THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are presently shaping talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and advanced defence gear. Yet most readers often confuse what “rare earths” really are. These 17 elements look ordinary, but they drive the devices we hold daily. Their baffling chemistry kept scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr intervened. A C