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Recently, altermagnets emerged as a new class of magnets which have re-energized efforts to describe the fundamentals of magnetism. This Editorial introduces the concept of altermagnetism and describes recent breakthroughs in its comprehension.
Increasing the bandwidth of existing optical fiber networks is vital as society’s appetite for information grows. This Editorial presents a spintronics-based solution in the context of recent research findings.