episode!!!!
Hi from Montana! Today’s live was so interesting!
Very interesting Ive learned so much watching Science Live
I love learning stuff from the science lives!!!
I have always only partially understood circuits until this episode. I feel enlightened.
I love science live
I loved learing about circuits! Such as fun episode!
Pretty comet photos!
I think the comment should be named R51s comment.
name it r 51
HI from Montana
I’m excited to learn more about integrated circuits!
It was interesting learning about trains.🚂
Bullet trains are incredible, I hope to ride one someday
comet Z is a cool name !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was really cool and educational.
I love watching science live
I liked learning about the bulletin train!
Learning about the comet was cool! Bright 1 could be a cool name for it.
I liked learning about trains!
Maglev is really cool! Are the magnets facing a certain way to propel the train forward?
Thank you guys for this weeks video!!
It was really great learning about speed trains and how they were made overtime, and even about intergrated circuits, how they made portable technology possible for us. Thank you Roger Billings, Pajet Monet, and Acellus Team for yet another amazing science live!
You have the greatest videos! Have a great day!
Was waiting for another science live
I love science live!
hello from ohio! I really enjoyed today’s live. I liked the part about transportation in japan the most!
science live this week was great I love watching this every week
i love the new episodes with the protoges
Fun video as always!
Me too! The train story was great!
How many comets are we expecting in 2026?
The tranisistors and stuff like that should get added to the gold shop!
Awesome ep, i coudn’t watch it live but thank goodness you save it
Omg the protégé’s were hilarious again! See you next week!
Hello from north carolina!
I wonder what type of light source we would use today if Thomas Edison hadn’t invented the light bulb.
This was so fun to watch my favorite part was the train story!!!
Thank you Dr. Billings!
I loved the story about the train.
It was so cool that the bullet trains could go so fast. It would be fun to ride on because i like going fast.
This live was incredibly fun and awesome I liked how u guys talked abut transportation!!
The bullet train was very fascinating; both it’s origin and how they continue to upgrade it to this day.
Ello from West Virginia! 3,000 bridges is absolutely insane, man! I can’t imagine how tiring that must’ve been. Also, up to 3 times as bright as the moon is also insane, and I like the name comet Z. Hilarious video from Caleb, David, and the inventoneers ( sorry if I spelled that wrong lol)! I loved the ” *Patriotism intensifies “& “Noice ” parts though.
I love you science live so much.
Todays live was amazing thank you for teaching us about circuits.
Integrated circuits works by combining millions of components. That is a lot of parts!
I love Science Live! Hello from FL! 🙂
My parents remember seeing Hale-Bopp when they were kids in 1997! It was neat learning the difference between the two tails of the comet.
Hello from Georgia!!
I would love to ride on a bullet train! Why doesn’t the US invest in them?
What do they have in common? They both light up my world! Haha