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Percentage of cost reduction employee workforce.

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General - Additional Information (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 06, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 28, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2020 USD ($) Patents shares	Dec. 31, 2019 shares
Number of patents generated \| Patents					100
Research and development program award from U.S. Department of energy (DOE)				$ 4.5
Percentage of Cost Reduction Employee Workforce			70.00%
Expected aggregate sale value			$ 1.2
Common stock issued \| shares					3,151,780	1,773,189
Cmmon stock ,Value	$ 1.6
Securities Purchase Agreement [Member]
Common stock issued \| shares		400,000
Cmmon stock ,Value		$ 1.6
Common Stock purchase price \| $ / shares		$ 4.00
Merger Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Net working capital					$ 250,000.0