It was a fruitful spring for PAIR. Six interdisciplinary research teams garnered awards in the Geneva Inventions Expo, multiple researchers received major awards and honours from professional research authorities, and projects successfully obtained external funding. We also launched our Distinguished Lecture Series in April, with five to six lectures planned for this year

In this issue, we have highlighted significant achievements of our researchers, including new findings in intelligent wearable systems, flash drought mitigation, a bifidobacterial study, a web-based solar irradiation map and flexible lithium batteries. Some of these findings are the results of funded projects in technology transfer and commercialisation via new start-ups and collaboration with the Government

Furthermore, we continue to showcase our constituent research units in our feature stories, including the Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence of Things, the Research Institute for Land and Space, and the Research Centre for SHARP Vision