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

Rare earths are today steering talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and advanced defence gear. Yet the public often confuse what “rare earths” truly are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they drive the devices we use daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote the rules.