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

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-21T15:50:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mirror-image-molecules-difficult-counterparts.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/mirror-image-molecules-are-difficult-to-separate-from-their-counterpar-d9b90a/

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, published in Science Advances, the team successfully separated an equal mixture of mirror-image molecul

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