New material, modeling methods promise advances in energy
storage

The explosion of mobile electronic devices, electric
vehicles, drones and other technologies have driven demand for new
lightweight materials that can provide the power to operate them.
Researchers from the University of Houston and Texas A&M
University have reported a structural supercapacitor electrode made
from reduced graphene oxide and aramid nanofiber that is stronger
and more versatile than conventional carbon-based
electrodes.