Nothing says “I’m proud of you” like actually saying “I’m proud of you,” but thoughtful travel gifts for the new graduate in your life will surely be appreciated on their next vacation. We’ve compiled these gifts for people who travel based on our own experiences traveling, but before you shop, you may want to ask the recipient what their favorite color is and fish for information about what gear they already have....

A quality hammock is also a game changer for your next camping trip. Whether it’s for a quick rest from a day of hiking or a place to spend the night, making a hammock part of your camping-gear arsenal can completely change your overnight game. You can forget about the dingy motels by the national parks or rusty old log cabins and create your own refuge in nature, exactly where you want to be....

With a laptop desk, you may not even need a dedicated home office setup. These types of desks, which come in various styles to meet a wide range of lifestyles, are typically compact, portable, and often even collapse for easy storage. The best laptop desks allow you to work from your bed or couch with ease, or you can simply unfold your workstation and set it up when you need it....

Cheap laptops might not have the strongest processor or largest hard drive, but they include components that are more than capable of handling multiple open tabs without the need to spend multiple thousands. Here are our top picks for inexpensive laptops that will leave you with more money in your pocket and fewer worries about losing out on quality. Best overall: Acer Aspire 5Best Chromebook: Asus Chromebook Flip C536Best 2-in-1: Lenovo Chromebook Flex Best lightweight: HP StreamBest battery life: Samsung Chromebook 4Best budget: Lenovo Chromebook C330...

Best overall: Simplehuman Voice + Motion Sensor Trash Can Best for large spaces: EKO Mirage-T Motion Sensor Trash CanBest for small spaces: Ninestar Automatic Touchless 3-Gallon Motion Sensor Trash Best for odor control iTouchless 13-Gallon SensorCan Best dual-compartment: Ninestar Motion Sensor Trash Can/Recycler Best budget: Mainstay Motion Sensor Trash Can Get really into throwing things out with the best motion sensor trash can A motion sensor trash can is one of those kitchen supplies that we can’t wait for you to experience....

Best overall: Netgear Nighthawk Cable Modem Wi-Fi Router ComboBest for gaming: ASUS AX5700 Wi-Fi 6 Gaming RouterBest for streaming: Linksys – Dual-Band AX5400 Wi-Fi 6 RouterBest mesh: NETGEAR Orbi Whole Home Tri-band Mesh Wi-Fi 6 SystemBest cyber secure: Gryphon AC3000Best budget: TP-Link AC1750 How we chose the best routers for Spectrum We know how important a strong Wi-Fi connection is to effortless, lag-free gaming and streaming high-quality lossless audio. I personally have made the mistake of not doing my research before buying a router—would not recommend spending a few days Wi-Fi-less and with my own thoughts....

How we picked the best streaming devices To select the best streaming devices, we relied on personal testing, starting with the general-use best streaming stick for most people and then sampling some higher-end options for more specific use cases. We also collated additional information from professional and user reviews. As a cord-cutting, media-obsessed millennial that has never had a cable or satellite subscription as an adult, this is a space I’ve followed for years....

How we selected the best TVs for PS5 To find the best TVs for PS5, we surveyed dozens of reviews and testimonials, eliminated sets that didn’t offer the most important game-boosting features, and demoed the final selections in-store in order to ensure these were the right TVs for the job. Like the world warriors of Street Fighter, any of these sets could come out on top if they meld with the right player, it’s just a matter of matching your style and desire to your 4K (or 8K) combatant....

There are more variables than you might think for a vacuum cleaner. A good, high-quality vacuum needs to be able to suck up debris efficiently and effectively, retain that debris inside, maneuver around corners and obstacles, keep working for years, and pick up everything from pet hair to dust to spilled food. And there are so many types of vacuums that claim supremacy at hardwood floor cleaning! There are cordless stick vacuums, powerful canister vacuums, upright vacuums, vacuum-mop combos, and, lately, robot vacuum cleaners that zoom around all by themselves....

So ear’s the deal: every one of the sets below is a worthy pocketmate for your melodious sojourns. They’ll be great friends to you on the subway or bus during a commute, while you jog in nature or on a machine in the gym, and while you tune out the hustle and bustle while you work. They are the best buds, for the best price. So listen up and learn how to get that kind earbud, here or there or anywhere, without breaking the bank....

Scientists have long known that marijuana can treat nausea and pain. But they only recently figured out why: Chemicals in marijuana called cannabinoids can activate receptors on brain cells, changing the messages they send to one another. While THC is the best-known cannabinoid, researchers suspect others might be useful in treating the symptoms of diseases such as cancer, fibromyalgia, epilepsy, and autism. So far, even in states where medical marijuana is legal, scientists have had to wait months or years for approvals from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Food and Drug Administration, and National Institute on Drug Abuse....

Christian Stoll, who studies energy use, and his coauthors aren’t the first to try and calculate the power requirements of cryptocurrency mining, but getting an accurate figure isn’t simple as there are many factors involved. To arrive at a number, the researchers had to learn more about two variables, says Stoll: how much energy the computers that do the actual mining use, and where they’re distributed. Cryptocurrencies, the best-known of which is Bitcoin, are untraceable digital currency produced using cryptography techniques by a decentralized network of computers....

The plane as sketched out is largely empty body, with four power prop engines mounted on top of the wings. Its body looks like nothing so much as a giant pink eraser, with a little bubble of a cockpit added to the front. The plane’s landing gear are spaced wide enough apart that it can simply roll over its cargo containers before lowering down onto them. Boeing imagines the plane at operating at altitudes less than 18,000 feet, so that the cargo doesn’t need to be pressurized....

Tealyra’s ceramic teapot is our favorite, thanks to its attractive design, 37-ounce (4-6 cups) capacity, and built-in strainer. Tea is infused through an extra-fine stainless steel that doesn’t let loose particles through. The stainless steel lid stays securely in place during pours, but can easily be opened—for adding in hot water or tea leaves—thanks to a small lever. You can’t go wrong with a classically shaped teapot. This one holds six cups of tea (42 ounces), and has the charming energy of a tea party—it’s the kind of vessel you’d find alongside a tiered stand of finger sandwiches, and some prim cups and saucers....

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancers. The disease is most often caused by the human papillomavirus virus, a type of sexually transmitted infection. With the advent of a vaccine that prevents the infection, which first came out in 2006, as well as regular screening to detect the HPV virus or abnormal cells that have not yet become cancerous, cervical cancer has become highly preventable. For the new analysis, researchers set out to estimate how many new cases of cervical cancer would emerge if more people are regularly screened or vaccinated....

CES, which for us press begins today, is stressful, boring, intense, sickening, drunk, and, sometimes, quite a bit of fun, all at once. Today, Monday, is “press day.” Thousands of reporters, editors, photographers, and videographers are in the convention area of the Mandalay Bay casino. Throughout the day, companies hold press conferences, we all line up, we sit down, they show us gadgets, we scramble to post stories, we go to the next one....

By now, most of the big announcements have already been made, but there’s still plenty of cool stuff to know about. Here are some of the neatest things we saw at the show on day three. The Bell Nexus looks like a helicopter from the comic books Last year, helicopter maker Bell showed off a scale model of the Nexus, a hex-copter that’s eventually slated to become one of Uber’s flying taxis....

The first group, Category A, involved highly autonomous cars. The finalists included modified from civilian SUVs, alongside a tracked vehicle, “SMART 1”, from the Military Institute of Transportation. Category B was all-terrain autonomous vehicles. The finalists included two 4×4 robots built from military recon vehicles (by the China Academy of Sciences, and the National University of Defense Technology’s Desert Wolf). Category C involved small, tracked robots, designed for tasks like urban reconnaissance and bomb disposal....

What are metamaterials? In this case, we’re talking about composite metals and plastics that use artificial geometry to influence the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation, as well as elastic waves and sounds. Some metamaterials built using nanotechnology can also be used as super strength materials. In fact, optical metamaterials have already been used to demonstrate invisibility by ‘redirecting’ visible light around itself to avoid reflection, hence their frequent reference to the popular fiction of “cloaking” in Star Trek and Harry Potter....

According to the US Space Command, the charred debris reentered the Earth’s atmosphere over the south-central Pacific Ocean just after 6 a.m. EDT. Space Command is part of the Department of Defense. This was the fourth uncontrolled reentry for China’s Long March 5B rocket since its debut in 2020. The vehicle was designed without the necessary equipment to steer itself to a safe landing, which has generated controversy and been criticized by space policy experts....