How Can a Single Atom Light Up an Entire Room?

Imagine a tiny light bulb, smaller than a grain of sand. Now, imagine that tiny light bulb is just one atom! If you can make that single atom glow really bright, it can light up an entire room. Scientists do this by using special tools to control the atom and make it shine like a little star.

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  1. A single atom glowing like a tiny star
  2. A flashlight powered by just one atom
  3. An entire room lit up from one tiny particle

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