Physically attractive faces attract us physically

Women Find Men’s Strength Their Most Physically Attractive Trait

Physically-Based Haptic Synthesis

The phrase “haptic rendering” was introduced by Salisbury et al. [1995] to designate a set of “algorithms for generating the force of interaction with virtual objects”. In this seminal paper many of the key issues associated with the implementation of virtual mechanical environments were first described. Here, we would like to comment on the concept of “haptic synthesis”, a set of algorithms de...

Physically handicapped school leavers.

Twelve years ago I wrote an annotation for this journal entitled 'The handicapped school leaver'.1 I pointed out what many knew and Warnock has so clearly stated that 'the transition from school to adult life can be difficult for many young people. For those with special educational needs it is likely to be a period of particular stress'.2 I lamented the loss of an extra year in education which...

Physically Based Video Editing

Convincing manipulation of objects in live action videos is a difficult and often tedious task. Skilled video editors achieve this with the help of modern professional tools, but complex motions might still lack physical realism since existing tools do not consider the laws of physics. On the other hand, physically based simulation promises a high degree of realism, but typically creates a virt...

Physically Defective Children

institution for the treatment of infantile paralysis in its early stages. Provision for infants of under one year of age is essential, and it should be arranged that patients could remain in the hospital for periods of up to two or three years, if necessary. A hospital specialising in the treatment of infantile paralysis should preferably be just outside London, and must be fully equipped for s...