Binary Decade Counter
February 18, 2026 • EPISODE 298
How do integrated circuits actually work? In this episode of Science LIVE with Roger Billings, explore the fundamentals of integrated circuits with a closer look at a binary decade counter and how it processes and counts electrical signals.
Learn more about the Acellus Robot Dance Contest and Acellus World, coming to Kansas City in May 2026! And get ready to discover fascinating science in the natural world—from hydrophobic spiders that repel water to the surprising fact that rainbows include invisible colors beyond what our eyes can see.
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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that would be great on clothes, boats.
That is cool that a spider taught that to people
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I’m not gonna lie those spiders kinda freak me out a little bit lol
Watched with my family
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I wonder what other applications you could apply the hydrophobic pattern to.
water spiders are so cool!!!
I love spiders and learning that different colors have different temperatures is awesome.
Thanks for another great lesson!!!
The water spider was awesome!!
The science & discovery behind Infrared cameras is just so cool! great episode as always 🙂
Airplanes scare me
Great video today can’t wait till next week!!!
If you can make metal float can you make anything float like a sponge or something?
Will friction reduce the hydrophobic properties of the treated materials?
I did not know each color of a rainbow has a different temperature. Who discovered the rainbow?
I never knew the rainbow’s colors had different temps! Science is great!
The water spiders were my favorite part! Thanks for the lesson.
I found the water spiders really intresting!
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My favourite part if Science Live is Area 51, it’s very funny!
I wonder what kind of technology we could invent using hydrophobic materials like those on the spider…
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Loved learning about integrated circuits!
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It was cool to see how different colors have different temperatures
Why don’t the binary decade counters go up 1111 instead of ending at 1001? I understand that it would almost defeat the purpose of it counting “decades” (or 10’s) but is there any sort of limitation stopping it from going to 16?
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I like when the colors were warmer than others.
How long have scientists been trying to harness the waves in the ocean to make energy?
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how much energy is the gyroscope supposed to make in theory?
This video was so interesting! Thank you, I learned a lot.
I had no idea that the different colors of the rainbow had different temperatures!!
Now I know how infrared was discovered. Thanks for the story. The AI-composed song was interesting, too.
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Can we give any other metals hydrofobic properties?
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can it count in smaller units of time than a decade?
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Congratulations Claudia. That is pretty cool.
I enjoyed the part where the Proteges talked about the Binary Decade Counter. Why does a 555 chip turn on and off at a steady interval?
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It was really surprising that each color of the rainbow is a different temperature.
I really loved learning about the water spiders! It was cool how they adapted to living underwater by creating their own bubble.
Which color of the rainbow is the coldest and which is the hottest color?
So interesting the colors of the rainbow have different temps. I never knew that.
I loved seeing the spider in the water!
learning about how inferred light was discovered was diffinetly intresting. LOVEING IT
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Super hydrophobic materials are so cool! I loved seeing the metal float!!!!
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i learned what binary decade counter is
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Watching from TX!!!
Congratulations, 10/10 video i love it because it’s good. The video is good, but it will tell you binary 0-9 on & off!
Water spiders are super interesting
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Water Spiders scare me a bit, but they are really interesting.
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I think it’s so cool how they are figuring out how to get metal to float I feel in the near future this will be really useful!
I liked learning about the infrared light. I would have thought that it would go right through the glasses and then it did not.
I really want to do the prism thing at home . That’s so cool.
That is super cool that someone could make metal float!
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those circuits were awesome.
This is truly amazing! Keep up the good work Kelsey! You are amazing. It is so cool that you are a actor. Also that spider is very cool but i am afraid of spiders. They are creepy. But its very cool that the spider can hold the water on its back! The web look like its very soft!
Saying Hello from Lousiana!!
So interesting, science is a blessing
God’s creatures are amazing, they are very cool!
Can we use gyroscopes to utilize waves for renewable energy?
It was very interesting to learn about binary systems!
It was really cool learning about how different colors have different temperatures, and how their are colors that we can’t even see that are even hotter or cooler.
Thank you for this video!
Thats so cool on how water repels on aluminum !
The hydrophobic spiders were awesome to learn about, I think Gods creature are truly amazing! God bless you! From Indiana.
Also hello from Lousiana!
Wow impressive stuff Kelsey
It was very cool how Kelcey was doing everything like that. She is very talented! congrats to her. Also that spider was very very cool! i love how they make their web it looks soft! Also I am deathly afraid of spiders. Its also amazing how the spider can hold water on its back!
Wow I didn’t know colors had temperatures.
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hi i think how different colors are hotter then others
Congratulations Kelsey!
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the water spider was cool! The fact that rainbow colors have different temperatures is fascinating.
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Each color of the rainbow has different temperatures.
interesting how newton figured infered was a thing
what other thing are we doing at the science fair
I liked the under water spider
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I liked the way a pipe with holes in it still stayed afloat.
The hydrophobic metal will help us to invent way better boats!
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I like learning about the spider
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My favorite part is always R51, but I liked the two brothers too! They were funny!
almost to episode 300!
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Great science live! It is so cool that each color of the rainbow has a different temperature.