National Teen Driver Safety Week

National Teen Driver Safety Week begins this Sunday and ends Saturday, November 1.  It has been proven that one of the major killers of teens between the ages of 14 and 18 is car crashes.  More specifically, the number one killer is distracted driving, such as texting while driving.  The original article states that parents are asked to talk to their children about safe driving using the "5 to Drive" rules. These rules are:

• No cell phones while driving
• No extra passengers
• No speeding
• No alcohol
• No driving or riding without a seat belt

It is important teens learn to put the technology away and drive safely from place to place.

Spaceship Could Carry First Humans to Mars in Hibernation State

Scientists are currently developing a way to send humans to Mars in a spaceship using therapeutic hypothermia.  Six to eight astronauts will undergo periods of therapeutic hypothermia treatments while in the spaceship to help the 180 day journey to Mars seem to go by faster.  Therapeutic hypothermia is a method used to put your body in an almost sleeping state, where your body temperature goes from 98.6 degrees to about 93 degrees.  Studies have shown that the humans will be fine physically be okay, but scientists are unsure of the mental affects therapetuic hypothermia will have on astronauts.  Also, another issue is that if Mars was to be colonized, we cannot just send 6 to 8 people at a time.  Specialists are working on solving these issues and working on getting humans to Mars in possibly about 20 years. 

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New Airport Scanner Could Make Security Easier

There is a new security scanner called "Alfa3" that was invented by Dr. Naomi Alexander, who is a physicist who studies in Madrid. He figured out a way to use "millimeter wave imaging" which is a type of thermal imaging. The scanner "Alfa3" can detect weapons, drugs, or any other harmful object without the need to remove clothes, shoes, or even stop. You can simply walk through the scanner and it will be able to detect everything quickly. Also, the CNN article I read explains how
"Alfa3" promises to have a higher resolution, which therefore lowers the chance of making mistakes. But the biggest attraction of the scanner is its claim to scan approximately 400 people per hour. This completely eliminates those long lines and delays at security at the airport. Hopefully, "Alfa3" can come to airports soon and improve our security and safety.