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Antiferromagnetism is a form of magnetic structure in which the magnetic moments in a material align antiparallel to each other. Although historically this form of magnetism has been difficult to harness for practical applications, recent developments suggest this may soon be about to change, as this Focus on antiferromagnetic spintronics aims to show.