In less than two years, a directive will come into force throughout the European Union that defines safety limits on time-varying magnetic fields — with implications for experimental practices in several areas of physics.
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Norris, D. Playing it too safe?. Nature Phys 2, 358–360 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys329
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