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The cookware produces eddy currents in response to the field, and these heat it.
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Ian Baker
august 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
When a magnetic pan is placed near the coil, eddy currents are induced.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
This induces eddy currents in the vane that oppose its motion.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2025
The friction generated by these eddy currents provides focused, non-contact heating.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
Just before the cooling residue drops onto the pile, bits of iron and steel fly up into a magnet and an eddy current separates out aluminum and other metals to be recycled.
—Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
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Ian Baker
august 26, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2025
When a magnetic pan is placed near the coil, eddy currents are induced.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
This induces eddy currents in the vane that oppose its motion.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Jan. 2025
The friction generated by these eddy currents provides focused, non-contact heating.
—Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023
Just before the cooling residue drops onto the pile, bits of iron and steel fly up into a magnet and an eddy current separates out aluminum and other metals to be recycled.
—Curbed, 12 Aug. 2022
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“Eddy current.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eddy%20current. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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