THE UNTOLD LINK BETWEEN NIELS BOHR AND RARE-EARTH RIDDLES

You can’t scroll a tech blog without stumbling across a mention of rare earths—vital to EVs, renewables and defence hardware—yet almost no one grasps their story. Seventeen little-known elements underwrite the tech that fuels modern life. Their baffling chemistry kept scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr interve

Rare earths are currently dominating talks on electric vehicles, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet the public frequently mix up what “rare earths” actually are. Seventeen little-known elements underwrite the tech that runs modern life. Their baffling chemistry kept scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr st