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Scientists Are Finally Set to Mass-Produce The Active Compound Found in Magic Mushrooms

For nearly 60 years scientists have known the chemical responsible for magic mushrooms’ psychedelic reputation is a compound called psilocybin. What we haven’t known is the biochemical pathway behind this famous hallucinogen.

Feel free to now tick that one off your chemistry bucket-list. German researchers have identified four key enzymes involved in making the chemical, potentially setting the stage for mass production of a promising pharmaceutical.

Psilocybin was first identified by the Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann way back in 1959, but has only recently re-entered the spotlight as a safe way to treat conditions related to anxiety, depression, and addiction.

Denver Voters Support ‘Magic’ Mushrooms

Voters in Denver, a city at the forefront of the widening national debate over legalizing marijuana, have become the first in the nation to effectively decriminalize another recreational drug: hallucinogenic mushrooms.

The local ballot measure did not quite legalize the mushrooms that contain psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound. State and federal regulations would have to change to accomplish that.

But the measure made the possession, use or cultivation of the mushrooms by people aged 21 or older the lowest-priority crime for law enforcement in the city of Denver and Denver County. Arrests and prosecutions, already fairly rare, would all but disappear.

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Nuclear mass measurement reveals new proton magic number

In nuclear physics, “magic numbers” identify specific numbers of protons or neutrons that lead to especially stable nuclei. Recognizing these numbers helps scientists better understand the structure of nuclei.

The for stable, long-lived isotopes have long been known, but the magic numbers for exotic, short-lived isotopes are less well understood. By studying these rare cases, researchers can gain deeper insight into the nuclear “building code” under extreme conditions. This, in turn, improves our understanding of how elements formed in the universe and sheds light on the behavior of the nuclear force.

As part of this effort, researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have precisely measured for the first time the mass of an extremely short-lived and neutron-deficient nucleus, silicon-22, revealing that the number 14 in silicon-22 is a new magic number.

Light and heavy electrons cooperate in magic-angle superconductors

Electrons play many roles in solid materials. When they are weakly bound and able to travel—i.e., mobile—they can enable electrical conduction. When they are bound, or “heavy,” they can act as insulators. However, in certain solid materials, this behavior can be markedly different, raising questions about how these different types of electrons interact.

In a study just published in Nature Physics, researchers working with Professor of Physics and Applied Physics Amir Yacoby at Harvard examined the interplay between both types of electrons in this material, shedding new on how they may help form novel quantum states.

“Before our work, people could only ask ‘What is the overall ground state?’” said Andrew T. Pierce, one of the paper’s lead authors. Pierce, currently a fellow at Cornell University, was a graduate student in Yacoby’s lab when they began to study this question. What wasn’t clear was the true nature of these different states and how the separate light and heavy electrons joined forces to form them.

The Mushroom Motherboard: The Crazy Fungal Computers that Might Change Everything

Unlock the secrets of fungal computing! Discover the mind-boggling potential of fungi as living computers. From the wood-wide web to the Unconventional Computing Lab, witness the evolution of mushroom technology.

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Quantum breakthrough: ‘Magic states’ now easier, faster, and way less noisy

Quantum computing just got a significant boost thanks to researchers at the University of Osaka, who developed a much more efficient way to create “magic states”—a key component for fault-tolerant quantum computers. By pioneering a low-level, or “level-zero,” distillation method, they dramatically reduced the number of qubits and computational resources needed, overcoming one of the biggest obstacles: quantum noise. This innovation could accelerate the arrival of powerful quantum machines capable of revolutionizing industries from finance to biotech.