THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are presently dominating debates on EV batteries, wind turbines and cutting-edge defence gear. Yet most readers often confuse what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they drive the gadgets we hold daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rew