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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So interesting to learn about this
dr. Roger Billings is my icon
Happy Valentines day and National Inventor’s day!
Wow! I didn’t know there is going to be visible comets this year. It’s so exciting!
If your reading this happy Valentine’s Day !
I really enjoyed science live!
I didn’t know that National inventors day was a day
It’s so hilarious, I love watching these.
This was a very informative science live! Hello from Illinois!
I loved this episode of Science Live!It was amazing!
I really enjoy these. its easy to watch.
In this week’s 297th episode of Science Live, Dr. John in the ‘Technology Spotlight’ segment talked about the new comets coming this year in 2026, some being visible up close and others being visible only when using a telescope. Dr. Tobias in the ‘Science Breakthroughs’ segment talked about two Japanese inventors who had the idea of inventing a brand new train system. Dr. Billings in the final segment talked about integrated circuits.
On the lookout for a comet!
How much money was the bullet train?
happy nationals inventors day!!!!!!
My obsession sense i was three has always been trains. you had my attention.
How does a circut work?
i think we should name the comet after our school aceullus or AC for short
This science live was so good and interesting, I can’t wait to learn more!
I loved learning about the comets and the parts of a comet! My mom was telling me that she remembers seeing hale Bopp too!
I love watching comets and meteor showers with my dad.
I really enjoy learning more about the high speed trains in Japan and how they continue to improve mass transit and shorten commutes for people.
I loved science live this week, it was awesome!
I was did not know why trains had those claws that touched the wire above before I am glad they brought that up.
I think the comet should be named Sungrazer. I also found the japanese trains very interesting, including the safety protocol method!
Thank you. Would love to see a bullet train at top speed.
wow🩷🩷🩷
Another awesome Science Live!
that is so cool I love acellus
I think the comet should be named twinkle!
I would love to ride a bullet train
Wow, this was super great, I love science live!
Happy Inventors Day! I like the step by step rules to follow for the Science project!
love it I might just have to do the science fair
I love watching these with my mom. She is learning too.
I love learning about comets and anything about space.
Hearing about the comets was very interesting.
I was watching this while there was a tornado here. (Magnolia, Texas)
this video was very interesting
Very cool, I am so curious to see what happens in April with the comet. Also the bullet train is awesome, id love to ride on one some day. Name the comit “Phoenix”m 🙂
My grandpa likes to tell me stories of Tesla and Edison. He likes Tesla better! Happy Invention Day! Love these science lives and all I get to learn!
The comet should be named Swift after Taylor Swift as she is a bright light in our world. I would like to ride on a bullet train someday.
Science live is awesome!
that’s exciting to hear about comet
I love science live!
I would name the comment Acellus Love! I like that one.
You should name the comet AC
I really want to ride the bullet train
thats cool that there is an inventors day!!
I can’t believe how fast the bullet trains are! Oh my gosh:) FAST!!! How cool that you were able to ride on one!! So excited about the comet:) Haha!!! The circuit competition segment was awesome! The guys were hilarious and really helped me understand circuits a little better:)
Yippee! I Like this episode.
It was funny when R51 made the shrinking spray because the thing we learned about today was shrinking the first computer into what it is today.
I cant wait to see the comet. I love space so much
I can’t believe bullet trains can transport passengers at 130 mph at average.
hopefully they make 200 mph train.
Hello from Tennessee!!!!!
I love science live its a great way to learn about things each week
I think that the comment should be named something unique.
I can’t believe there is a national inventor’s day
Science Live is so cool, it’s awesome that there’s a national inventor’s day. Had no idea about it until I watched.
I didn’t know about national inventors day
Great episode of science live!
i really hope i get to see the comet!
hi from texas
Hi from Maryland
Coments are so beautiful.
Does Acellus give college scholarships or only the high school diploma
The Comets look so beautiful.
The part about the bullet train in Japan is so cool. After hearing that I want to go to Japan even more now!
I think the comet should be named Blaze because of it’s fiery spirit
I love circuts! Bullet trains are awesome
I love learning from the protégés. I want a lab coat like R-51’s.
Comment science live is so entertaining!
i hope ill be able to see the comet from were i am it will be so cool to see
Science live is so cool!
I can’t wait fo rthe comet me and my family love space so it will be really cool. Thank you for all the hard work behind the scences for these episodes, I can’t wait for next weeks!
I didn’t know bullet trains were so fast
I love comets
I love Science Live.
The bullet train sounds so cool!
I like comets 🙂 I’ll look out for it
I thought it was very cool as an idea on it’s own -Science live- but It’s better than most people can Imagine and I love how kind you are for giving your apprentices a chance!
So fun, thank you!
I like the fact we can find more comets and don’t the same ones every time.
I love learning about space and how comets tails are named like ex- a plasma tail, dust tail, etc- I think the comet should be named- The Comet of the USA.
Hello,from Ny
I will try to look for the upcoming comment with a telescope I have!
can’t wait to see the 2026 comet!
This was so funny I hope there will be another one soon!!!!!
That’s so cool that there is a National Inventors Day! That’s so important to praise those that invent!!
I loved the part where they talked about integrated circuits! And had them make some to show us. Great episode!
the bullet train in japan is really fast i would like to learn more about it!
This science live was very entertaining! I loved learning about those Japanese bullet trains!
I really enjoyed watching science live this week. It was really fun. Thank you all Acellus staff!
The bullet train looks amazing!!
Happy Valentines Day everyone at Acellus. Comet should be named cosmic comet.
Happt Valentines day everyone! I love when we get into space and astronomy talk. You’re all loved just like how us scientists love science!
I agree of comment z
Can’t wait for the great comet of 2026! Learning about both the bullet trains of Japan and the integrated circuits was both informational and exciting, and the facts uncovered during these episodes are mind blowing. Looking forward to watching Science Live again next week!🤩
Im not a big fan of astrology but the way they explain comet made it so interesting.
How did R51 make that secret shrinker solution? Is R51 secretly a wizard?🤨
its gonna be so awesome to see the comet.
This is a small question that I have from the beginning of this episode, but what is a solar wind? He went through a lot of terms quickly to explain how the comet tail works and I am curious about what is effecting them.🤨
It’s cool to know that February 11th is National Inventors Day. The photo of the 1997 comet Dr. John showed was very interesting, as well as learning the history of Japanese bullet trains. The history of the first integrated circuit created by Jack Kilby was really intriguing also. I think a great name for the incoming comet should be the “Billings 51 Comet,” because Dr. Billings dreamed of a similar comet when he was young. Have a great one!
i look Forward to science live every week
This is so interesting! we should definitely name the comet after Acellus! #AC
This was very cool I enjoyed it a lot.
I love Science Live
Hoping we can see the comet!!
r51 is so funny!
More of these!
That comet is gorgeous! And I love seeing the inventoneers and the protoges, they look like they have a lot of fun making those videos. Someday I want to build a circuit with my friends!
Science live is amazing , it is really cool that there is a national inventor’s day. Investors are so cool.
When was the last time Earth experienced a comet?
science live is just so cool, thanks for the information of awesome stuff.
Magnets traveling faster than bullet trains was cool to learn
Awesome video! I love the Protoges! (did I spell that right?)
Loved hearing about the comet! That picture of the night sky with the green light was cool
I personally like it when David and Caleb are silly. (If they actually explain the point of course). Lets just hope r-51’s assistant does not get squashed. Didn’t the comments say r-51 NOT a ”waist” of time ?
I love Acellus!
Great science live. The comet was interesting and so was the facts about the bullet trains.
Science is cool and amazing
I love r 51 he is so funny
I would name the comet after our school! Because We are all as amazing!
im so excited hopefully i see a comet!
This week on Science Live, Dr. John the comets that are coming in 2026. This week also on Science Live, Tobias talked about the bullet train. This week lastly on Science Live, Dr. Roger Billings talked about the integrated circuit.
let’s goooo!!!!
Thanks for the science live! Going to be on the lookout for the comet.
Love R51 lol, great video as always!
bullet trains are an engineering marvel
I find it fun that a comet is named Lovejoy, especially one discovered in my birth year!
What used this invention?
Integrated Circuit Introduction is a wonderful intervention.
I can’t wait for the comet!And the bullet trains were very interesting
Integrated Circuit Introduction was invented 1950ś.
Integrated Circuit Introduction was invented in the late 1950ś.
I loved this video!! Can’t wait for the next.
Need to be on the lookout for the comet
I liked Area 51 talking about shrinking. It was funny.
I like the science live video this week. I learn more
I liked the Area 51 shrinking. It was funny.
The great comet will certainly be exciting to witness!! Can’t wait
The great comet will certainly be exciting to witness!
The comet sounds awesome!
The bullet train part was really interesting. Another great science live.
The bullet train has wide and strait tracks because it goes fast to prevent it from flipping
I loved learning about the comet. Its really cool to learn about it.
How many Integrated Circuits are there?
I think the bullet trains are cool. I hope they come to America.
Happy Valentines Day to all the staff and students.
Happy Birthday to the great inventor, Thomas Edison (2/11/1847-10/18/1931). Happy National Inventors Day (2/11/2026) to all inventors and future inventors .
Astrology is always so intriguing to me, this live gave so much insight!
the comet should be named ACC. Acellus Academy comet.
Space is so interesting!
I think the comet should be name Acellus Academy coment.
I like the bullet train can travel fast and is a different means of transportation
I would love to ride the bullet train and can’t wait to see the comet.
I love the name of the comet you chose!
The inventioneers were very funny and helped this week’s Science Live have something a little bit different.
This has been the best video in a long time, love science live.
I think integrated circuits is a great topic! Thank you.
I would love to experience riding the trains in Japan.
im going to have to look out for that comet
interesting ! thank you for this amazing live
Do crystals have anything to do with radios? Is germanium a type of metal? Germanium is so cool!
are integrated circuits any similar to integrated graphics on a laptop?
Awesome video – I love learning about astronomy!!
Loved loving about the circuits and seeing all the older looking ones.
Acellus is insane! I learn so much!
Excited to look out for the comet! These lives are always interesting.
For the bullet trains, do they still take some turns? If they do, how do they safely turn without flying off?
This lesson was interesting and the space suits were very creative. I didn’t know that Feb 11, was Thomas Eddison’s birthday.
I enjoy working with circuits. Very fun and interesting.
Thank you! I can’t wait to see those comets.
This lesson was interesting and the space suits were very creative
Excited for the comet! I love astronomy
Super cool session today! I wish we had high-speed trains like Japan here. Big shoutout to David and Caleb for being so funny and making learning fun. It was mind-blowing to learn about Jack Kilby and how the Integrated Circuit made phones and laptops possible. Everything we use now is basically thanks to that one invention. Thanks Dr Billings for giving us Science Live!