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FAST-Forge; The next generation of metal innovation

'FAST-Forge' process developed at Royce at the University of Sheffield could revolutionise production of titanium goods

The City of Steel has brought forward a new metal revolution; Researchers at the University of Sheffield are paving the way for more sustainable titanium production
Group of images showing BiFeO3-SrTiO3 based multilater ceramic capacitors

Development of High Energy Density Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors

The Functional Materials and Devices Group aims to improve the operating voltage and energy storage density of high energy density capacitors.
SQUID RDC June 2021

SQUID has moved to its new home

The Royce Discovery Centre in the Harry Brearley Building is now the new home of our Superconducting QUantum Interference Device (SQUID) magnetometer.
An image of the Royce HIP in the Royce Translational Centre

A step towards the disruption of conventional manufacture

Royce engineers have been working closely with AIMS Limited, a specialist UK manufacturer of extruder barrels and screws, and Cranfield University to help develop net shape parts using Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) of alloy powders.
A photo of a sintered sample on the FCT Systeme GmbH FAST machine

Royce FAST facilities now fully operational

Advanced materials manufacturing capabilities at the University of Sheffield have received a welcome boost as our large-scale Field-Assisted Sintering Technology (FAST) machine – the FCT Systeme GmbH HPD 250/C – has now been commissioned.
An image of the Malvern Panalytical Empyrean

Advanced Characterisation of Energy Materials 2021

The Advanced Characterisation of Energy Materials 2021 virtual event was held on 21 April, co-hosted by Royce at the University of Sheffield and FutureCat, and was hailed as a huge success.