HOW NIELS BOHR CRACKED THE RARE-EARTH CODE

Rare earths are presently dominating debates on electric vehicles, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet many people frequently mix up what “rare earths” really are. These 17 elements seem ordinary, but they power the gadgets we carry daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr