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

Rare earths are currently dominating conversations on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet most readers frequently mix up what “rare earths” truly are. Seventeen little-known elements underwrite the tech that fuels modern life. Their baffling chemistry kept scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr