Voids

Voids in Materials treats voids of different shapes and forms in various materials, and examines their effects on material properties. The book covers the origins of voids in materials, how they are sometimes introduced in the form of hollow spheres, and the resultant properties of materials containing voids. There are many books that focus on foams (which intentionally incorporate voids into materials) and that cover voids incidental to or unwanted in the fabrication of non-porous materials. In fact, all materials have voids. This book starts from the premise that voids are pervasive in all material on some level. It goes beyond foams to provide a comprehensive overview of voids, a central reference for scientists and engineers to use for the effect of voids in materials. Includes 3D renderings of void geometries Explains how and why voids are introduced into materials across the length scales; from nanometer-scale voids up to macro-scale voids Provides a continuous picture of how material properties change as the volume fraction of voids increases, and the implications for product design

This book focuses on the problem of responsibility voids: these are cases where responsibility for a morally undesirable outcome cannot be attributed to any of the involved agents. Responsibility voids are thought to occur in collective decision-making and in the context of artificial intelligent systems. In these cases, philosophers worry that there is a shortfall of moral responsibility. In particular, such voids are often assumed to justify a notion of collective responsibility that cannot be reduced to individual responsibility. One of the aims of the book is to study how collective responsibility and joint action relate to individual responsibility and individual actions. The book offers a unifying framework for modelling moral responsibility by drawing from modal logic and game theory. The book investigates the possibility and scope of the problem of responsibility voids. One of its characteristics is its pluralistic perspective on moral responsibility: in contrast to giving a unique and all-encompassing definition of it, the book makes progress by spelling out and modelling several conceptions of moral responsibility. One of the appealing features of the book is that a relatively small range of models is used to investigate a variety of conceptions of moral responsibility. The unifying framework can thus be used to characterize the conditions under which responsibility voids are ruled out.

The Resurrection Plate, a Late Classic Maya dish, is decorated with an arresting scene. The Maize God, assisted by two other deities, emerges reborn from a turtle shell. At the center of the plate, in the middle of the god’s body and aligned with the point of emergence, there is a curious sight: a small, neatly drilled hole. Art historian Andrew Finegold explores the meanings attributed to this and other holes in Mesoamerican material culture, arguing that such spaces were broadly understood as conduits of vital forces and material abundance, prerequisites for the emergence of life. Beginning with, and repeatedly returning to, the Resurrection Plate, this study explores the generative potential attributed to a wide variety of cavities and holes in Mesoamerica, ranging from the perforated dishes placed in Classic Maya burials, to caves and architectural voids, to the piercing of human flesh. Holes are also discussed in relation to fire, based on the common means through which both were produced: drilling. Ultimately, by attending to what is not there, Vital Voids offers a fascinating approach to Mesoamerican cosmology and material culture.

Edited by Matthieu Copeland, Clive Phillpot, John Armleder, Mai-Thu Perret.

The definitive story of the discovery of cosmic voids from a key protagonist in the development of the discipline.

As much a masterpiece of translation as a novel, 'A Void' contains not one single letter e anywhere in the main body of the text. This clever and unusual novel is full of plots and sub-plots, of trails in pursuit of trails and linguistic conjuring tricks

There once were two children, a girl and a boy. One could create, the other, destroy. Within every heart lies the power to bond or break. On an isolated port of floating garbage called Hop, Gaiel Izz and his sister, Lynd, never imagined they’d be able to change anything… Not their nasty neighbors, not their hungry bellies, and especially not their missing father. That will change when they discover the power of myracles — magic that either creates or destroys. As the brother and sister set across Esa to bring their family back together, this power will either unite them or shatter their entire world to pieces. It will all come down to what truly lies within their hearts… Create or destroy?

The spirit of the Living God spoke to me one day and said,V.O.I.D. I remember writing it down on a post-it and putting it on my desk. Not understanding why He would give me this word the way I was instructed to write it. Beverly had so many missing pieces to her life. Like those small puzzle pieces that are the hardest to find where they fit because the puzzle is scrambled. Until it is so challenging to get the pieces to fit correctly. Beverly became sad when she was not able to recall birthdays or holidays celebrations like most kids. Who hand had she held on the first day of school? Who cared for her when her stomach hurt? Or when she felt scared of the dark? It was almost as if someone erased those memories from her mind, and she struggled to make sense of those days, even in her adulthood. The VOIDS in Beverly’s life were about to turn into Victories. The VOIDS that she kept trying to fill would never be filled by her own doing. No relationship except one with the creator could fill her VOIDS. No man, child, money, job, drugs, alcohol, or sexual encounters would ever fill what God left empty for His purpose. V=victory O=over I=instant D=disappointments