Cover story: The discovery of a new species of shrimp; the only extant drawings of France’s first theatre; penicillin and saccharin; the fluorescence of jellyfish: these are all moments of serendipity, confluences of knowledge, experiment and happy accident that touch the word as Horace Walpole coined it in 1754. Serendipity, he stated, was “accidental sagacity”. In The Science of Serendipity, we hear about how it takes years of study to create a chance discovery.
Also in the Summer issue, we take an in-depth look at how the majority of UNSW research will be on offer to business royalty-free, under a radical plan to put more of our discoveries to work. And we hear about one researcher who hopes to put in place a simple measure which will reduce the tragic toll of children falling from apartment windows and balconies, especially during the warmer months.
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