THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

Rare earths are presently steering talks on electric vehicles, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet many people often confuse what “rare earths” truly are. Seventeen little-known elements underwrite the tech that fuels modern life. Their baffling chemistry left scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr intervene