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

Rare earths are currently shaping talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet the public often confuse what “rare earths” actually are. Seventeen little-known elements underwrite the tech that energises modern life. Their baffling chemistry had scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr stepped in