HOW NIELS BOHR CRACKED THE RARE-EARTH CODE

Rare earths are currently shaping talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and advanced defence gear. Yet the public often confuse what “rare earths” truly are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they power the gadgets we use daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote the rule