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Genome editing technologies such as CRISPR-Cas systems are revolutionizing the life sciences because they make it possible to change or repair the genomes of cells with high precision. However, a major challenge that hampers widespread application is that genome editing requires getting molecular tools (nucleic acids and enzymes) into the cell, across the its insulating membrane.

By the end of 2021, the Delft Process Technology Institute reached the end of its second period. We are happy to inform you that on 18th January 2022 we received formal approval from the TU Delft Executive Board to start a third period. In close consultation with our research cluster coordinators, we decided to use the occasion to change the name of our institute to: TU Delft Process & Product Technology Institute.

On its 180th anniversary in January, TU Delft will reflect on its role in the energy transition, and especially on how to accelerate it. This is a complex issue with the ultimate goal of a safe and reliable energy system. A team of 10 scientists gives this acceleration a face.

The NWO executive board has awarded thirteen applications in the ECCM KICkstart DE-NL Call. The research focuses, among other things, on bridging the gap between materials at the nanoscale and the large-scale production of these materials, so that the latest developments, for example for the development of electrolysers, can be applied more quickly.

Next year, TU Delft will be celebrating its 180 anniversary. We will celebrate this with the Energy Transition theme. We would like to invite you to submit your best scientific articles in the energy field!

CO2 can be electrochemically converted into valuable chemicals and fuels. Both capturing and converting CO2 do, however, require a lot of energy. An optimal combination of both processes can save a lot of energy and reduce the loss of materials. The TU Delft research group of David Vermaas recently published a paper in Nature Catalyses, summarising the various ideas on how to achieve this.

Artur Schweidtmann (ChemE) has won a NWO Open Science Fund with his proposal for an open-source knowledge graph database for chemical engineering. His project is one of the 26 projects that were honoured by this call for the first time this year (and the only one from TU Delft). The "ChemEng KG" aims to accelerate process development in academia and industry.

Recently, a chapter on atomic layer deposition has been added to the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology of Wiley. It serves both as an introductory text to newcomers in the field, as well as a good source for more advanced practitioners of ALD.