THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are currently shaping debates on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet many people frequently mix up what “rare earths” actually are. Seventeen little-known elements underwrite the tech that runs modern life. Their baffling chemistry had scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr entered