The Future of Physics: Hidden natural laws? Unseen dimensions? Two new particle colliders will search for answers at unimaginable energies - Scientific American (02.2008)

The Future of Physics
39 The Discovery Machine By Graham P. Collins
The Large Hadron Collider, the biggest and most complicated particle physics experiment ever seen, is nearing completion and is scheduled to start colliding protons this year.
46 The Coming Revolutions in Particle Physics By Chris Quigg
No matter what the Large Hadron Collider finds, it is going to take physics into new territory.
54 Building the Next-Generation Collider By Barry Barish, Nicholas Walker and Hitoshi Yamamoto
To further investigate the intricacies of high-energy particle physics, researchers must construct a more powerful electron-positron collider.CLIMATE CHANGE
60 The Unquiet Ice By Robin E. Bell
Abundant liquid water discovered underneath the great polar ice sheets could catastrophically intensify the effects of global warming on the rise of sea level around the world.
INNOVATIONS
68 RFID Powder By Tim Hornyak
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags label all kinds of inventoried goods and speed commuters through toll plazas. Now tiny RFID components are being developed with a rather different aim: thwarting counterfeiters.