Shattering the Atom.

The article focuses on an X-ray tube developed by the scientists of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism of Carnegie Institution. The scientists succeeded in creating a higher electrical voltage than what has ever been produced, using relatively inexpensive apparatus at the laboratories in Washington. The high electrical voltage aids in the study of the structure of matter. The high voltages might also be used to produce radiations on a small scale. It has been proved by scientific investigation that different kinds of atoms combine to form molecules which combine to form objects. The mass of the atom is concentrated in the nucleus. A very intense X-radiation would be produced by a high-voltage tube since the efficiency of X-ray production becomes greater with rise in voltage. Such tubes could be used to take X-ray pictures. The X-rays could also be used to find out flaws in thick castings. The effects of radiations on biology cannot be predicted.