Workers who build railway tracks often use a process called thermite welding to connect pieces of track. Thermite is a mixture of aluminum metal (Al) and ferric oxide (Fe2O3). A worker places thermite between two pieces of track and then burns it to form aluminum oxide (Al2O3) and iron (Fe). As the reaction happens, the air around the mixture becomes so hot that the two pieces of track fuse together. Is this chemical exothermic or endothermic?

nanotechnology is a powerful tool in biomaterials research as it creates numerous possibilities for the engineering of functional molecules. nano-bio refers to projected ability to incorporate biomimicry into various materials at nanoscale.  

smooth muscle is composed of involuntary muscles found within the walls of organs and structures such as the esophagus, stomach, intestines, and blood vessels. those muscles push materials like food or blood through organs. unlike skeletal muscle, smooth muscle can never be under your control.