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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 02
-Paragraph 30
-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.29)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2010	Apr. 20, 2007 Series E Preferred Stock [Member] Carbon Nanotechnologies, Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Series A Preferred Stock [Member] Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc [Member]	Sep. 22, 2009 Series A Preferred Stock [Member] Unidym, Inc [Member]	Jun. 11, 2009 Series A Preferred Stock [Member] Unidym, Inc [Member]	Nov. 30, 2010 Series C Preferred Stock [Member] Unidym, Inc [Member]	Jun. 25, 2009 Series C Preferred Stock [Member] Unidym, Inc [Member]	Sep. 30, 2009 Series C-1 Preferred Stock [Member] Unidym, Inc [Member]	Mar. 23, 2005 Insert Therapeutics, Inc [Member]	Nov. 30, 2010 Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc [Member]	Feb. 28, 2010 Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc [Member]	Mar. 31, 2006 Calando Pharmaceuticals, Inc [Member]	Sep. 28, 2009 Unidym, Inc [Member]	Apr. 23, 2008 Unidym, Inc [Member]	Apr. 29, 2008 MASA Energy LLC [Member]	Aug. 08, 2008 Nanoconduction, Inc [Member]
Purchase of common shares			1,562.5						7,375,000	2,850,000	200,000	964,000		200,000
Common stock, shares issued		1,431,222		91,495	1,324,625	153,176	1,944,444	277,778	502,260	1,140,000	80,000	208,382	642,273	70,547	105,049	114,115
Common stock value		$ 5,400,000		$ 46,662	$ 688,802	$ 47,485	$ 972,222	$ 186,111	$ 2,000,000	$ 706,800		$ 1,077,333	$ 398,209		$ 310,000	$ 250,000
Value of common stock purchased												1,928,000		200,000	560,000
Stock purchased by cash												$ 850,667			$ 250,000
Warrants issued			3,906,250							240,000	24,000
Warrants purchased										600,000	60,000
Common stock exercise value			$ 0.50								$ 0.50
Warrants exercised	247,880
Stock issued against warrants	128,707