IDAHO FALLS — Modernizing nuclear power plants to help extend their operating lifetimes is no small task. But the endeavor offers an opportunity to improve control-room design and layout. The ...

The future control room is here. Sounds like an automotive branding campaign for the latest, high-end sedan. However, with the process industries, there’s nothing to be convinced of—it’s here.

If a control room is to act as the central hub of an organization, logic dictates that it should be able to process the necessary information to keep that entity up and running as efficiently as ...

The control room is being designed to optimize operator performance during long shifts monitoring a rover on the moon. Researchers are studying factors like room layout, lighting, and break areas to ...