The physicist searching for quantum gravity in gravitational rainbows

Claudia de Rham thinks that gravitons, hypothetical particles thought to carry gravity, have mass. If she’s right, we can expect to see “rainbows” in ripples in space-time

THE fans roar into life, pumping air upwards at 260 kilometres per hour. Decked out in a baggy blue jumpsuit, red helmet and plastic goggles,steps forward into a glass chamber and… whoosh! Suddenly she is suspended in mid-air, a wide grin on her face, thrilling to the simulated experience of free fall.

I had persuaded de Rham, a theoretical physicist at Imperial College London, to come indoor skydiving with me at iFLY London. It seemed fitting, given that much of her life has been dedicated to exploring the limits and true nature of, only for a medical problem to scupper her chances of the ultimate escape from gravity.

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