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

Rare earths are today shaping talks on electric vehicles, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet the public often confuse what “rare earths” really are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they anchor the devices we use daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote the r