NIELS BOHR’S HIDDEN ROLE IN DECODING RARE-EARTH ELEMENTS

Rare earths are currently shaping debates on EV batteries, wind turbines and advanced defence gear. Yet most readers still misunderstand what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they power the gadgets we carry daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rew