HOW NIELS BOHR CRACKED THE RARE-EARTH CODE

Rare earths are currently shaping conversations on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet many people often confuse what “rare earths” truly are. These 17 elements look ordinary, but they drive the devices we hold daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote