<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/innovation/news/stories/2025/chemecar.php" dsn="news"><featured>true</featured><top-stories/><pubDate>05/05/2025 10:07:02 AM</pubDate><title>UH Chem-E Car Team Heads to Nationals After Strong Regional Finish</title><subtitle/><description>After a strong second-place finish at the AIChE Southwest Regional Conference, the University of Houston’s Chem-E Car Team is headed to nationals this fall in Boston. Revived after years of inactivity, the team overcame technical and travel hurdles to earn their spot and is now focused on refining their innovative, chemically powered car for the national stage.</description><author>Luke Rucker</author><author-email/><author-phone/><image><img src="/innovation/news/_images/chemecar.jpg" alt="Chem-E Car Team at the Regional Competition in Monterrey"/></image><categories>Technology</categories></item>