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Equity (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Proceeds from exercise of options and warrants			$ 64,647	$ 284,207	$ 1,170,547
Options and warrant issued in connection with exercises				83,152	1,060,718
Capital stock issued			56,848	238,372	363,125
Issuance of common stock options and warrants				450,091	603,569
Warrant market adjustment					$ 652,025
Warrant liability reclassified to equity				$ 1,153,439
Warrants outstanding		1,399,991		1,399,991
SPD Technology [Member]
Shares issued price per share	$ 1.38
Warrants issued description	One share of unregistered common stock and one half of one warrant
Common Stock [Member]
Number of shares issued to investors					2,001,237
Warrant Exercise Price One [Member] | SPD Technology [Member]
Warrant exercise price per share	$ 1.656
Warrant Exercise Price Two [Member] | SPD Technology [Member]
Warrant exercise price per share	1.794
Warrant Exercise Price Three [Member] | SPD Technology [Member]
Warrant exercise price per share	$ 2.07
Unregistered Common Stock [Member] | SPD Technology [Member]
Number of shares issued to investors	724,638
Proceeds from stock offering	$ 4,600,000
Warrants [Member]
Warrant market adjustment			$ 0		$ 652,025
Warrants [Member] | SPD Technology [Member]
Warrant expiry date	May 31, 2024
Warrants to purchase common stock	362,319
Accredited Investors [Member] | Common Stock [Member]
Number of common stock sold	1,276,599
Accredited Investors [Member] | Warrants [Member]
Warrant expiry date	May 31, 2024
Warrants to purchase common stock	638,295
Accredited Investors [Member] | Warrant Exercise Price One [Member]
Warrant exercise price per share	$ 3.384
Accredited Investors [Member] | Warrant Exercise Price Two [Member]
Warrant exercise price per share	3.666
Accredited Investors [Member] | Warrant Exercise Price Three [Member]
Warrant exercise price per share	$ 4.23

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