THE QUANTUM GENIUS WHO EXPLAINED RARE-EARTH MYSTERIES

Rare earths are today shaping talks on EV batteries, wind turbines and advanced defence gear. Yet many people often confuse what “rare earths” truly are. These 17 elements look ordinary, but they drive the devices we carry daily. For decades they mocked chemists, remaining a riddle, until a quantum pioneer named Niels Bohr rewrote the rules.