HOW NIELS BOHR CRACKED THE RARE-EARTH CODE

Rare earths are today dominating debates on EV batteries, wind turbines and cutting-edge defence gear. Yet the public still misunderstand what “rare earths” truly are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they power the devices we carry daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rew