SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details Narrative) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		115 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	$ 18,542	$ 23,569	$ 149,626
Idle equipment carrying value	128,245		128,245
Intangible assets, useful life	15 years
Employee stock-based compensation expense	$ 544,503	$ 1,569,037	$ 2,684,947
Outstanding options exercisable	2,294,053	2,876,714	2,294,053
Preferred stock convertible into shares of common stock	2,126,574	1,924,230
Common Stock
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Outstanding options exercisable	4,035,428	4,167,584	4,035,428
Warrant [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Outstanding options exercisable	7,404,562	4,843,531	7,404,562
Computers [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	Three to five years
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	Three to five years
Leasehold improvements [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	Three to five years
Office equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, estimated useful lives	Three to five years