HOW NIELS BOHR CRACKED THE RARE-EARTH CODE

Rare earths are presently shaping debates on EV batteries, wind turbines and advanced defence gear. Yet most readers still misunderstand what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they power the gadgets we use daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewro