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

Rare earths are currently dominating debates on electric vehicles, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet many people still misunderstand what “rare earths” truly are. Seventeen little-known elements underwrite the tech that runs modern life. Their baffling chemistry left scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr