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

Rare earths are currently dominating debates on electric vehicles, wind turbines and cutting-edge defence gear. Yet the public still misunderstand what “rare earths” really are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they anchor the devices we carry daily. Their baffling chemistry had scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels B