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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Some of that was over my head, but still a great episode of Science Live!
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When is Acellus world this year?
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i like how it explains binary
do the transistors always struggle to switch a page?
I never knew spiders could live under water, that’s so cool!!
Loved the rainbow part!
its cool that you can make things water resistant
Wow! The water spider is amazing!
Wow, Kelsi (Kelsey?) sure is super busy! Congrats on all you’ve accomplished! I bet learning animation was hard.
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I liked the part about the water spider. Very interesting
Colors having temperature I have never thought of, that’s neat!
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I didn’t know that each color has a different temperature science teaches me a lot
My favorite thing was learning about the water spiders. They make little air bubbles to breath under water, and they reflect water off their body to float. I always like R-51.
I liked the hydrophobic metal that can float by small cuts and holes in it. It seems to go against logic because metal is heavier than water, but by making cuts, air is trapped against the metal. The air adds buoyancy allowing the metal to float.
Never knew there was a spider like that!
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how long until the prototype for wave energy is built?
its so crazy that different colors have different temperatures
Hydrophobic things are so cool!! I used to have Hydrophobic sand and I loved doing stuff with it.
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I loved learning about the term hydraphobic and that spiders are hydraphobic and can breath underwater. I never knew that. The super hydraphobic theory is fascinating and that could be really big one day.
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I would like to learn more about hydrophobic metal
What is the main function of the circuit, and what does it count?
I had no idea what a binary decade counter was before this Science Live and now, I have an appreciation for something new! This is just ONE of the reasons everyone should tune in to Science Live. It really encourages the mind to think about what it can invent!
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And I took the social class last school year and it was great! This year I am taking coding and some of it is really easy to understand but some of it is really hard but I won’t give up.
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what does a water spider eat?
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Great job today as usual! The first thing I thought that the hydrophobic metal should be used for is as an anti rusting metal.
I am not a fan of spiders although the water spiders are really cool.
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Found it very interesting that each color of the rainbow is not the same temperature
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Love the live! How does the moon affect the waves?
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As an ocarina of time player, i love water spiders
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Hey from Thaxton, VA
Have you ever thought about doing this but different subjects?
This video was so fun to watch and I have always been interested in spiders and how they make webs !
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Learned something new about infrared light
The spider part was really interesting.
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Who designed the dancing/singing robot?
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I found the part about the spider interesting.
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I just started the coding class, I really enjoy it and hope I can get my robot to sing one day
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In what real life electronic devices are binary decade counters commonly used?
It is so cool on how Different colors have different temperatures.And how infrared is invisible and is ultravilotlso invisible. It is so cool how even with holes the metal was able to keep floating.
I didn’t know that much about binary decade counters but this was a very interesting thing to learn about.
I never thought about using the ocean waves for power! How cool!
I remember learning about the thing that repels the water, but I didn’t know it came from a water spider!
A giant AC-D2 sounds really cool.
congratulations Kesley! Keep up the great work!
Another amazing science live with so many cool facts!!
Welcome Claudia!
I loved learning about the Binary Decade Calender!
I’ve always been fascinated by the way a clock works. All the technology that goes into it is truly incredible!
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Would the properties of the water spider have helped the titantic from sinking?
How many total circuits are there?
I loved this weeks science live!!
I made up my own word too – “thinkability”. If you’re doing something like coloring, you can think a lot about something else while you’re doing it. That activity has high thinkability. But if you’re doing something like chess, you can’t think about other things while doing it. That has very low thinkability. Thinkability is the measure of how much thinking room your brain has while you do an activity.
I liked learning about warm colors and cool colors, why they are called that. Never knew about the temperatures.
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What is the maximum integer a Binary Decade Counter can count to
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The Japanese inventors were using waves to make energy. It’s very interesting.
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Are you planning on adding any more graduation dates for this year?
AMAZING accomplishments Kelsey. I had no clue that each color of the rainbow are different temperature. Water spiders are Amazing things.
Can we buy the medium sized dancing robot with are gold credits?
Thank you for another amazing lesson!
I did not know that each color had its own different temperature that is truly amazing I also have a book of spiders my favorite is the wolf spider and tarantula
Today’s video was awesome!
Spiders are so cool!
could a hydrophobic spacecraft make a water shield on like mars to protect from dust?
Learning about a water spider was really cool.
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This lesson helped me understand how flip flops are used in digital counters
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Watching the water spiders was pretty cool, it reminded me of that one animal called the sea butterfly….not sure how though 😅.
Aren’t most discoveries based on other discoveries?
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What happens if you wear the aluminum and would it be better than life jackets?
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