THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are today dominating talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet most readers still misunderstand what “rare earths” really are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they power the devices we carry daily. Their baffling chemistry had scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr intervened