Scientists propose new theory for rusting of iron

Scientists at the Westinghouse Research Laboratories have advanced a new basic explanation for the corrosion of iron which is estimated to waste some $6 billion to $7 billion per year in the United States alone. Westinghouse researchers Dr. E. A. Gulbransen and T. P. Copan suggest for the first time that the true culprits are hydrogen ions, or protonsone of the basic building blocks of matter.