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Business Standard
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Business Standard
GM Unveils India's First Multi-Port Universal Travel Adaptor with Retractable Cable - G+ TravelEase Pro
VMPL New Delhi [India], May 30: GM, a pioneer in innovative electrical solutions in India, proudly announces the launch of the G+ TravelEase Pro -- the country's first multi-port international travel adaptor featuring an integrated retractable cable. Engineered for the modern, connected traveler, this all-in-one adapter redefines convenience and power on the go. Designed with both functionality and aesthetics in mind, the G+ TravelEase Pro combines a sleek, compact form factor with high-performance charging capabilities. At the heart of its innovation is a 75 mm built-in retractable cable, eliminating the need to carry multiple chargers or tangled wires. With 4 charging ports, including 2 USB-A, 2 USB-C, a universal AC outlet, and 3 interchangeable plug types, the adaptor supports simultaneous charging for up to 7 devices. What sets the TravelEase Pro apart is its advanced 70W GaN (Gallium Nitride) technology, offering faster, cooler, and more efficient charging across a wide range of devices--from smartphones and tablets to laptops, smartwatches, cameras, and even small appliances. The adaptor's intuitive slide-button mechanism allows users to effortlessly switch between plug configurations, ensuring seamless compatibility in over 150 countries. Whether on a business trip or a global adventure, the G+ TravelEase Pro is built to keep pace with today's hyper-mobile lifestyle. "We're excited to introduce the G+ TravelEase Pro, a true game-changer for travelers," said Jayanth Jain, CEO & MD, GM. "At GM, we continue to fuse innovation with everyday needs, and this product exemplifies our commitment to creating smarter, more user-friendly solutions for consumers at home and abroad." Safety is paramount, with features such as built-in surge protection, a child safety lock, and an LED power indicator providing added peace of mind--especially in unfamiliar or low-light environments. The G+ TravelEase Pro is available now at an MRP of Rs6,299 and can be purchased on Amazon India, where customers can take advantage of exclusive launch discounts for a limited time. With this launch, GM continues to push the boundaries of innovation, delivering premium, user-centric solutions designed for the evolving needs of today's global consumers. (ADVERTORIAL DISCLAIMER: The above press release has been provided by VMPL. ANI will not be responsible in any way for the content of the same)
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Science
- BBC News
'Breakthrough in 6G tech could revolutionise the NHS and traffic'
New microchip technology is being used to accelerate the rollout of 6G, which scientists say could revolutionise every aspect of human at the University of Bristol have achieved a breakthrough in semiconductor technology, now being used to speed up the development of cars that eliminate traffic jams and instant healthcare diagnoses from home are just a few examples made more feasible by this new author Martin Kuball, professor of physics at the university, said: "Within the next decade, previously almost unimaginable technologies to transform a wide range of human experiences could be widely available." The futuristic concepts rely on the ability to communicate and transfer vast volumes of data much faster than existing networks. So physicists have developed a way to accelerate the high radio frequency also sometimes referred to as microchips or integrated circuits, are made from tiny fragments of raw materials, such as are used in devices such as smartphones and laptops, as well as in vehicles with electronic control systems, remote car keys and sensors. It is widely acknowledged that the shift from 5G to 6G will demand a radical upgrade of semiconductor technology, circuits, systems, and associated is because the main semiconductor components involved - the radio frequency amplifiers made from a wonder conductor called Gallium Nitride (GaN) - need to be much quicker, emit greater power, and be more team of international scientists and engineers has tested a new architecture, increasing the efficiently of the GaN was achieved by discovering a latch-effect in GaN, which unlocked a much greater radio frequency device Kuball, who leads the centre for device thermography and reliability at the university, said the latch effect can be exploited for "countless applications".He added: "[It] could help transform people's lives in many different ways in years to come."The possible benefits are also far-reaching, including advances in healthcare with remote diagnostics and surgery, virtual classrooms and even virtual holiday tourism."Our innovative semiconductor discoveries are hugely exciting and will help drive forward these developments at speed and scale."Experts hope to bring these next generation devices to a commercial market within the next decade.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
A new radar, the most advanced of its kind, is joining the US defense against hypersonic missiles
Raytheon, a division of RTX, announced its new upgraded radar for hypersonic missile defense. The company said on Monday it delivered the radar to the US Missile Defense Agency. Hypersonic weapons are fast with unpredictable flight patterns that challenge current missile defenses. Raytheon has given the US Missile Defense Agency a new radar, the most advanced of its kind, that it says can support the difficult mission of defending against hypersonic weapons. The radar is one of the latest examples of how the US is working to strengthen its air defenses against more advanced threats like hypersonic weapons, which are nearly impossible to intercept with current systems. Raytheon, an RTX Corporation business, announced on Monday the delivery of its first upgraded AN/TPY-2 missile defense radar featuring a Gallium Nitride (GaN) populated array. These radars are able to detect, track, and discriminate ballistic missiles in multiple phases of flight. The latest upgrade improves the sensitivity and range of the radar and expands its surveillance capabilities. "The radar also features the latest CX6 high-performance computing software that offers more precise target discrimination and electronic attack protection," Raytheon said in a release. Some experts have noted the game-changing use of GaN semiconductor technology in enhancing radars, radio frequency sensing, and other communication platforms. Multiple big players in the defense industry have been working on GaN-based capabilities, especially for upgrading sensors and weapons systems. Last fall, Raytheon began production of the GaN-empowered Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System (LTAMDS) with the Army, designing it to ultimately replace the current Patriot missile defense system radars. Raytheon's new version of the AN/TPY-2 is the most advanced it's built, said Sam Deneke, president of Air and Space Defense Systems at Raytheon, per the release. "As demand increases for missile defense of the homeland, the AN/TPY-2 radar is ready to meet the mission." US military officials have been pushing for more capabilities to defend against hypersonics for years now. They're daunting weapons due to a hypersonic missile's ability to fly low, fast, and maneuver along unpredictable flight paths that make them far more difficult to intercept than already challenging ballistic missiles that fly the predictable parabolic arcs. Both China and Russia, key US rivals, possess hypersonic missiles in their arsenals. US-made air defenses have defeated Russia's advanced Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile, sometimes questionably touted as hypersonic weaponry. But defending against weapons more accurately identified by that name, such as China's DF-17 missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle or Russia's Zircon scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile, could prove more difficult, though Ukraine has claimed to have defeated the Zircon. Though the weapons may not be unstoppable, they represent a much more challenging threat, and this technology is continuing to advance. China's expansion of its missile arsenal has raised concerns about the vulnerability of US forces and strategic allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Washington lawmakers and US military leaders have repeatedly said that American forces lack the active and passive defenses needed to defend against a substantial Chinese missile bombardment that could include hypersonic weapons. But efforts are underway to strengthen these defenses. Last year, for instance, the US and Japan announced plans to jointly develop a hypersonic missile defense system as part of a Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Cooperative Development (GCD) Project Arrangement that aims to intercept a hypersonic weapon in its glide phase of flight. And more recently, the Trump administration began pursuing a new "Iron Dome for America," now called the "Golden Dome," because, as the president said in a January executive order, "the threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks, remains the most catastrophic threat facing the United States." Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
20-05-2025
- Business
- Business Insider
A newly upgraded radar, the most advanced of its kind, is joining the US defense against hypersonic missiles
Raytheon has given the US Missile Defense Agency a new radar, the most advanced of its kind, that it says can support the difficult mission of defending against hypersonic weapons. The radar is one of the latest examples of how the US is working to strengthen its air defenses against more advanced threats like hypersonic weapons, which are nearly impossible to intercept with current systems. Raytheon, an RTX Corporation business, announced on Monday the delivery of its first upgraded AN/TPY-2 missile defense radar featuring a Gallium Nitride (GaN) populated array. These radars are able to detect, track, and discriminate ballistic missiles in multiple phases of flight. The latest upgrade improves the sensitivity and range of the radar and expands its surveillance capabilities. "The radar also features the latest CX6 high-performance computing software that offers more precise target discrimination and electronic attack protection," Raytheon said in a release. Some experts have noted the game-changing use of GaN semiconductor technology in enhancing radars, radio frequency sensing, and other communication platforms. Multiple big players in the defense industry have been working on GaN-based capabilities, especially for upgrading sensors and weapons systems. Last fall, Raytheon began production of the GaN-empowered Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense System (LTAMDS) with the Army, designing it to ultimately replace the current Patriot missile defense system radars. Raytheon's new version of the AN/TPY-2 is the most advanced it's built, said Sam Deneke, president of Air and Space Defense Systems at Raytheon, per the release. "As demand increases for missile defense of the homeland, the AN/TPY-2 radar is ready to meet the mission." US military officials have been pushing for more capabilities to defend against hypersonics for years now. They're daunting weapons due to a hypersonic missile's ability to fly low, fast, and maneuver along unpredictable flight paths that make them far more difficult to intercept than already challenging ballistic missiles that fly the predictable parabolic arcs. Both China and Russia, key US rivals, possess hypersonic missiles in their arsenals. US-made air defenses have defeated Russia's advanced Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missile, sometimes questionably touted as hypersonic weaponry. But defending against weapons more accurately identified by that name, such as China's DF-17 missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle or Russia's Zircon scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile, could prove more difficult, though Ukraine has claimed to have defeated the Zircon. Though the weapons may not be unstoppable, they represent a much more challenging threat, and this technology is continuing to advance. China's expansion of its missile arsenal has raised concerns about the vulnerability of US forces and strategic allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Washington lawmakers and US military leaders have repeatedly said that American forces lack the active and passive defenses needed to defend against a substantial Chinese missile bombardment that could include hypersonic weapons. But efforts are underway to strengthen these defenses. Last year, for instance, the US and Japan announced plans to jointly develop a hypersonic missile defense system as part of a Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) Cooperative Development (GCD) Project Arrangement that aims to intercept a hypersonic weapon in its glide phase of flight. And more recently, the Trump administration began pursuing a new " Iron Dome for America," now called the "Golden Dome," because, as the president said in a January executive order, "the threat of attack by ballistic, hypersonic, and cruise missiles, and other advanced aerial attacks, remains the most catastrophic threat facing the United States."
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
RTX delivers first radar to MDA that can track hypersonic weapons
Raytheon has delivered the first missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency upgraded with the capability to track hypersonic weapons, the company announced Monday. The MDA has long used AN/TPY-2 radars to track ballistic missiles, but this new version features a Gallium Nitride, or GaN, populated array, Raytheon said. The new AN/TPY-2 X-band radar is the 13th system to be delivered to the agency but the first with the technology. It will be a part of the U.S. Army's eighth Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery. The radars can be used in a forward-based mode, providing cuing data to systems like the U.S. Navy's Aegis ballistic missile defense system or the Army's Patriot missile defense system. It serves as the primary radar for the Army's THAAD system. GaN is technology already integrated into the Army's Lower-Tier Air and Missile Defense System radar, which was approved for low-rate production last month and will serve as the new tracking sensor for the Patriot air-and-missile defense system. Raytheon has its own GaN foundry in Andover, Massachusetts, and has worked to develop the capability over decades that allows the radar to run 'at twice the power that we had before,' John Norman, company vice president of requirements and capabilities for Raytheon Air and Space Defense Systems, told Defense News. 'You have twice the sensitivity, twice the range. It's just incredibly efficient,' he said. 'Now we're able to see those targets coming in, to be able to discriminate.' GaN allows for greater fidelity to see when a warhead separates from a missile body, as well as whether there are decoys present. 'You're going to have much greater target specificity,' Norman added. Hypersonic threats fly at speeds greater than Mach 5 and are maneuverable in the glide phase of flight, making them very difficult to track. This means it's important to defeat hypersonic weapons earlier in flight at greater ranges. The new radar is 'going to enable them to fire at those targets earlier in the engagement cycle,' Norman said. The technology also has a longer time in between failures or maintenance needs. 'This is just operational more often,' Norman said. 'That resolves like 90% of the angst that we had doing that mission set because the missiles are always there, the firing batteries are always there, but it's having the sensors to make sure you have the coverage of the area you're trying to defend.' While MDA is the first U.S. entity to receive the AN/TPY-2 radar with GaN, Saudi Arabia was the first to receive the upgraded version, according to Norman. Raytheon is now working with the Army on how to take advantage of the company's investments to upgrade the systems it has in operation. They're also trying to address other modernization needs, such as integrating new computer components and signal data processing equipment to free up space in the electronics unit, which will make sustainment and maintenance easier, according to Norman.
