Talk:Altairnano

message: I've just contributed a segement for the Company's LIfe Sciences division.  I'm told that Altair's web site will be changed next month (April 09) so references linked, today, to pages other than the company's main page, or their press releases, may not be there in the near future. Nirogard (talk) 20:24, 20 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  A Reference Reference 

message: Someone had previosly inserted Altair's partnership with ISE Corporation.  I believe that this partnership, while not yet extinct, is quite tenuous.  The most recent news on the subject from Altair came from the Q3 08 Conference Call http://systemagicmotives.com/Altairnative%20Site/Audio%20File%20Transcripts/Q3%202008%20Conference%20Call.htm wherein CEO Terry Copeland stated "...I’ll tell you that ISE has changed their leadership structure some and they are reevaluating how they want to address the whole marketplace.  We’re a part of that reevaluation."  On the optimistic side ISE still has a reference to Altair in their presentation materials but, like many others these days, ISE is a relatively small company struggling for cash flow. There's no recent word from ISE, or Altair, to indicate that anything is progressing between them.  With stimulous funds it's still possible that something could happen but there's no sign that anything is currently underway.  Nirogard (talk) 14:36, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  On ISE Corporation 

message: The second reference that I've added to the data on Altair's latest cell technology was presented by Jeff Yambrick, Altair's Business Development Manager, at the Lithium Mobile Power conference late last year (2008).  The link is intended to specifically be to the "Lithium Mobile Power 2008", one of three options presented on that webpage by the Knowledge Foundation. It's either a paid service or a "free trial membership" if the user wants to sign up for email bombardment.  I don't know if this is a viable link for Wiki but it's the original source of the information.  I'll await Wiki administrator judgement on this matter.
Nirogard (talk) 14:39, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lithium Mobile Power Reference 

message: While the livliest interest of both readers and on-line authors is in the automotive arena the truth is that Altair's greatest potential, and current most dynamic growth, lies in its stationary power (electric grid ancillary services) and military applications.  Also, in the transportation arena busses are far more viable than cars. The numbers, for a variety of reasons, are very good for busses. 
Altiar initially has had 4 bus companies with interest.  ISE is mentioned above.  Proterra is a small start-up company with just one Altair prototype which hopes to have orders later this year. DesignLine opted for another supplier.  E-bus, as a partner, has never been announced but their name and products showed up in an Altair presentation last year.
Similarly, The Crusher, a military vehicle, showed up as a graphic in the same presentation but the battery company of record for this vehicle is Saft/Johnson Controls.
Also, there's minor reference on-line that Volvo should be completing its study, right around now, of an Altairnano battery pack.  No word yet as to the results.  Nirogard (talk) 15:03, 21 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Factoids 

message: The two items 1) Berube's electric dragster and 2) The Moller Skycar Autovolantor seem incongruous with the "Battery Technology" title and so I've started a new "Additional Information" category.  I don't know if there's a more 'encyclopedic' sounding title.  Perhaps someone more experienced with Wiki will change it if there is.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nirogard (talk • contribs) 07:39, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Additional Information 

message: Well, there's no doubt that this major contributor is me. I've written over 90% of the content here.  I stated, when I first arrived, that I'm an investor in the company but would endeavour to keep it unbiased.  Apparently I've failed.  I've also written a lot of (totally unrelated) ads in my time and it appears that I may not be able to keep the language out of my writing despite my best efforts. As soon as the "Written Like an Advertisement" notice popped up I did my best to remove any writing that could be interpretted as enthusiastic.  I even made a few things sound negative instead of neutral.  I removed repeated words like "greater" but could do no better than replace them with "increased" or "more" because, the truth is, this new battery tech has several attributes which are something considerably beyond the the capacities of traditional battery technology.
Another mistake that I made was to link Altairnano quite extensively throughout Wiki in all the electric transportation and grid services articles that I could find.  I wanted to get it all done at once rather than retrace my steps later for any possible articles that I may have overlooked. This probably set off alarm bells as well.
Since the first warning popped up I've tried to 'neutralize', even 'negativize' the article but apparenly it's beyond my knowledge/ability on how to correct.  I know an awful lot about this company.  There's only one other person, that I know of, not affiliated with Altair, who's done more research than me on Altairnano and he's not a Wiki person.  I have a lot to offer on the subject (In fact it appears that Wiki's quite anoemic throughout in the Energy Storage arena - a burgeoning field rendered even more dynamic by the current national Stimulous Plan).  I've tried to offer what I could and spent several days working on the article.  I enjoyed it.  I might have moved on to contribute to the other rising cutting-edge storage technologies but... ...the persistent warnings are very disillusioning.  I just hope that all my hard work won't be lost.  As I reread the article now I can only see facts without anything resembling advertising.  I'll leave it to you, however, the more experienced, to affect the neccessary changes.  Please don't let all my hard work be wasted.  I don't like feeling like a shill- that role was never my intention. I'm outa here for now but will, no doubt, check back in to see what has happened sometime down the road.  Sorry for the inconvenience. Nirogard (talk) 22:21, 25 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising & Major Contributor Conflict 

message: Altairnano posted their new website today (April 4, 09).  As anticipated the Life Sciences links that I recently posted, to fill the alternative REFERENCE REQUIRED messages, have disappeared.  No other reference is likely to be found.  Also, this week, the VP of the Life Sciences and Performance Materials departments left the company. The new website now only features Altairnano's Power products.  The other 2 departments appear to be gone.  In actuality their Renazorb product remains in testing but that's an 8-12 year research effort with the primary responsibility residing with Spectrum Pharamceuticals. They're actively seeking a partner for their Renalin product, to replace Ely Lilly, but all the other life science products have effectively been shelved. Consequently I'm removing most of the Life Science information that I've contributed. A reference for the Renalin product can be found among those links already listed here: http://www.smallcapinvestor.com/stockresearch/spotlight/2007-12-11-altair_nanotechnologies_inc_charging_toward_a_future_of_small_particles
Nirogard (talk) 03:15, 5 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Altairnano's New Website 

message: Can  be merged with this article. And this article renamed to Altair Nanotechnologies Inc.? WikifanBe nice  08:54, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  merge merg merge 

message: There is no history of the company here. It would help set a more objective tone for the article. Altairnano used to focus more on medicine, according to their own website, a few years ago.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sneakylemur (talk • contribs) 19:46, 14 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified  on Altairnano. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090319022431/http://cleantechbrief.com/node/303 to http://cleantechbrief.com/node/303
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 13:16, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 2 external links on Altairnano. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100526103917/http://www.lightningcarcompany.co.uk/nanosafe.php to http://www.lightningcarcompany.co.uk/nanosafe.php
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090301002023/http://proterraonline.com/partners.asp to http://www.proterraonline.com/partners.asp
*Added  tag to http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?ResLibraryID=27574&GoTopage=1&BzID=546&Category=1183&a=
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 22:21, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 2 external links on Altairnano. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20120320181426/http://www.altairnano.com/Company_Overview to http://www.altairnano.com/Company_Overview
*Added  tag to http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?ResLibraryID=20829&GoTopage=2&BzID=546&Category=987&a=
*Added  tag to http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?BzID=546&ResLibraryID=26316&Category=1183
*Added  tag to http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?BzID=546&ResLibraryID=25602&Category=1183
*Added  tag to http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?ResLibraryID=28863&GoTopage=1&BzID=546&Category=1567&a=
*Added  tag to http://dabmc.com/overview.html
*Added  tag to http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ResLibraryView.asp?BzID=546&ResLibraryID=8013&Category=24
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090327094634/http://www.moller.com/downloads/Autovolantor.pdf to http://www.moller.com/downloads/Autovolantor.pdf
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 15:50, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified