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Stock Issuance (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands				1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended						9 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2020 USD ($) shares	Feb. 28, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Feb. 10, 2020 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares item shares	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 16, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Outstanding warrants \| shares							13,900,000						13,900,000
Sale of common stock							$ 230		$ 768	$ 2,850	$ 180	$ 60
Estimated fair market value							2,000						$ 2,000
Proceeds from warrants exercised													1,200
Change in fair value of contingent payment obligations							$ (105)				(68)		$ (3,487)	$ 755
Aspire Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
warrants exercised \| shares							1,070,000
Proceeds from warrants exercised							$ 380
Unsecured Debt [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of contingent payment rights							1,000
Unsecured contingent payment obligation									900
Change in fair value of contingent payment obligations					$ 400
Aspire Capital [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock \| shares		5,000,000
Exercise price per warrant \| $ / shares		$ 0.74
Aspire Capital [Member] \| Beneficial Owner [Member] \| Aspire Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners		9.99%
Aspire Capital, Amendment [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock \| shares		5,000,000
Exercise price per warrant \| $ / shares		$ 0.35
Consideration \| $ / shares		$ 0.001
warrants exercised \| shares		1,430,000
Proceeds from warrants exercised		$ 500
Issuance of stock to consultants, shares \| shares		1,780,000
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Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Sale of common stock							$ 15		$ 43	$ 39		$ 6
Issuance of stock to consultants, shares \| shares	30,000							50,000
Issuance of stocks to consultants	$ 10							$ 30
Issuance of stocks to consultants, future shares \| shares								50,000
Maximum [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Number of successive three-month periods per agreement \| item													3
Maximum [Member] \| Aspire Capital, Amendment [Member] \| Beneficial Owner [Member] \| Aspire Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners		19.99%
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Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Warrant term							3 years 3 months 18 days						3 years 3 months 18 days
Exercise price per warrant \| $ / shares							$ 0.44						$ 0.44
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Common Stock [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Issuance of stock to consultants, shares \| shares				50,000
Issuance of stocks to consultants				$ 20
Private Placements With Accredited Investors [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Sale of common stock, number of shares \| shares					2,571,432
Sale of common stock					$ 900	$ 200
Sale of stock price per share \| $ / shares					$ 0.35					$ 0.35
Private Placements With Accredited Investors B [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Sale of common stock, number of shares \| shares						1,169,232
Sale of stock price per share \| $ / shares						$ 0.13
Private Placements With Accredited Investors C [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Sale of common stock, number of shares \| shares						166,667
Sale of stock price per share \| $ / shares						$ 0.15
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Issuance of stock to consultants, shares \| shares			500,000
Issuance of stocks to consultants			$ 150
Agreement term													24 months
Tailwinds Research Group LLC [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Warrants to purchase common stock \| shares															200,000
Exercise price per warrant \| $ / shares															$ 1.00
Estimated fair market value															$ 60
Agreement term													12 months
Securities Purchase Agreements [Member]
Stock Authorization And Issuance [Line Items]
Sale of common stock, number of shares \| shares							5,871,584
Sale of common stock							$ 2,100
Sale of stock price per share \| $ / shares							$ 0.35						$ 0.35