THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are today steering talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet many people still misunderstand what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they power the gadgets we hold daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote