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 many people often confuse what “rare earths” truly are. These 17 elements look 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 the