RENO, NV -- (Marketwire) -- 07/29/09 -- Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTI) will hold a conference call to discuss financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The call is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Shareholders and members of the investment community are invited to participate.

The conference call dial-in number for both U.S. and international callers is +1 719-457-2631. Please dial in to the conference five minutes before the call is scheduled to begin. Ask the operator for the Altairnano call.

An audio webcast of the conference call will be broadcast simultaneously. Note that the Q&A option is not available online. The audio webcast will be archived and available on the web site for 90 days following the call. To access the webcast, see www.altairnano.com > Events.

Post call, a phone-based audio replay will be available from 2:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, August 6, until Midnight EDT, August 17, 2009. It can be accessed by dialing +1 719-457-0820 and entering conference number 7181544.

About Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.

Headquartered in Reno, Nevada with manufacturing in Anderson, Indiana, Altairnano is a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management. Going beyond lithium ion, Altairnano's Lithium-Titanate based battery systems are among the highest performing and most scalable, with applications that include battery cells for military artillery, battery packs for hybrid vehicles and energy storage systems for large-scale stationary power services. For more information please visit Altairnano at www.altairnano.com.