Rare earths are today dominating conversations on electric vehicles, wind turbines and advanced defence gear. Yet most readers still misunderstand what “rare earths” really are. These 17 elements look ordinary, but they anchor the devices we hold daily. Their baffling chemistry kept scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels B… Read More

You can’t scroll a tech blog without stumbling across a mention of rare earths—vital to EVs, renewables and defence hardware—yet almost nobody grasps their story. Seventeen little-known elements underwrite the tech that fuels modern life. Their baffling chemistry left scientists scratching their heads for decades—until Niels Bohr interve… Read More