Method for rotatable element assembly

A method for assembling a composite rotatable-element component using rotatable-element component material of a first class and rotatable-element component material of a second class;

• said method comprising:
• dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form,
• dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form,
• performing a first manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position touch at a contact point,
• performing a second manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form hardens and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form hardens, and
• performing a third manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of said rotatable-element components of a second class at said contact point such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class bond to form said composite rotatable-element component.

A method for assembling a composite rotatable-element component using rotatable-element component material of a first class and a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class, said method comprising:

• dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form,
• dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier,
• performing a first manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position touch at a contact point,
• performing a second manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form hardens, and
• performing a third manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class at said contact point such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class bond to form said composite rotatable-element component,
• wherein said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said hardened form is characterized by a first response to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is characterized by a second response to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest.

A method for assembling a composite rotatable-element component using a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class,

• wherein said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class are defined by a first common response or responses to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and
• wherein said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class are defined by a second common response or responses to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest,
• said method comprising the steps of:
• dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier;
• dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier;
• performing a first manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and performing a second manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class such that the potential energy of interest of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is minimized when said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at a contact point, and
• performing a third manipulation of said first carrier and second carrier such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at said contact point.

A method for assembling a composite rotatable-element component using rotatable-element component material of a first class and rotatable-element component material of a second class;

• said method comprising:
• dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form,
• dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form,
• performing a first manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and performing a second manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class such that a potential energy of interest of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is minimized when said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at a contact point,
• performing a third manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position touch at said contact point, and
• performing a fourth manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form hardens and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in liquid or melt form hardens,
• wherein said potential energy of interest comprises potential energy associated with a self-assembly force between said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class.

A method for assembling a composite rotatable-element component using rotatable-element component material of a first class and a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class, said method comprising:

• dispersing said rotatable-element component material of a first class to first preferred positions on a first carrier to form a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form,
• dispersing said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to second preferred positions on a second carrier,
• performing a first manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and performing a second manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class such that a potential energy of interest of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is minimized when said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at a contact point,
• performing a third manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in liquid or melt form hardens, and
• performing a fourth manipulation of said first carrier and said second carrier such that one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said first preferred position and one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class in said second preferred position touch at said contact point,
• wherein said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class in said hardened form is characterized by a first response to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is characterized by a second response to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and
• wherein said potential energy of interest comprises potential energy associated with a self-assembly force between said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class.

A method for assembling a composite rotatable-element component using a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class,

• wherein said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class are defined by a first common response or responses to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and
• wherein said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class are defined by a second common response or responses to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest;
• said method comprising the steps of:
• performing a first manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and performing a second manipulation on one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class such that the potential energy of interest of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class is minimized when said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at a contact point, and
• performing a third manipulation of said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class such that said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class touch at said contact point.

A system for assembling a composite rotatable-element components from a plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and a plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class,

• wherein said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class are defined by a first common response or responses to incident electromagnetic radiation of interest, and
• wherein said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class are defined by a second common response or responses to said incident electromagnetic radiation of interest,
• said system comprising:
• a first carrier that can accommodate in one first preferred position one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class,
• a second carrier that can accommodate in one second preferred position one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class,
• a first dispersing means for dispersing said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class to said first preferred position;
• a second dispersing means for dispersing said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class to said second preferred position;
• a first manipulation means for touching said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class to said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class at a contact point, and
• a second manipulation means for bonding said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a first class and said one of said plurality of rotatable-element components of a second class into one of said composite rotatable-element components.