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Dec. 31, 2023
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Dec. 31, 2022
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Oct. 09, 2023
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| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
| Number of operating segments | segment | 3 | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 1,351,270 | $ 1,913,969 | |
| Decrease in cash and cash equivalents | (562,699) | (1,700,494) | |
| Cash used in operating activities | (823,315) | (1,351,929) | |
| Loss from operations | (4,413,612) | (2,349,141) | |
| Accumulated deficit | (42,879,656) | (38,281,548) | |
| Working capital | 9,822,546 | 14,344,288 | |
| Decrease in working capital | (4,521,742) | ||
| Intangible assets, net | 2,436,230 | 997,594 | |
| Related party notes | $ 505,505 | $ 0 | |
| Related Party | John N. Hatsopoulos and Earl R. Lewis, III | |||
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| Related party notes | $ 1,000,000 | ||
| Related Party | Earl R. Lewis, III | |||
| Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | |||
| Related party notes | $ 500,000 | ||
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- Definition Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents restricted to withdrawal or usage; including effect from exchange rate change. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from operating activities, including discontinued operations. Operating activity cash flows include transactions, adjustments, and changes in value not defined as investing or financing activities. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Number of operating segments. An operating segment is a component of an enterprise: (a) that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses (including revenues and expenses relating to transactions with other components of the same enterprise), (b) whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprise's chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and (c) for which discrete financial information is available. An operating segment may engage in business activities for which it has yet to earn revenues, for example, start-up operations may be operating segments before earning revenues. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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