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

Rare earths are today steering conversations on electric vehicles, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet many people often confuse what “rare earths” truly are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they power the technologies we use daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr