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The Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ combines the benefits of a laptop and tablet, in case the crushing possibility of making the wrong product choice thwarts your personal purchases. A 5-megapixel, 1080p front-facing and 8-megapixel rear-facing HD camera allow for a crystal-clear presence on video calls or in online classes. Art students and creatives will appreciate the large 12.3-inch PixelSense display with 2736×1824 resolution. Engineers and coders benefit from the 18-percent more vertical screen real estate that’s provided from the Surface’s 3:2 aspect ratio, which Microsoft moved toward with the release of the Surface Pro 3 in 2014....

If you are looking for a great last-minute gift for someone (or for yourself, for that matter) then you are in luck. Right now you can get a Sam’s Club Plus Membership membership with Auto-Renew for 36 percent off. Just be sure to hurry, because this deal ends Dec. 30. Sam’s Club is a membership warehouse club that offers its members quality products at values unmatched by traditional retail. With a Plus membership, you’ll be able to find low prices on groceries, kitchen supplies, electronics, furniture, and more....

Lo and behold, here are 10 options on sale: HomeDome Smart Outlet with Voice Control Ultraloq Combo Smart Lock & Key Fob + Bridge WiFi Adapt Secure your home with this smart lock that offers entry via biometric fingerprint identification, contactless key fob, or your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone. It also features a 2-point locking—one on the deadbolt and one on the handle—keeping your home twice as secure. It normally retails for $399, but you can get grab it on sale for $349....

Indulge your brain in infinity or astrophysics, laboratories filled with plants, a (silicon) valley filled with dreams, and an imaginary map of the atom. These tomes prove that reading about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) doesn’t have to be rote or formulaic—and learning about STEM doesn’t have to stop once you leave school. Take a look at these titles online, or visit our display at The Strand Bookstore in New York City....

This new finding means that the groundbreaking JWST may be able to detect and measure key molecules like carbon dioxide in the thinner atmospheres of smaller rocky planets in the future. This kind of data gives scientists insight into the formation, composition, and evolution of the galaxy’s planets. Exoplanet WASP-39b was first discovered in 2011. Seven years later, NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes detected water vapor, sodium, and potassium in WASP-39b’s atmosphere, offering a glimpse at what’s going on around the planet....

According to the publication’s writeup yesterday, a group of researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei recently synced optical clocks located 113 kilometers (about 70.2 miles) apart using precise pulses of laser light—roughly seven times farther than that of the previous record. The milestone represents a significant step forward for metrologists, scientists who study measurement, to “redefine” the second by the end of the decade....

“Lots of species haven’t been able to do well in these environments,” says lead author Madeleine Goumas, an animal behavior scientist who studies birds. Herring gulls, on the other hand, “seem to be doing quite well in urban areas, which is interesting for a seabird.” In previous research, Goumas and her coauthors documented that herring gulls are less likely to steal your food while you are staring them down. She did that experiment by putting clear plastic bags containing french fries down in front of different gulls, and then either staring at them or looking away....

Popular Science‘s Enduring Love For Cars The postwar years saw a jump in the magazine’s auto coverage, a trend that lasted decades. From 1950 to 1980—when high-tech items such as computers start to appear—nearly every issue ran articles on cars, and many covers featured images of autos and their attendant tech. Wilbur Shaw, The Race Champion Who Tested Our Vehicles In August 1950, Popular Science debuted a new column: consumer cars, reviewed by the auto-racing champion Wilbur Shaw....

The service works seamlessly on desktop and mobile devices, and if you think there’s a lot you’re already doing with Slack, we’re here to help you do even more: From lightening the mood with the perfect inline GIF, to making sure your files and documents are just a click away. Avoid notification overload Slack can get very busy, which is why one of your first tasks when you sign up should be to set the times when it can’t disturb you....

It’s similar to other services like Google’s seemingly ill-fated Stadia or Microsoft’s XCloud service in that it enables top-tier gaming without access to a physical console or beastly gaming PC. The $5.99 Luna+ price includes more than 100 games that stream right to your devices with help from the Luna Controller. If you’re already a Prime member or you sign up, you’ll get a small, rotating collection of games for free as part of your subscription....

2015 was an important year to Snapchat. The app that promises to automatically delete shared photos within 10 seconds saw the release of Discover—its play at repackaging content from across the web, Snapchat-style. Using portrait orientation and similar navigation to the rest of the app, Discover gave Snapchat users fewer reasons to leave the app. The company also introduced Snapcodes: its version of QR codes for quick adding of users to your friends list....

This robot is the work of a team of researchers at Zhejiang University in China. It’s got a soft body, it’s all-electric, and it can move at over 12 feet per minute. “The robot is mainly for the exploration of ocean, rivers and lakes, and to monitor the data like temperature, water density and chemical components,” says Tiefeng Li, principle author of the study. Beyond that, Tiefeng envisions the robot as a tool to “explore the bottom of the ocean, investigate shipwrecks,look for planes that have crashed into the ocean, and to monitor creatures under the sea....

Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is slated to be selected with one of the first 10 picks in the NFL Draft. Like all top prospects, Tagovailoa has been subjected to months of evaluation, with teams’ scouting departments measuring his athletic abilities, interviewing his college coaches, and researching his personal life. He’s also taken the Wonderlic Personnel Test, which, for about 50 years, teams have administered to prospects. This 12-minute intelligence test consists of 50 multiple choice questions measuring cognitive ability, with the score reflecting the number of correct answers....

A bit is a binary digit. That means a computer reads a 1 or a 0. An atom is the building block of the universe. It’s a small particle made of a single element, defined by the number of protons in its core. “Until a few short years ago, atoms and bits existed in entirely different worlds,” says a comforting voice in Uber’s new video explaining its branding. This, of course, is not true....

The current heat waves are severe—this year, India recorded its hottest March and April in more than a century. Some schools have shut down early, hospitals are on alert, and at least 25 people have died from heatstroke. “Before human activities increased global temperatures, we would have seen the heat that hit India earlier this month around once in 50 years,” Mariam Zachariah, who researches water and climate at the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, told The Guardian....

SilentHawk is a collaboration between Logos Technologies, which makes military tools like drones and sensors, and Alta Motors, which makes electric dirt bikes. Creating a silent motorcycle meant starting from an electric bike. As designed, one modification of the SilentHawk uses a hybrid engine, so it can run on gas most of the time, and on electricity when it needs to be quiet. And it’s not limited to gas: It’s can run on diesel, as well as JP5 and JP8 jet fuels, so that the special forces using it in the field can power it with whatever fuel they might encounter....

The iPosture is a simple device with only a single button on the front. The device is intended to be worn on the upper chest area, using an included clip or sticky pad. With plenty of hours spent hunched over a keyboard, I stuck the gadget on my chest for a trial. To get started, the device has you stand, or sit, in what you consider an ideal posture. By pushing the button once, you designate a home position which is confirmed by a single buzz....

With floods comes stormwater runoff: rain and snowmelt water that flows over pavement streets, parking lots, and rooftops, but doesn’t soak into the ground, according to the EPA. When rainwater flows over those surfaces, the rainwater picks up trash, chemicals, and harmful sediments that then end up in local waterways and groundwater, putting water ecosystems and residents at risk. According to the EPA, more than 70 percent of water pollution comes from rainwater runoff....

However, early detection could get a boost from a new blood test that can screen for more than 50 types of cancer. In the first study results of the Galleri test, found that the tests detected a possible cancer “signal” in roughly 1 percent of the over 6,600 apparently healthy people aged 50 and older in the study. When followed by more extensive testing, cancer was diagnosed in 38 percent of those who had initially been detected for cancer using the initial Galleri blood test....

Here is our list of essential accessories to take with you on a sport climbing trip. Black Diamond is a classic climbing brand, and this rope is all you need to get started outside on single pitches. It’s of reliable quality, rarely snags, isn’t too heavy, and has a convenient halfway marker. Designed for heavy and all-year-round use, you can rely on this rope to catch your falls for lots of climbing trips to come....