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

Rare earths are presently steering talks on electric vehicles, wind turbines and cutting-edge defence gear. Yet most readers still misunderstand what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they power the gadgets we carry daily. Their baffling chemistry had scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bo