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

Rare earths are currently shaping talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet many people frequently mix up what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they power the gadgets we use daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote