{
  "id": 15910221,
  "title": "Mirror-image molecules are difficult to separate from their counterparts, but a new catalytic method might be the answer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/mirror-image-molecules-are-difficult-to-separate-from-their",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T15:50:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mirror-image-molecules-difficult-counterparts.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "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…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}