THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are currently shaping talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet most readers often confuse what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they anchor the devices we hold daily. Their baffling chemistry had scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr entered the s