Story: Twisted - UWA
Episode: 5
Presenter: Andrew Woodward
Air Date: 5th May 2024

Redefining possibilities with cutting-edge twisted light technology, revolutionizing industries with its ground-breaking applications.

• Chemicals can exist in left and right-handed forms, with distinct metabolic effects.
• Current chiral separation methods are costly and inefficient, hindering drug development.
• The demand for more affordable and efficient separation technology is projected to grow significantly.
• QDM Labs at the University of Western Australia invented a device utilizing "twisted light" for faster and cheaper chiral separation.
• The technology allows for physical sorting of substances into their left and right-handed forms.
• This innovation aims to provide trial chiral separation to pharmaceutical and biotech companies by 2026.
• Fundamental research, such as the search for dark matter, can lead to practical technologies with real-world impact.

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