THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are presently steering conversations on EV batteries, wind turbines and advanced defence gear. Yet the public still misunderstand what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements look ordinary, but they drive the devices we carry daily. Their baffling chemistry had scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr