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

Rare earths are today shaping debates on electric vehicles, wind turbines and cutting-edge defence gear. Yet many people often confuse what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they power the devices we use daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote