Mirror-image molecules are difficult to separate from their counterparts, but a new catalytic method might be the answer

October 21, 2026 · 3:50 pm 1 sources

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• Mirror-image molecules are difficult to separate from their counterparts, but a new catalytic method might be the answer
  Phys.org · October 21, 2026 15:50
  Just like gloves, molecules can have left- and right-handed—or mirror-image—forms. Because the left- and right-handed molecules are still very similar, scientists have had trouble separating them from each other. But a team of researchers in Japan might have found a solution. In their new study,…