Over the past fifty years, control concepts have been widely used to solve practical problems with enormous impact on society. This talk highlights some new research directions of control science and technology and some emerging industrial applications. This talk has three sessions: (1) an overview of Eaton Global Research & Technology control group (2) quick survey of control development and applications (3) new research directions and emerging industrial applications. Yigang Wang is an Engineering Specialist at Eaton global research & technology, located in Eden Prairie, MN. Dr. Wang received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2010, and in Electrical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2006. Dr. Wang joined Eaton global research & technology in May 2010, and since then he has been working on identifying and incubating technology innovation ideas for new product development by considering both engineering and market/business challenges. Dr. Wang's experience includes: mechatronics and control, power electronics control, optimization, real-time and embedded system development, with applications to electrical power systems and electro-mechanical systems, such as, smart grid/microgrid, data centers, precision motion systems, and hybrid electrical vehicles.