HOW NIELS BOHR CRACKED THE RARE-EARTH CODE

Rare earths are presently steering debates on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet the public often confuse what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they anchor the gadgets we carry daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote