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

Rare earths are presently steering talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and cutting-edge defence gear. Yet the public frequently mix up 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 entered