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Multiferroic materials, which simultaneously exhibit ferroelectric and magnetic orders, provide a unique platform to explore the interplay between charge and spin degrees of freedom for spintronics applications. These materials enable novel functionalities and applications, making them a focal point of research in condensed matter physics and materials science. This Editorial highlights current stage of multiferroic research and discusses future directions in this rapidly evolving field.

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.