Nature Immunology
Does the central Andean backarc have the potential for a great earthquake?
Previous research had set the maximum expected earthquake size to be magnitude 7.5, based on the relatively quiet history of seismicity in that area. This new…
Electronic life on the edge
As far back as the 1990s, long before anyone had actually isolated graphene – a honeycomb lattice of carbon just one atom thick – theorists were predicting…
Graphene optical modulators could lead to ultrafast communications
The team of researchers, led by UC Berkeley engineering professor Xiang Zhang, built a tiny optical device that uses graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of…
Direct proof of how T cells stay in 'standby' mode
For much of the time our T cells—the white blood cells that act as the police of the immune system—are in what immunologists call a “quiescent state,” a sort…
Several baffling puzzles in protein molecular structure solved with new method
The structures of many protein molecules remain unsolved even after experts apply an extensive array of approaches. An international collaboration has led to a…
Tired neurons caught nodding off in sleep-deprived rats
A new study in rats is shedding light on how sleep-deprived lifestyles might impair functioning without people realizing it. The more rats are sleep-deprived,…