Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. is an American company specializing in the development and manufacturing of energy storage systems for efficient power and energy management. Altair Nantechnologies designs advanced lithium-ion energy systems and batteries.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Electronics Communications |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Reno, Nevada |
Key people | CEO Terry M. Copeland |
| Products | Nano-structured lithium batteries Specialty chemicals Nanotechnology |
| Revenue |  US$ 7.8 million (2010)[1] |
| US$ 22.41 million (2010) | |
 US$ 22.28 million (2010) | |
Number of employees | 106[2] |
| Website | http://www.altairnano.com/ |
Battery technology
editAltairnano's best-known product are their lithium-ion batteries, produced by Altair's Power and Energy division. The batteries have an anode made of a lithium titanate oxide formed into a spinel structure. The titanate replaces the graphite anodes of typical lithium-ion batteries. The batteries are not the only batteries to use nanomaterials, but other batteries, like those from A123 Systems generally replace the cathode rather than the anode.