This Week in Engineering - Astronomers search for Galaxy X; brain scans predict video game winners; improving network efficiency by studying fruit flies; predicting when metals under repeated stress will fail; LCD projector controls simple organisms; and California's electricity pricing policies could make or break plug-in hybrid buys.

Shooting pirates with lasers, escalator for firemen, pre-roasting to extend the life of biomass fuel, 3D printer creates a playable flute, Russian drills will soon penetrate Antarctic Lake Vostok, and glass that is tougher than steel.

An unmanned aerial vehicle breaks world records, Chernobyl will soon welcome tourists, robot musicians going on tour, South Korea's electric bus fleet, periodic table etched on a human hair, and an implant that blocks pain.

Rail gun to fire a spacecraft into orbit, IBM computer to compete on Jeopardy, storing memory in atomic nuclei, molten salt used as energy storage, and 3D TV without glasses.

This Week In Engineering - Navy breaks a railgun record, Metrodome roof collapses, Japanese space probe misses Venus, bullet train speed record, SpaceX launches satellite, and laser capable of targeting a single atom.