New dance movements for electrons in superconductors 

When a solid becomes superconducting, two electrons join together to form so-called Cooper pairs, which perform the same coordinated movement in unison. Modern computer simulations of high-temperature superconductors give us new insights into how exactly Cooper pairs move. We are discovering a new state of matter in which pairs not only rotate around themselves in the plane, but also form particularly acrobatic spins in the third dimension, similar to somersaults in dance.