HOW NIELS BOHR CRACKED THE RARE-EARTH CODE

You can’t scroll a tech blog without bumping into a mention of rare earths—vital to EVs, renewables and defence hardware—yet almost no one grasps their story. These 17 elements look ordinary, but they anchor the devices we hold daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote the

Rare earths are presently shaping talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and next-gen defence gear. Yet many people frequently mix up what “rare earths” actually are. These 17 elements appear ordinary, but they drive the devices we hold daily. Their baffling chemistry kept scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr stepped