THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are presently dominating debates on electric vehicles, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet most readers still misunderstand what “rare earths” really are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they drive the devices we hold daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Boh