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Demand note payable, convertible debentures and line of credit agreement to related parties (Details)

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Demand note payable, convertible debentures and line of credit agreement to related parties (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014 shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares	Sep. 30, 2015 $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares $ / shares	Jun. 15, 2015 USD ($)
Convertible debentures \| Michaelson Capital Special Finance Fund LP. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Related party debt, stated interest rate		4.00%
Conversion price in usd per share \| $ / shares			$ 4.80	$ 5.40
Debt conversion, amount converted		$ 1,000
Convertible debentures, related party, current				$ 3,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term		3 years
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Accrue Rate After Occurrence and During Continuance		8.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Accrue Rate After Occurrence and During Continuance, Other Default		2.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Threshold Consecutive Trading Days		20 days
Debt Instrument, Convertible, If-converted Value in Excess of Principal		$ 150,000
Debt Instrument, Repurchase, Percentage of Principal and Interest		120.00%
Debt Issuance Cost		$ 147,577
Convertible debentures \| Michaelson Capital Special Finance Fund LP. [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt conversion, number of shares issued \| shares		185.19
Common stock issuable upon conversion \| shares	625,000			555,556
Convertible debentures \| Management [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Related party debt, stated interest rate			6.00%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Chief Executive Officer (John N. Hatsopoulos)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 2,000,000
Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Withdrawal Limit Per Financial Calendar Quarter					$ 250,000

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