THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are presently steering conversations on electric vehicles, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet the public often confuse what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they drive the devices we carry daily. Their baffling chemistry had scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr e