THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are currently shaping talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and cutting-edge defence gear. Yet most readers often confuse what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they anchor the devices we use daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrot