A team of the National University of Defense Technology won a gold medal at the newly-concluded China International College Students' Innovation Competition for their underwater acoustic signal processing system.
The system consists of a visualization software and a computing platform, and is mainly used for detecting, identifying, locating, and tracking underwater targets. It enhances the maritime security via artificial intelligence technologies.
The system was developed by a team of the College of Meteorology and Oceanography, called "the smart ear of the sea."
"The team have applied knowledge learned in class and skills gathered in experiments into the underwater acoustic detection and have received a good result. In future, we will keep innovating and make our contribution to the building of China into a strong maritime country," said Wang Qiushi, a team member.
The competition wrapped up in Shanghai on Oct 15. This year's competition attracted over 20 million college students from 153 countries and regions.
Underwater acoustic detection technology wins gold medal at students' innovation competition
The U.S. decision to temporarily ease sanctions on Russian oil is intended to help stabilize global energy markets, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday.
Peskov said Washington's move aligned with Russia's interests and could help calm energy markets as concerns grow over a worsening global energy crisis.
"Without significant volumes of Russian oil, stabilizing the market would be impossible," Peskov said.
He said the U.S. exemption applies only to Russian oil that was loaded onto ships before Thursday and does not signal a broader rollback of oil-related sanctions on Russia.
The U.S. Treasury Department issued a general license Thursday, allowing Russian oil shipments loaded before Thursday to be sold, delivered or offloaded through April 11, Eastern Time.
Since the United States and Israel launched large-scale military operations against Iran on Feb. 28, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has been disrupted, sending international oil prices sharply higher. In response, members of the International Energy Agency agreed to release a combined 400 million barrels from strategic petroleum reserves.
U.S. easing of sanctions on Russian oil to stabilize energy markets: Kremlin
