According to a national nonprofit safety organization called KIDS 'N CARS, 81 infants and small children died while left unattended in or around a vehicle last year. Up nearly 100% from the past year. In many cases parents simply forget that they've left their children unattended, while others leave children in a car for a few minutes while they run errands. Leaving a child in a car for a short time can end tragically, because temperatures inside a car can soar or plummet in just a matter of minutes.

In an effort to relieve this deadly problem, NASA has developed a safety device called a Child Presence Sensor that would alert parents who inadvertently leave their children strapped in car seats. Correspondent Jennifer Pulley spoke with Chris Edwards of NASA Langley's Laser Systems Branch to find out more about this fascinating innovation.

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